The theme of the psalm is a focus on the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The Story of Psalm 147. This psalm tells us something about God’s love and his power. Here, power does not only mean that he rules everything. It also means that he is very, very strong. It is the second of the 5 Hallelujah Psalms, 146-150. “Hallelujah” means “*praise the *LORD”. Psalm 147 is exclusively praise of the second type — praise that is sung about God. The purpose of this type of praise is testimony. The content of the testimony of Psalm 147 ranges between two poles — creation and redemption. In terms of creation, the psalm bears witness to God as the creator and the sustainer: Psalm 147:1-20 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathered together the outcasts of Israel. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. He delighted not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. He makes peace in thy borders, and fills thee with the finest of the wheat. He sends forth his commandment upon earth: his word runs very swiftly. He giveth snow like wool: he scattered the hoarfrost like ashes. He castes forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? He sends out his word, and melted them: he causes’ his wind to blow, and the waters flow. He showed his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. {Lets Pray!} Jehovah Rapha I thank You and praise You for Your promise to bind up my brokenness and heal my hurt. I believe may I walk humbly before You, with my mind healing my body and trusting your many precious promises knowing that You are able to carry me through any and every situation that life throws at me. Thank You for giving me a powerful mind and I thank You and I praise You for keeping my body safe from all harm and keeping me strong through Your Holy Spirit. I thank You, Praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse} “He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)
Psalm 146 tells us, To experience God’s blessing, always praise Him and always trust Him. This psalm (and each of Psalms 147-150), begins and ends with the exhortation, “Praise the Lord” (“Hallelujah”). We should not use hallelujah loosely, lest we be guilty of taking the Lord’s name in vain. Here are some great ways to praise the Lord and what He says about them! Praise Him by lifting your hands. Praise Him with singing. Praise Him with your words. Praise Him with dancing and instruments. Praise Him in fellowship with other believers.
Psalm Chapter 146:1-10 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. {Lets Pray!} Father God, I thank You and praise You that You are a faithful God and believe that You would place Your look of blessings upon us and give us Your peace in our hearts. This is the day You have made and how wonderful are the works of Your hands and How majestic are Your ways. How amazing is Your grace towards me and how deep is Your love for those of us who are in Christ Jesus. Thank You that I am Your child and the work of Your hands. I raise my heart in praise and inside and outside voice day my day, to sing of Your love and faithfulness to me. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse} The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. Psalm 146:10
My high school Sunday school teacher: said: I know some of you are not going to like what I am going to teach you. It has to be taught so that you will learn God’s ways and not your own. God will guide you as you learn with me the do’s and don’ts of this world. He had us do plays skits on each commandment. But what made it fun is we got to only do 1 commandment. Each commandment brought out hurt, anger, compassion and forgiveness and the will to not disobey but to work out righteousness and understand why we have to obey the commandments. Being a slave to righteousness is a good thing. This servitude means you let God dictate what you do, what you think, and what you say. You let His love direct your relationships. It is like the default setting on a computer or device. The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism, Islam and Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, dishonesty, and adultery. The 10 commandments are 10 laws in the Bible that God gave to the nation of Israel after they left Egypt. The 10 commandments summarize the Old Testament Law. The first 4 commandments talk about our relationship with God. The last 6 commandments concern our relationships with other people. God wants His people conquering all of the difficulties and trials of life. He wants His people living full, victorious lives. This was the reason He gave the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel. He wanted His people to have the laws, the commandments that told them how to live, the commandments that would lead them to full, victorious lives. Jesus Christ told us to keep the Commandments because that is the evidence of our salvation, which happens by grace. If we are saved, we have the Holy Spirit which helps us obey God and overcome sin. We are a new creation. In Matthew 19:16, Jesus was asked what must be done to inherit eternal life. His answer: “If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments” (Matthew 19:17). Jesus then listed several, including enough of the Ten Commandments to make clear which commandments He meant: “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself'” (Matthew 19:18-19). The Exodus version ESV Bible: Exodus 20:1-17 “You shall have no other gods before me.” “You shall not make yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God are only worthy of worship, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.” “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” “You shall not murder.” “You shall not commit adultery.” “You shall not steal.” “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.” What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey-whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our LORD. Romans 6:15-23 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:3-8 Father God, how I long to be more child-like in my attitude, with the sort of faith that trusts You like a child, and whose heart is ever open towards You. Guide and teach me, Lord Jesus, to live in purity of heart and gentleness of spirit, so that Jesus may be reflected through me, to those with whom I come in contact today. I thank You and praise You that what is impossible for me is possible for You. Please help me to trust You in all things, and not have confidence in my own abilities and resources. I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
“But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
In fact, Psalm 145 through Psalm 150 are known as the Praise Psalms because all five of them begin and end with the words, “Praise the LORD!” This particular psalm is the last of the 73 psalms that David wrote. Psalm 145 is a psalm in which David specifically gives five distinct characteristics of God, and they all begin with the letter “G.” God is sovereign because he existed before creation and he has complete power over everything. Also, by his will all things were created. List at least five characteristics of God emphasized in Psalm 145. Gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, rich in love, mighty, faithful, trustworthy, righteous. Psalm 145 – Praising God for Who He Is and What He Does. This Psalm is titled, A Praise of David. Though Psalm 86 was called A Prayer of David, this is the only on titled A Praise of David, and it is a summit peak of praise. “Psalm 145 is indeed a monumental praise psalm, a fit summary of all David had learned about God, Greatness, goodness, gracious, glorious, generation.
