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Psalms
Chapter
25
{David's
Victory Psalm}
1~~{A
Psalm of} David.
Unto
You, O Jehovah/God,
I
{David} lift up my soul.
{Note: RBT says that David wrote this Psalm after his encounter with Saul at the caves of Engedi. In I Samuel 24:22, David 'ascended' or was lifted up to a higher place. Now he is lifting up his soul to the Lord. In this section of the Word, the story was recorded that David could have easily killed Saul - who was chasing after David in an attempt to kill him. But, David would not kill the anointed king of the Lord so he spared Saul's life. Saul, in an emotional reaction, repented the evil he had done David and stopped the chase - temporarily.}
2~~O
my Elohiym/Godhead,
I
'have just trusted {batach} in You'
{means
to put the matter in the hands of God for divine justice}.
Do
not let me blush about it ever again {buwsh}
{David was wrong in cutting off the hem of the robe of Saul
and admits his mistake to God - Principal: when you fail/sin,
confess it to God and forget about it - no room for 'feeling
ashamed' about past sins - confess and forget.}.
Let
not my enemies {Saul and others} exult/rejoice over me
{here David was wrong in cutting the clothes of the King and he
prays that this will give his reversionistic enemies something to
gloat over - 'oh David sinned' type thing. Small people full of
sins love to gloat over the sins of mature believers}.
3~~Also/Yes,
let those who have confidence in You
{other mature believers}
not
be confused {about David's incorrect actions}.
Let
them be ashamed
who
act treacherously {bagad}
and
emptily
{reyqam - acting without 'divine viewpoint'/doctrine in their soul}.
{Note: Many mature believers look up to David for his leadership. David is praying that they do not think his mistakes are something to emulate! Then, the reversionistic people who are two-faced (Ziphites recently in I Samuel 23 and 24) and betray for their own profit, let them understand and be ashamed of their own actions - these who are 'empty of doctrine' in their souls.}
4~~Cause
me to keep on learning {yada`}
Show
me Your Ways, O Jehovah/God.
'Teach
me over and over'
{lamad - the type of learning like close order drill in the military}
Your
'Ways of life'/Paths.
{Importance
of the Inculcation of Doctrine}
5~~Cause
me to be consistent in moving down the path of {darak}
Your
Doctrine/Truth
{means to beat down a certain section of grass so much a path is
created to 'beat down a path in the righteous Ways of the Lord'},
'teach
me over and over'
{lamad - again the type of learning by going over and over and
over again}.
For
You are the Elohiym/Godhead of my deliverance.
On
You, I {David} have perfect confidence {qavah} all the day.
6~~Remember/'Recall
Your love for me' {zakar},
O
Jehovah/God, Your 'tender compassions' {racham - plural}
and
Your 'grace functions' {checed - plural}
for
they are of old
{never was a time when God was not love, compassion or grace -
God does not change (immutability) - all God is, He always was,
always will be}.
{Note: Zakar does mean to remember, but it is an insult to God to imply that He ever forgets anything. Zakar also has the connotation of recalling to mind your affection or love for someone dear to you. That is what the word really means - David is asking God to recall His love, acts of compassion, and all His grace functions.}
7~~Remember
{zakar}
not
the sins of my immaturity
{spiritual status not physical age - refers to the stupid mistakes
David made in Nob on and on},
nor
my transgressions/sins.
According
to Your grace,
remember
me . . .
according
to Your 'perfect essence/character'/goodness {tuwb},
O
Jehovah/God.
8~~'Perfect
essence/character'/good
{towb - perfect in all areas of His Essence}
and
upright/correct/just/righteous {yashar} . . . {is} Jehovah/God
{God does not diminish His perfect Character by loving 'imperfect
creatures'. Why not? Because of the work of His Son on the cross
- Justification - God is justified in loving us}.
Therefore,
He will teach "believers' failing"/reversionists {chatta'}
the
Way {the righteous way of God}.
9~~
In justice, He guides the humble/'SuperGrace believer' {`anav}.
Consequently,
He teaches the humble/'SuperGrace believer' {`anav}
His
Way.
{Note: The 'meek' or humble is the grace orientation principal. Once a believer taking in doctrine understands how great God is and, in comparison, how little he is, then true humility sets in. He is on the road/Way to spiritual maturity - understanding the righteous ways of the Lord.}
10~~All
the paths of Jehovah/God
are
grace/mercy
{checed - here refers to the perfect character and perfect plan of
God}
and
Doctrine/Truth
{'emeth - God's 'character'/divine viewpoint in writing}
unto
those who guard His covenant
{the covenant here is God's ability to be propitiated by the work of
Christ on the cross and is therefore free to love and bless us}
and
His testimonies
{`edah - refers to categorical teaching in the Word concerning Who
and What God is}.
11~~For
Your 'name's sake'/reputation {referring to God the Son},
O
Jehovah/God {refers to God the Father here},
You
have forgiven/pardoned {calach}
my
sins -for they are numberous.
12~~What
man is he who respects {the authority of} Jehovah/God?
Him
shall He {God} 'teach over and over'
{meaning the one who respects the Lord and therefore is positive
to His Word: yarah - in certain stems means to 'shoot arrows over
and over - here is to shoot doctrine upon doctrine until you are
inculcated with divine viewpoint}
in
the way that he shall choose
{God will give the doctrine so you know divine viewpoint, but your
volition still comes in play - you must choose to apply divine
viewpoint to experience or fall back on your own human
viewpoint}.
13~~His
soul {of the SuperGrace believer}
shall
'pass the night living in enjoyment' {luwn towb}
{this means to have the blessings of God while in this life}.
And
his seed/descendents shall inherit the earth
{principal of 'grace by association' - Solomon became the richest
man in the world - from inheritance from his SuperGrace father
David}.
14~~The
intimacy {cowd} of Jehovah/God
is
with them who respect Him.
And
He will cause them to know His contract/covenant
{the New Covenant/Contract of Grace}.
15~~My
eyes are ever toward Jehovah/God
for
he shall pluck my feet out of the net
{David was delivered again and again from the traps of Saul}.
16~~Turn
toward me
{the blessings for which You have designed for me}.
Be
gracious upon me
for
I am lonely and under pressure.
{Note: All leaders know loneliness. And, David is under great pressure from Saul.}
17~~The
troubles on my 'right lobe'/heart have become extensive.
O
bring me through of my pressures.
18~~Look
upon my affliction and my pain
and
forgive all my sins.
{Note: David knows he will fail. But he does not want his failures to affect all the people for whom he is responsible as their leader.}
19~~'Keep
track of'/'make a reconnaissance of my enemies
for
they are many {numerous and strong}
and
they hate me with cruel hatred
{reversionists filled with mental attitude sins}.
20~~You
have 'guarded my soul in the past
and
keep on guarding my soul',
and
rescue me.
Let
me not be ashamed {poise in his leadership functions}
for
I have used You as my refuge.
21~~Let
my integrity and uprightness 'defend me'/'be my guard'
for
I have great confidence in You.
22~~'Deliver
to freedom'/Redeem Israel
{refers to impending civil war},
O
Elohiym/Godhead,
out
of all his catastrophes/disasters
{military provides freedom in any nation}.
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