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| 1 [[To the Chief Musician. For the Flutes. A Melody of David.]] To my words, give ear, O Yahweh, Understand thou my softly murmured prayer: |
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| 2 Attend to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for, unto thee, do I pray. |
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| 3 O Yahweh! in the morning, shalt thou hear my voice, In the morning, will I set in order unto thee, and keep watch; |
In the morning – In the Millennial age. A9; E359
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| 4 For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine: |
Pleasure in wickedness – The destruction of the incorrigible after the final test will be a demonstration of God's unceasing hatred of sin. R1782:1
Therefore God is not pleased to accept men without testing and proving them as to whether, after full knowledge, ability and choice, they will sincerely love the right and hate the wrong. R1273:5
The very character of God demands that we become holy. R5901:6*
Neither shall evil – Nothing short of perfection can find favor in God's eyes. R5902:1*, R1610:2
God permits evil for a time because he sees a way to make it a valuable and lasting lesson to his creatures. A118; HG393:1
God could not excuse the sin, for he cannot look upon the least sin with any degree of allowance. R386:6
Dwell with thee – Every good cometh from God as the good fountain. Evil, on the contrary, comes from sources in opposition to God and his goodness. R870:6
We must in this life become Christlike, or perfect in character; else we cannot eternally dwell with God. R5902:1*
This does not signify a perfection of the flesh, which is an impossibility; but a perfection of heart, of intention, of will, of endeavor. R5902:1
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| 5 Boasters, shall not station themselves, before thine eyes,–Thou hatest all workers of iniquity: |
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| 6 Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood,–The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth. |
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| 7 But, I, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, will enter thy house, I will bow down towards thy holy temple, in reverence of thee: |
Thy holy temple – The Christ. T70
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| 8 O Yahweh! lead me in thy righteousness, because of mine adversaries, Make even, before me, thy way: |
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| 9 For in his mouth is nothing worthy of trust, Their inward purpose, is engulfing ruin,–An opened sepulchre, is their throat, With their tongue, speak they smooth things. |
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| 10 Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall by their own counsels,–Into the throng of their own transgressions, thrust them down, For they have rebelled against thee:– |
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| 11 That all may rejoice who seek refuge in thee, to times age-abiding, may shout in triumph, that thou wilt protect them, and they may leap for joy in thee who are lovers of thy Name. |
Ever shout for joy – If suffering, are we rejoicing? R4248:3*
We ought to rejoice, remembering that the Lord's dealings were designed to work out a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. R4248:2*
Thou defendest them – It is profitable in many ways to love the Lord. He has provided a place of safety during the day of wrath for every trusting, loving child of his. R32:5*
That love thy name – Those who love the name, the character of God, are endeavoring by his grace to develop it. R4248:2*
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| 12 For, thou, wilt bless the righteous man, O Yahweh, As with an all-covering shield–with good pleasure, wilt thou encompass him. |
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