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| 1 Michtam of David. Preserve me, O *God: for I trust in thee. |
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| 2 Thou my soul hast said to Jehovah, Thou art the Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; -- |
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| 3 To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight. |
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| 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, and I will not take up their names into my lips. |
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| 5 Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. |
Lord is the portion – Your life consisteth not in the abundance of the things you possess. You are not dependent upon these earthly things. R2130:6*
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| 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. |
Unto me – The Lord does not keep any who do not make the proper effort to know the will of God. R5501:4
In pleasant places – What a flood of glory now shines upon the path of the saints. R5501:2
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| 7 I will bless Jehovah, who giveth me counsel; even in the nights my reins instruct me. |
Given me counsel – Thus Jesus, the Great Teacher, would be himself taught of Jehovah. E51
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| 8 I have set Jehovah continually before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. |
At my right hand – Signifies the chief place, next to the chief ruler. A92; R2089:5
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| 9 Therefore my heart rejoiceth, and my glory exulteth; my flesh moreover shall dwell in hope. |
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| 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption. |
Not leave my soul – Fulfilled in Jesus' being raised from the dead. R5832:1; Q668:1; SM526:1
We are particularly told that it was the soul of Jesus that was raised from the dead. R5017:2, R5612:4; SM25:2; CR290:3; HG245:6; R3854:5
"He, seeing this before, (prophetically) spake of the resurrection of Christ." (Acts 2:31) R2600:6
Cannot refer to David personally, for his soul was left in hades and his body did see corruption. R2600:6, R5832:1; HG121:3
Our Lord's soul was not left in Sheol, but God did not give him back the body he died with. HG204:6
The act of baptism represented, in the one act of going into the water and rising from it, his going down into death and his trust in the Father's promise that he should not be left in death. R444:6
In hell – Sheol, oblivion, death; not torment. R5154:3; SM30:T, SM526:1; Q668:1; E348, E362
"He hath poured out his soul unto death." (Isa.53:12) E362
The Lord Jesus was in hell during the three days following his crucifixion. Q784:2
Compared with Acts 2:27-31, a proof that the word hades in the New Testament is the exact equivalent of the word Sheol in the Old Testament. SM526:1; HG511:2
Holy One – Hebrew, ghahseed; literally, God-seed, meaning saint. HG26:2
To see corruption – The removal of the crucified body from the tomb was also miraculous, for it did not see corruption, nor was a bone of it broken. R1817:4
We incline to the opinion that his flesh, man's ransom price, will never see corruption, but that it will be preserved as an everlasting testimony of the grace of God. R2478:6
The body would vanish, be dissipated or dissolved, without corrupting or decaying. R666:2
The New Testament writers record the fulfillment of these predictions in Jesus of Nazareth. A58
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| 11 Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore. |
Thou wilt shew me – Cause to have a knowledge of. E52
If meekly desirous of being shown and honestly in doubt of God's teaching on a subject. R1256:3
The path of life – The narrow way, with its strait entrance. R814:1*
God made known to our Redeemer step by step the path that would lead to the glorious consummation. CR158:3
Our Lord was shown that the path of sacrifice meant the path to glory; similarly, he shared this light with his followers. R4155:4
"I am the door" (John 10:7) --the door of opportunity, the way of access to eternal life. R1647:3
In thy presence – No matter where we are. R1949:5
By and by in the immediate presence of God. R1949:2
Instituting a lively and delightful fellowship with God, which is the chief end of human existence, both on the side of the creature and of the Creator. R2031:3
Fulness of joy – If any of God's children is not happy in him, he is living below his privileges. R1949:5
"Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy maybe full." (John16:24) R1949:5
At thy right hand – To which we may approach by prayer. F679
A place of favor and power. R2089:5, R655:6, R1394:1, R2607:5; A92
There are pleasures – True happiness can come only to those who form a character modeled after that of the Heavenly Father. R1840:6
For evermore – Beginning in the present life. R1949:2
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