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| 1 To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm. My voice is unto God, and I will cry; my voice is unto God, and he will give ear unto me. |
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| 2 In the day of my trouble, I sought the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; my soul refused to be comforted. |
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| 3 I remembered God, and I moaned; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. |
And my spirit – Ruach, mind, courage. E318
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| 4 Thou holdest open mine eyelids; I am full of disquiet and cannot speak. |
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| 5 I consider the days of old, the years of ancient times. |
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| 6 I remember my song in the night; I muse in mine own heart, and my spirit maketh diligent search. |
And my spirit – Ruach, mind. E318
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| 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? |
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| 8 Hath his loving-kindness ceased for ever? hath his word come to an end from generation to generation? |
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| 9 Hath *God forgotten to be gracious? or hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. |
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| 10 Then said I, This is my weakness: --the years of the right hand of the Most High |
I will remember – Nothing is more encouraging to faith than to consider the Lord's past faithfulness to us and his promise that thus it shall be unto the end. R2163:5*
In Israel, the spirit of praise was cultivated by calling to mind and recounting what the Lord had done for them. R2031:6
So must the Christian continually call to mind the works of the Lord, especially his own individual experiences of the Lord's leading, care and deliverance. R2031:6
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| 11 Will I remember, --the works of Jah; for I will remember thy wonders of old, |
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| 12 And I will meditate upon all thy work, and muse upon thy doings. |
I will meditate – With a meek and prayerful spirit; not read carelessly. R2146:5*
Work . . . doings – Here the two great books of nature and revelation are pointed out as special themes for meditation. R1390:6
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| 13 O God, thy way is in the sanctuary: who is so great a *god as God? |
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| 14 Thou art the *God that doest wonders; thou hast declared thy strength among the peoples. |
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| 15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. |
With thine arm – The Lord Jesus. E47
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| 16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they trembled, yea, the depths were troubled:
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| 17 The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad: |
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| 18 The voice of thy thunder was in the whirlwind, lightnings lit up the world; the earth was troubled and it quaked. |
Voice of thy thunder – Symbol of controversy. R576:6
Was in the heaven – In "the day of his preparation" (Nah. 2:3) for the blessings of mankind. R738:5
The lightnings – Diffusions of knowledge. R511:2
Not the brilliancy of the "Brain Age." A171; R738:5; HG346:5
Lightened the world – In "the day of his preparation" (Nah. 2:3) for the blessings of mankind. A171
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| 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths are in the great waters; and thy footsteps are not known. |
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| 20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. |
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