February 19, 2009

• ADONAI, oppose those who oppose me; fight against those who fight against me

  Psalms 35:1-27  By David: ADONAI, oppose those who oppose me; fight against those who fight against me.  (2)  Grasp your shield and protective gear, and rise to my defense.  (3)  Brandish spear and battle-axe against my pursuers; let me hear you say, “I am your salvation.”  (4)  May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to confusion; may those who are plotting harm for me be repulsed and put to shame.  (5)  May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of ADONAI to drive them on.  (6)  May their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of ADONAI to pursue them.  (7)  For unprovoked, they hid their net over a pit; unprovoked, they dug it for me.  (8)  May destruction come over him unawares. May the net he concealed catch himself; may he fall into it and be destroyed.  (9)  Then I will be joyful in ADONAI, I will rejoice in his salvation.  (10)  All my bones will say, “Who is like you? Who can rescue the weak from those stronger than they, the poor and needy from those who exploit them?”  (11)  Malicious witnesses come forward, asking me things about which I know nothing.  (12)  They repay me evil for good; it makes me feel desolate as a parent bereaved.  (13)  But I, when they were ill, wore sackcloth; I put myself out and fasted; I can pray that what I prayed for them might also happen to me.  (14)  I behaved as I would for my friend or my brother; I bent down in sorrow as if mourning my mother.  (15)  But when I stumble, they gather in glee; they gather against me and strike me unawares; they tear me apart unceasingly.  (16)  With ungodly mocking and grimacing, they grind their teeth at me.  (17)  Adonai, how much longer will you look on? Rescue me from their assaults, save the one life I have from the lions!  (18)  I will give you thanks in the great assembly, I will give you praise among huge crowds of people.  (19)  Don’t let those who are wrongfully my enemies gloat over me; and those who hate me unprovoked -don’t let them smirk at me.  (20)  For they don’t speak words of peace but devise ways to deceive the peaceful of the land.  (21)  They shout to accuse me, “Aha! Aha! we saw you with our own eyes!”  (22)  You saw them, ADONAI; don’t stay silent. Adonai, don’t stay far away from me.  (23)  Wake up! Get up, my God, my Lord! Defend me and my cause!  (24)  Give judgment for me, ADONAI, my God, as your righteousness demands. Don’t let them gloat over me.  (25)  Don’t let them say to themselves, “Aha! We got what we wanted!”or say, “We swallowed them up!”  (26)  May those who gloat over my distress be disgraced and humiliated. May those who aggrandize themselves at my expense be covered with shame and confusion.  (27)  But may those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad! Let them say always, “How great is ADONAI, who delights in the peace of his servant!”Then my tongue will tell of your righteousness and praise you all day long.

  Asking Adonai for deliverance.  A prayer that Adonai Himself battle against the foes.

  There is a reason that people may hate us……

  1 Peter 4:14-16  If you are being insulted because you bear the name of the Messiah, how blessed you are! For the Spirit of the Sh’khinah, that is, the Spirit of Elohim, is resting on you!  (15)  Let none of you suffer for being a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or a meddler in other people’s affairs.  (16)  But if anyone suffers for being Messianic, let him not be ashamed; but let him bring glory to Elohim by the way he bears this name.

  Sometimes they just hate us because they hate us…no real cause.

  The word for destruction used in verse 8 is Hebrew Sho’ah – it is the term now used for the Holocaust.

  All my bones = my whole body

  My whole body will say “Who is like you Elohim?” There are none like Him.

  Many times the enemy is much stronger, more powerful than we are, UNTIL we come to Adonai for help. He tips the scales in our favor and will deliver the poor and weak from the enemy.
  
  Repaying good for good or evil for evil is human. But repaying good for evil is godly. That is what we are to do.

  Matthew 5:38-48  “You have heard that our fathers were told, `Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’  (39)  But I tell you not to stand up against someone who does you wrong. On the contrary, if someone hits you on the right cheek, let him hit you on the left cheek too!  (40)  If someone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well!  (41)  And if a soldier forces you to carry his pack for one mile, carry it for two!  (42)  When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something from you, lend it to him.  (43)  “You have heard that our fathers were told, `Love your neighbors — and hate your enemy.’  (44)  But I tell you, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!  (45)  Then you will become children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun shine on good and bad people alike, and he sends rain to the righteous and the unrighteous alike.  (46)  What reward do you get if you love only those who love you? Why, even tax-collectors do that!  (47)  And if you are friendly only to your friends, are you doing anything out of the ordinary? Even the Goyim do that!  (48)  Therefore, be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

  Romans 12:19-21  Never seek revenge, my friends; instead, leave that to God’s anger; for in the Tanakh it is written, “ADONAI says, ‘Vengeance is my responsibility; I will repay.’”  (20)  On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For by doing this, you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head.”  (21)  Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

  Let Adonai take care of it.

  Shalom

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