January 26, 2009
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Psalm 17
Psalms 17:1-15 KJV <A Prayer of David.> Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. (2) Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. (3) Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. (4) Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. (5) Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. (6) I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. (7) Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. (8) Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, (9) From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. (10) They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. (11) They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; (12) Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. (13) Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: (14) From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. (15) As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
David is crying out to Adonai. He’s asking Adonai to judge him fairly.
How did David keep himself on the right path? He compared everything into the light of the Word, and that kept him on the right path. Psalm 119:9-11 “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You!” Psalm 23 David said “…He leads me in the paths of righteousness…” which again is done through His Word. And it is the Word that we can use to take our stand against the enemy, as Yeshua (Jesus) did as He said to Satan, “It is written!”
apple of the eye – refers to the pupil of the eye.
The eye is the most sensitive part of our body, the pupil the most sensitive of the eye.
We are told that the reflex that has the eyelid covering the eye is the quickest reflex in your body, 1/10,000th of a second.
As people gorge themselves on the things of this world, they become self-sufficient and proud. There is no room for El-Shaddai in their life.
Matthew 16:26, “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?”
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(13) Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
I like that.
Great post on this psalm!
“Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. “Side topic – “that goeth not out of feigned lips” Think this is proof that we need to be diligent in our walks? That there is no such thing as “easy” button Christianity?