Psalm 4:8(NASB) Picture courtesy of Petr Kratochvil. O you sons of man, how long shall my glory. To Him that presides on Neginoth, a Psalm of David. See the exposition at verse 5 of the foregoing chapter, where a state of tranquillity is described from AC 3696. That we are to fear him because he has protection from the Father, verse 3, An exhortation to repentance, verse 4-8. How long will you people turn my glory into shame? David found the secret of true joy and lasting happiness, for his delight was in the Giver and not in His gift. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. How long will you people turn my glory into shame? Selah. - AFTB.
But the original Hebrew is in the plural, because the almighty has many faces, or aspects, according to the temper and characters of those who view him; agreeably to the Divine Testimony where it is written, "With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; with an upright man you will show yourself upright; with the pure you will show yourself pure, and with the perverse you will show yourself perverse." Proud member How long will you love delusions and seek false gods Psalm 23:4(NASB) Verse Thoughts David was getting old when he penned these words, which have meant so much to so many, and in this middle section of this Psalm he changes from talking about his Shepherd, Who leads and guides him, feeds and waters him, protects and revives him.. to addressing the Shepherd Himself: for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. From these considerations it may be manifest, what is properly meant in the Word by the heart, and what by the soul, as in the following passages:-" You shall love jehovah your god with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength;" (Deut 6:5) "You shall keep the statutes and the judgements, and shall do them, with all your heart, and with all your soul," (Deut 26:16) and in the Evangelists, "jesus said, you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your thought;" (Matt 22:35, Mark 12:30, 32, Luke 10:27) heart denotes the life of love, and soul denotes the life of faith; strength denotes those things which proceed from the life of love, thus, which are from the heart or will; and thought denotes those things which proceed from the life of faith, thus, which are from the soul, or from an enlightened understanding. In peace I lie down and sleep together: for you, O jehovah, alone make me dwell secure. AE 365. In my cry, answer me, O god of my justice: in my straitness set me at large: have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Nevertheless, though the aspect of the divine majesty thus varies, according to the optics through which it is viewed, yet his real aspect is always the same, presenting itself under the two-fold character of Love and Wisdom, or, what is the same thing, of the good and the true, and thus manifesting itself to the two faculties in man, namely the will and the understanding, created to receive it. His reward was the Lord Himself and David's heart-desire was that the pure light of God's radiant countenance would fall upon him so that in peace he would both lie down in safety and sleep securely - confident of that fact that the Lord encamps around about those that reverence and trust Him - confident that the Lord would cause him to dwell in safety. (.
The heavenly joy thence derived is meant by putting joy in the heart.
PSALMS 4 Other translations - previous - next - meaning - Psalms - BM Home - Full Page PSALM 4. how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? 4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Posted on Oct 4, 2015. AC 9248. Inasmuch as instruments of every kind, by correspondence, signified the delights and pleasantnesses of spiritual and celestial affections; hence also they are mentioned in the titles of several of the Psalms of David, and it is indicated how they were to be played as upon Neginoth, upon Nechiloth, upon the Octave, Schigjon, Githith Muthlabean, Sheminith, Schuschannin, Machaleth. How long will you love delusions and seek false gods. AC 9050. Divine Good is meant by Who will show us good; and Divine Truth by Lift you up the light of your faces upon us. In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. For the director of music. My love is poor and weak and my thoughts and prayers are too often motivated from selfish desires and a lack of understanding of Who You are.. and what You have done for me. In the common English version of the Psalms, what is here rendered faces in the plural number, is rendered countenance in the singular. Let’s look instead at the two separate pieces of Psalm 20:4. Selah. In the Word throughout mention is made of heart and soul, and by heart is there signified the life of love, and by soul, the life of faith. The light of the lord's faces is the divine light proceeding from him as the sun in the angelic heaven, which in its essence is Divine Truth; as may be seen in the work concerning heaven and hell, HH 128-140. All rights reserved. Lift you up the light of your faces upon us, O. Lift you up the light of your faces upon us, O jehovah. He rejoiced in the One that blessed.. in preference to counting his blessings.
Die Bezeichnung wird vor allem verwendet für die 150 Gedichte, Lieder und Gebete des Buches der Psalmen der hebräischen Bibel bzw. Many, LORD, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.