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| 1 [[To the Chief Musician. With Stringed Instruments. A Melody of Asaph, a Song.]] God is, known in Judah, In Israel, great is his Name; |
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| 2 Now hath come into Salem, his pavilion, And his dwelling-place into Zion. |
Salem – The most ancient name of Jerusalem. R1296:3*
In Zion – The spiritual phase of the Kingdom of God. A295; T33
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| 3 There, hath he broken in pieces the arrows of the bow, shield and sword, and battle. [Selah.] |
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| 4 Enveloped in light, thou, art more majestic than the mountains of prey. |
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| 5 The valiant of heart have become a spoil, They have slumbered their sleep, And none of the men of might have found their hands. |
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| 6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Stunned are the horsemen. |
Both the chariot – Symbol of worldly organizations. C316
And horse – Symbol of doctrine. C316
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| 7 As for thee, to be feared thou art! Who then shall stand before thee, because of the power of thine anger? |
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| 8 Out of the heavens, didst thou cause judgment to be heard, Earth, feared and was still: |
From heaven – From the new powers of spiritual control. A318; D618
The earth – The present organizations of society. C229; D46
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| 9 When God rose up to judgment, To save all the oppressed of the earth. [Selah.] |
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| 10 For the multitude of mankind shall give thanks unto thee, The remainder of the multitude, shall keep holy festival unto thee. |
The wrath of man – The Lord has even used the devil as his agent. R5527:1
In far-seeing wisdom, God has permitted all present disorders. R1408:5
The Adversary may have had to do with the movement toward communism, socialism and anarchism. Q579:4
Shall praise thee – Unintentionally, by working out thy plans. E448; Q23:6; R5205:4, R799:1
This would imply that the affairs of the world may be safely left with the world, under the Lord's supervision. R3853:3
Some agencies, not in themselves good, will be made use of in destroying present evil governments, thus accomplishing the Lord's purpose. R592:5, R5061:4
The wrath of men and devils, while not in any sense of God, shall be operated or controlled by God's providence. R1778:4
The remainder of wrath – That which would work no good, serve no purpose, or teach no lesson, but which would be subversive to the divine arrangements. R3179:5; A250; R5257:5, R4843:1*, R2973:6
Shalt thou restrain – Not permit to interfere with his plan. R1270:1
God's actions, where he has interfered at all, have been toward the restraining of sin. R1779:1, R1270:4
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| 11 Vow and pay, unto Yahweh your God,–Let, all who are round about him, bear along a gift unto him who is to be revered. |
Vow and pay – Taking a vow, let us keep it in letter and spirit. R4267:4
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| 12 He cutteth off the spirit of nobles, he is of reverend majesty to the kings of the earth. |
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