Psalms
Chapter
144
{Note:
This is the Psalm about the Policy of David, which he formed at the
cave of Adullam - see also I Samuel 22:1.}
{David's
SuperGrace Occupation with Christ}
1-2~~{Title:
A Psalm of} David.
Adored/Blessed
be Jehovah/God my rock
{used for strength - Christ is the rock of salvation in Exodus 17,
Isaiah 28, I Corinthians 3:11, Matthew 16 - here the Rock of
Provision on and on},
Who
'teaches by discipline and repetition' {lamad}
my
hands to 'hand to hand combat' {q@rab},
and
my fingers
for
weapons of war {excellent military organization} . . .2~~
{God
is} . . . my Gracious One,
{Who
is} my 'defense parameter' . . .
{the cave of Adullam is a strong defensive location,
but Jesus is his defense not geographical traits}
my
stronghold/fortification . . .
my
deliverer . . .
my
shield . . .
and
He in Whom I take refuge {chacah}.
The
One {God} Who keeps subduing {disciplining} my people
under
me {David}.
{Note:
At the cave of Adullam three groups of people came to be with David.
And, David had to that these three diverse groups and mold them into
a valiant fighting force for them all to survive. We saw in I Samuel
that the Angel of Jehovah came to David in the cave. This verse
indicates that Jesus Christ took personal charge of training and
otherwise equipping for battle this group of men. And, in the fights
that followed, I Samuel records that these men had an unusually low
number of causalities in battle - always a sign of good military
training up front.}
{David's
Impression of the New Recruits - Not High!}
3~~Jehovah/God,
what is man {'adam},
that
you keep on knowing {yada`} him!
{David is a bit credulous about the 'new recruits'
ever making much of an army when they first arrived}
or
the son of man {'enowsh},
that
You make plans for him!
{New
Recruits are Like Nothing to David - Like a Shadow with no Substance}
4~~
Man {'adam} resembles/'is like'
vapor/breath/nothingness
{hebel}.
His
days . . . {are like} a shadow
passing
away.
{SuperGrace
David Gives a Command to the Lord!}
5~~Lower
{natah - Hiphil Imperative - a command}
your
heavens, O Jehovah/God
{meaning give us a little heavenly help},
and
come down . . .
touch
the mountains,
and
they may smoke {meaning God - You be our artillery}.
{Note:
The verse really is talking about the importance of all military men
to have a strong faith in God and His Word. There must be a spiritual
momentum in the people supporting them also.}
{David's
Imprecatory Prayer}
6~~Flash
forth lightning
{baraq baraq - doubling is very strong - here refers to divine
artillery support}
and
cause them to be scattered.
Shout
for your arrows/'Give the command to fire your arrows',
and
rout them.
{Note:
An imprecatory prayer is one in which you 'pray a curse' on someone
else. An example would be in war to pray for the destruction of the
enemy. RBT says this is valid as this verse indicates. In later
series, he does say that if you are incorrect in your prayer, expect
that your curse be applied to you instead - so only SuperGrace
believers should do this and they should be very, very careful!}
7-8~~Stretch
out Your Hand from above and deliver me.
And
rescue me from great waters
{picture of enemy armies advancing} . . .
from
the 'hand of strange children'
{referring to his enemies - they talk like
sweet children then cut your throat' - reversionists} 8~~
whose
mouth speaks nothing/destruction
{shav' - means both of these - reduced to nothing is destruction -
they say nothing meaningful and desire to destroy David},
and
whose right hand is a right hand of deceit
{see also II Samuel 20:9-10 - idiom meaning to offer the right hand
of friendship with a dagger of death in the left hand!}.
9~~I
{David} have sung
a
new song {the importance of God and His Word}
unto
You, O 'Elohiym/Godhead
{refers to David's recent return to his new life of SuperGrace and
It's blessings}.
Upon
a lute/'piano like instrument' {nebel}
and
an 'instrument of ten strings'/harp {`asowr}
will
I 'sing accompanied with instruments' {zamar}
praises
unto You.
10~~The
One giving victory/delivery/salvation {t@shuw`ah}
unto
kings {and David is saying this BEFORE the six years of battles}.
The
One delivering David, His servant,
from
the sword of evil {ra'}.
11~~Deliver
me,
and
cause me to be rescued/snatched away'
from
the hand of 'strange children'
{can refer to any reversionist of any kind!},
whose
mouth speaks nothingness/destruction
{shav' - means both of these - reduced to nothing is destruction -
they say nothing meaningful and desire to destroy David - can
also pertain to glib people distracting you from doctrine},
and
whose right hand is a right hand of deceit
{see also II Samuel 20:9-10 - idiom meaning to offer the right hand
of friendship with a dagger of death in the left hand!}.
{Verses
12-14: David Anticipates Fantastic Prosperity for Israel in the Future}
12~~That
our sons
may
be as 'high reared plants in their vigor'
{means 'handsome. Gentlemen, with great dynamics of soul and
body - great strength}.
That
our daughters may be as corner-pillars
{these hold up the house}
carved
after the pattern of palace construction
{means that the woman runs the house well - the man is the
authority but he lets her run the household unless she is plain ol'
sloppy about it}.
{Note:
The verse means that a generation of SuperGrace believers will raise
their children with doctrine in their souls and they will grow up to
be a fantastic civilization! Men strong in soul and body and the
women feminine and wonderful.}
{Anticipated
Economic Prosperity in Farm Society}
13~~
That our grain storages may be full,
overflowing
from one storage vat to another.
That
our flocks multiplying by thousands . . .
tens
of thousands in the open fields.
14~~That
our oxen {sign of prosperity at this time}
may
be well laden {great prosperity}.
that
there be no breaking in
{in a SuperGrace society, crime rate is down},
nor
going out to surrender {no cowardice in military action} . . .
that
there be no lamentations in our streets.
15~~Happinesses
{ 'esher - plural} . . . to the people
who
are so situated/'in such status'
{military
victory, national prosperity - SuperGrace status}.
Happinesses
. . . to the people
whose
Elohiym/Godhead . . . {is} Jehovah/God.
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