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| 1 [[To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]] In thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, Let me not be ashamed to times age-abiding, In thy righteousness, deliver me: |
In thy righteousness – Pray, pleading God's justice. R5381:1*
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| 2 Incline unto me, thine ear, Speedily rescue me,–Become to me a Rock of refuge, a Place of security, For saving me. |
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| 3 Because, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art, Therefore, for the sake of thine own Name, wilt thou lead me and guide me? |
For thy name's sake – For the sake of thy work and the share that I may have in it. R3062:4
Pray, pleading God's glory. R5380:6*, R5381:1*
Lead me, and guide me – Every spiritual Israelite must recognize the leadership of the Lord. R3061:6
And never attempt any undertaking, either temporal or spiritual, without seeking to note the will of the Lord concerning it. R4859:1, R3062:1
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| 4 Wilt thou bring me forth, out of the net which they have hidden for me? For, thou, art my refuge. |
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| 5 Into thy hand, do I commit my spirit–Thou hast ransomed me, O Yahweh, GOD most faithful. |
Into thine hand – Quoted by Jesus on the cross. (Luke 23:46) R2474:6
Hoping to receive it again by a resurrection. E315; R2475:4
Commit my spirit – Ruach, spirit of life or vital energy. E315
The ransom-price was thus placed into the hands of the Father, giving Jesus the right to all those things which he intends to bestow upon the whole world of mankind. R4637:5
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| 6 I hate such as give heed to false vanities, I, then, in Yahweh, have set my hope. |
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| 7 I will indeed exult and rejoice, in thy lovingkindness,–In that thou hast looked upon my humiliation, thou hast taken note that in distresses was my life; |
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| 8 And hast not shut me up in the hand of the foe, Thou hast given standing, in a roomy place, unto my feet. |
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| 9 Show me favour, O Yahweh, for in distress am I,–Wasted with vexation, is mine eye–my soul and my body; |
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| 10 For, consumed with sorrow, is my life, and my years with sighing,–My strength hath staggered with my humiliation, and, my bones, are without marrow. |
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| 11 By reason of all mine adversaries, have I become a reproach. Even to my neighbours, altogether, and a dread to mine acquaintance,–They who have seen me abroad, have fled from me: |
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| 12 I have been forgotten, like one dead–out of mind, I have been as a missing vessel. |
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| 13 For I have heard the whispering of many–A terror round about! When they have sat in conclave together against me, to take away my life, have they intrigued. |
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| 14 I, therefore, in thee, have put my trust, O Yahweh, I have said, My God, thou art! |
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| 15 In thy hand, are my times, Rescue me from the hand of my foes and from my pursuers! |
Times are in thy hand – All the affairs of life, temporal and spiritual, of God's people. R4527:3, R4533:6
We wish to have the Lord's will done in respect to the time of our change, and in respect to all we enjoy together daily. R5728:5
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| 16 Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, Save me in thy lovingkindness. |
For thy mercies' sake – Pray, trusting God's love and mercy. R5380:5*
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| 17 O Yahweh! let me not be ashamed, For I have called upon thee, Let the lawless be ashamed, Go down in silence to hades! |
Silent in the grave – Sheol, oblivion, death, not torment. E363; HG121:3
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| 18 Let false lips be made dumb,–which are speaking–against a righteous one–arrogantly, with pride and contempt. |
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| 19 How great is thy goodness, which thou hast hidden away for them who revere thee,–Thou hast wrought for them who seek refuge in thee, in sight of the sons of men. |
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| 20 Thou wilt conceal them, in the secrecy of thine own presence, from the conspiracies of men,–Thou wilt hide them in a pavilion, from the strife of tongues. |
Strife of tongues – Confusion of human traditions. R1788:2
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| 21 Blessed be Yahweh, for he hath made wonderful his lovingkindness for me, in a fortified city. |
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| 22 But, I, had said in mine alarm, I am cut off from before thine eyes,–But, indeed, thou didst hear the voice of my supplication, when I cried for help unto thee. |
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| 23 Love Yahweh, all ye his men of lovingkindness,–Faithfulness, doth Yahweh observe, but repayeth abundantly him that worketh proudly. |
Preserveth the faithful – God is both able and willing to keep that which we have committed to his keeping, but we are not to expect miraculous help except when necessary. R2021:2
By being all gathered through death to glory before the terrible severity of the world's trouble will be permitted to come. R2020:4
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| 24 Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh. |
Be of good courage – Courage is necessary to fight down the tendency to sin. R5329:6
We are to resign our earthly interests to our Heavenly Father and to leave them under his supervision. If we allow the Adversary to beat our courage down, he will soon put us out of the battle entirely. R5329:3
Strong courage, godly courage, from right principles, based on faith in the Lord which says to us, do your duty whatever may be the Lord's will for you. R5330:1
Thus demonstrating our faith in the Lord. R5330:4
Strengthen your heart – Our faith is the basis of both our strength and our peace. R4817:6
That hope – The Lord will supervise our affairs and we are to trust in him. R5329:3
The Christian's secret of a happy life is in his knowing and trusting the Heavenly Father and the Heavenly Bridegroom. R2083:5
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