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Psalms
Chapter
39
{David's
Prayer of Humility in Time of Conspiracy}
1a~~
To the 'chief musician'/'director of music' {natsach}
Y@duwthuwn
{his name} . . .
a
Psalm {mizmowr} of David
1b~~I
'thought to myself'/said,
"I
will guard my Ways {derek},
that
I will not sin with my tongue.
{first thing David considered when he found a conspiracy against
him - no bitterness, arrogance, hatred, implacability - no mental
attitude sins or sins of the tongue}
1c~~I
will put a muzzle on my mouth
as
long as the evil
{the revolution and conspiracy that led to it}
is
in my presence.
{to muzzle your mouth indicates you have control over the thinking
in your soul}
{Note: RBT says that psalms 39, 41 and 55 are conspiracy psalms written by David approximately at the time of II Samuel 15:12 - the Absalom revolution.}
{David's
Policy}
2~~
I was dumb with silence.
{takes great humility to fulfill 1c - idiom of 'humility and
flexibility
and objectivity'}
I held my peace . . . far from prosperity.
And my pain/pressure {k@'eb} increased.
3-4~~My
'right lobe'/heart was hot within me,
while
I was meditating.
A
fire was kindled.
{thought and emotion rubbed against each other producing a fire}
Then
I spoke with my tongue {David's Prayer begins}, 4~~
"O
Jehovah/God, cause me to know my end.
And
what is the extent of my days?
{David wants to know if he will survive the revolution - He needs to
know to plan}
For I would know how short-lived I am.
{Note: David was not afraid of death, he needed to know if he needed a good trained assistant nearby if he died. This is a prayer for providing leadership in case of his death.}
5~~Behold,
you have made my days as an handbreadth.
{as far out as I can blow my breath, that is how long my days are}
And the span of my years, is nothing before You.
Each
man's life . . . is a breath.
{basic doctrine of Logistical Grace - God breathed life into us, and
when His time is right, we die. In essence our time is so short it is
like one breath of God - David is pulling his thoughts together}
Selah
{Selah means singers rest and instruments play on -
it is a picture of you resting while the Grace of God continues on}.
6~~Man
is a mere shadow . . .
as
he Walks/'goes back and forth' across the earth.
He bustles about . . . but only in vain.
He accumulates wealth . . . not knowing who will possess it.
7~~But now, Lord/'Adonay, for what shall I trust?
My hope/confidence is in You.
8~~Deliver
me from all my transgressions.
{always wise to start with rebounding your sins}
Do not make me the scorn of fools.
9~~I
have become dumb . . . I do not open my mouth . . .
for
You only have done this.
{Note: In the case of the Absalom revolution, David is recognizing that the installment of the 4th cycle of discipline is the result of the justice of God.}
10~~Remove Your scourge from me.
Because
of the opposition from Your hand,
I
am perishing.
11~~You rebuke and discipline men for their sin.
You
make their prosperity melt away,
like
{damage caused by a} moth.
Truly men are only a breath.
Selah
{Selah means singers rest and instruments play on -
it is a picture of you resting while the Grace of God continues
on}.
12~~Hear
my prayer, O Jehovah/God,
and
listen to my cry for help.
Do not be deaf to my weeping.
For
I dwell with you as an alien . . .
a
stranger . . . as my fathers were.
{Note: God called out Israel as a special race to evangelize the rest of the world. But David feels that he has failed miserably and is an alien in his own land.}
13~~Look
away from me in discipline
that
I am become cheerful
before
I depart . . .
and
am no more {before David dies}.
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