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| To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. |
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| 1 Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. |
In Sion – The heavenly phase of the Kingdom. A295; T33; R2737:4
The vow – The vows of sacrifice. R2737:5
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| 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. |
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| 3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. |
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| 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. |
Whom thou choosest – Not many great and rich are chosen because their riches usually make them too self-confident and not sufficiently humble and reliant upon the Lord. R5605:2
Of thy holy temple – The Christ. R2508:2; T70; R2737:5
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| 5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: |
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| 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
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| 7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. |
Noise of the seas – The restless, ungovernable masses. A323; C229; D46, D551
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| 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. |
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| 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. |
Visitest the earth – The new social order. R3113:6
The river of God – The river of the water of life, flowing from the city of God in the Millennial age. R2508:5
Is full of water – Truth. R2508:3; C65
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| 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. |
Waterest the ridges – The ground of Israel is no more chapped, for there are now rains in the land. The favor of Jehovah is causing the city of Jerusalem to revive R1297:5*
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| 11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. |
Crownest the year – The Lord's people should continually keep track of the mercies and blessings they enjoy and, at the close of a year, take a comparative view of their experiences. R2737:1
With thy goodness – Recalling life's storms as well as its sunshine, its sorrows as well as its joys, its tears as well as its smiles. R2737:3
Our Lord Jesus was the great channel of this divine goodness, through whom it reaches his followers. They, in turn, can become channels for dispensing divine goodness ultimately to Israel and all the world. R4100:6
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| 12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. |
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| 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. |
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