Post by John on Mar 4, 2019 10:13:35 GMT -5
To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me, O LORD. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
The Psalms are read as poems today, but they had musical accompaniment when they were written. David said this Psalm was to bring remembrance. I would assume he means that God would remember him and what he was going through.
Who did he seek deliverance from? Was it Saul? Was it Absolom? David spent most of his life dealing with people seeking to kill him. He calls on God to let his enemies be ashamed, confounded and in confusion. Those who would say Aha, aha should be turned back as a reward of their shame.
On the other hand, those who seek God and rejoice in the Lord should be made glad. That reminds me of the chorus we used to sing in church. "He hath made me glad. He hath made me glad. I will rejoice for he hath made me glad." Many songs today were inspired by the Psalms. To those who love his salvation say, "Let God be magnified." David had salvation from his enemies on his mind, but salvation from eternal damnation is certainly reason to magnify the LORD.
David says he is poor and needy. How can that be when David was the King? He recognized his need for God and spiritual poverty without him. That is what Jesus spoke of in the Beatitudes. He called on God to make haste to come to him, as he knew God is his help and deliverer, not chariots or armies.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me, O LORD. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
The Psalms are read as poems today, but they had musical accompaniment when they were written. David said this Psalm was to bring remembrance. I would assume he means that God would remember him and what he was going through.
Who did he seek deliverance from? Was it Saul? Was it Absolom? David spent most of his life dealing with people seeking to kill him. He calls on God to let his enemies be ashamed, confounded and in confusion. Those who would say Aha, aha should be turned back as a reward of their shame.
On the other hand, those who seek God and rejoice in the Lord should be made glad. That reminds me of the chorus we used to sing in church. "He hath made me glad. He hath made me glad. I will rejoice for he hath made me glad." Many songs today were inspired by the Psalms. To those who love his salvation say, "Let God be magnified." David had salvation from his enemies on his mind, but salvation from eternal damnation is certainly reason to magnify the LORD.
David says he is poor and needy. How can that be when David was the King? He recognized his need for God and spiritual poverty without him. That is what Jesus spoke of in the Beatitudes. He called on God to make haste to come to him, as he knew God is his help and deliverer, not chariots or armies.