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Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.
A Prayer of David. |
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1 Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry;
Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
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2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence;
Let thine eyes look upon equity.
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3 Thou provest my heart; thou visitest me in the night;
Thou triest me, and findest nothing;
I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
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4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips
I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
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5 My steps have held fast to thy paths,
My feet have not slipped.
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6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God:
Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
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7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness,
O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge in thee
From those that rise up against them.
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8 Keep me as the apple of the eye;
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
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Apple of the eye – The true Church, espoused to Christ. D29
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9 From the wicked that oppress me,
Mine enemies against my soul, that compass me about.
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10 They are inclosed in their own fat:
With their mouth they speak proudly.
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11 They have now compassed us in our steps;
They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
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12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey,
And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
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13 Arise, O Jehovah,
Confront him, cast him down:
Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
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14 From men by thy hand, O Jehovah,
From men of the world, whose portion is in this life,
And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure:
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
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| 15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness;
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I shall be satisfied – It will more than compensate for all the little things you suffer and endure now. CR462:6
We will not attain full satisfaction until we experience our resurrection change. R4558:1, R4810:2, R1387:6
We may be content now, but we shall be satisfied only when we get those eternal verities of which we now have only the promise or hope. SM739:3
By faith we are satisfied and rest in hope--actually we shall be satisfied when we awake in his likeness. R3730:6
Nevertheless, there is a measure of satisfaction to our drinking, even in the present time. R4132:5
The prophets of past ages will likewise be satisfied when they awake with God's likeness as Adam had it. R613:2
When I awake – In the first resurrection. R1703:4, R2671:6
Death is a condition of unconsciousness, rest and quiet. R5059:6
With thy likeness – Christ in the likeness of the Father. T67
The Church in the likeness of its head, having the divine nature. T67; A222; E140; R4966:5; CR117:4
Mankind in the likeness of the man Jesus. E140
There are two likenesses spoken of in the Bible--the likeness of men and the likeness of God. R89:1
"It doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he shall be revealed, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is." (1 John 3:2) R4675:3; CR117:4
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