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| A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. |
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| 1 I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. |
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| 2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. |
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| 3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. |
Soul from the grave – Sheol, oblivion, death--not torment. E348, E363
The soul can be destroyed by its Creator. R1882:1; HG334:5
Hast kept me alive – This passage expresses gratitude for recovery from the danger of death. R2600:2
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| 4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. |
His holiness – His justice, wisdom, love, and power which insure his doing all things well. R5989:6
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| 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. |
For his anger – Which must necessarily be manifested in the great trouble that will soon overwhelm the world. C304
There was anger against Jesus "for a moment" when he bore the sinners' curse. R302:5*
Favour is life – Everlasting life. R5475:6, R436:1
The future existence. R581:1
The earnest of the morning he has tasted, but the morning itself he anticipates. R302:5*
Jesus' resurrection was a manifestation of Jehovah's favor. R302:5*
Weeping – Not only for the departed ones, but also by reason of the imperfection, mental, moral, and physical, which they find in themselves, their neighbors, and friends. HG415:5
Sorrow. OV202:2
In connection with our fightings with foes within and without. R3259:3
Endure for a night – During the period in which sin is permitted. A9
The night of dying and sleeping. E345; HG332:1
Six thousand years. SM470:2; R5273:2
The entire period of human history thus far. SM789:2; CR324:1; R5097:2, R6013:1
We are still in the night of weeping. R4892:1
The Gospel age is part of the world's dark night. R1877:5
The healing of diseases of mind and body will not be complete until the Millennial morning. R2028:3
Sickness, sorrow, sighing, and dying continue; and will continue until the glorious morning of Messiah's Kingdom. OV176:1; R4892:1
Jesus had a night of weeping, of "strong crying and tears," (Heb. 5:7); being "sorrowful, even unto death." (Matt. 26:38) R302:5 *
But joy cometh – Showing the strong contrast between the present evil age and the coming age of righteousness. R2398:2
Note three contrasts: the length of the night with the longer day; the cause of the night with the cause of the morning; the cause of weeping with the cause of joy. R1868:3
When that which is perfect shall have come. R3259:3
Whose glory, brightness, and blessing will fully compensate for all the dark shadows of the nightime past. SM789:2; R6013:1
There was a joyful resurrection morning for Jesus, and there shall be one for his saints also. R302:6*
Israel's "double" has been fulfilled and her morning of joy will soon break. SM399:T
"Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust." (Isa. 26:19) E345
In the morning – The morning of awakening, resurrection. A9; E345; R4329:5, R1881:1, R1533:2, R302:6 *
When the Church will be known and honored. CR492:1
The glorious morning of Messiah's Kingdom. OV176:1, OV205:1, 4
The great antitypical Sabbath, the seventh thousand-year day. R5273:2; SM471:1
The Millennial morning is already here, but it is early--not yet light except for the Morning Star. It will be some time yet before the Sun of Righteousness shall arise. R348:6
We can see the reflection from the "Sun," although it has not yet arisen. We are now in the early dawn. R5097:6
The night will give way to the glorious day of his presence. HG433:3
"The Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in his beams." (Mal. 4:2) HG336:5
The path of the elect is a dark way, a nighttime when the Word of the Lord is a "lamp to their feet"; the path of the non-elect in the Millennium will be radiant because the Sun of Righteousness shall arise. R3026:5,6
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| 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. |
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| 7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. |
Made my mountain – My Kingdom. A318
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| 8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. |
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| 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? |
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| 10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. |
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| 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
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Hast turned for me – The chastened and converted world. C304
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| 12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. |
And not be silent – And never be silent. C304
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