Psalm Chapter 145:1-21 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD upholds all that fall, and raises up all those that be bowed down. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou gives them their meat in due season. Thou opens thine hand, and satisfices the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. The LORD preserves all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
{Lets Pray} Father God, I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory that You are our God Who is worthy of our continuous praise and worship. Fill my heart each day with songs of thanksgiving and praise for all You all that You have done for me and all Who trust You for their salvation. I believe I will never forget Your goodness and grace to all Your children, and keep my heart in being ready, in giving, thankfulness and worshiping You in praise. You alone are worthy of honor, glory highly to be praised. Open mine mind and eyes of my understanding more so that in every circumstance of life I can sing, “Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, His greatness is unsearchable.” I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse} The LORD upholds all that fall, and raises up all those that be bowed down. Psalm 145:14
Psalm 144 – War and Peace This psalm has the title A Psalm of David. It is believed to have been written near the time David came to be recognized as the king over all the tribes of Israel, and the psalm expresses David’s heart for the nation in both war and peace. Is the Psalm 144 Treasury of David worthy of the greatest Hebrew poet? Assuredly the addendum is worthy of the greatest Hebrew poet, and it is so admirable in language, and so full of beautiful imagery, that persons of taste who were by no means overloaded with reverence have quoted it times without number, thus confessing its singular poetical excellence. It is believed to have been written near the time David came to be recognized as the king over all the tribes of Israel, and the psalm expresses David’s heart for the nation in both war and peace. “It appears from verse 2 and verse 10 of this psalm, that it was composed after David’s accession to the throne. Psalm Chapter 144:1-15 Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me. LORD, what is man, that thou takes’ knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makes’ account of him! Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passes away. Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; Whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivered David his servant from the hurtful sword. Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
{Lets Pray} Father God, I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory that You are in control of all Your creation and miracles, rescue and prosperity all comes from You. All power comes from You. Oh that everyone should walk in the fear of Your righteousness to bring peace, harmony and unity. I believe that all would know You are right with them fighting their struggles and battles. That they would know to have a trusting and confiding heart in You lord Jesus, so that they would tell You all about it and find out You have been loving and blessing them all along. You have defeated their battles. Every believer can think back to how you have been a help to them in the past. You are our help. Everyone who has put their trust in the Lord Jesus I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Your Precious Name Lord Jesus Amen.
{Power Verse} Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. Psalm 144:15
“Priestly work under the new covenant (9:11-14) When the Jewish high priest entered the Most Holy Place, God’s symbolic presence, he took the blood of the sacrificial animal with him. This was a sign that an innocent substitute had died for the guilty sinner, so that the barrier to God’s presence through sin might be removed.”
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Hebrews 9:11-14
Heavenly Father God; I trust in You, thank You and praise You that there are no circumstances of life that You do not know about and that in all things I am more than a conqueror, through Christ, Who loved me and gave Himself for me. May I rejoice in the Lord at all times and in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, make my request known to You – for I have trusted in Your loving-kindness and my heart rejoices in God my Savior. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23″ Father God You said in the bible that if we confess the Lord our God and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we shall be saved. I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. Come into my heart I make You my Lord and Savior in Jesus Precious Name Amen. If you prayed this prayer Jesus came into your heart. Find a home church where you will be welcomed. God bless you have a awesome day full of blessings.
Right now I confess Jesus as my Lord. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Amen. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. Psalm 13:6
In Ephesians Chapter 1, Paul told the people that they should all be holy and free from blame as they were in Jesus’ mercy and had His love. Paul said they were chosen by God to be adopted by Jesus as He redeemed them from their sins with His sacrifice on the cross. He filled them all with patience, wisdom, and strength.
What is the meaning of Ephesians Chapter 1? The first three chapters of Ephesians are doctrinal , while the last three are practical. Chapter one – establishes Paul’s view on the value of our salvation in Christ, and the blessings we obtain from it. He does this in the form of praise, directed at God, and describing in detail what it means to have an inheritance in heaven. Since the word translated “predestined” means literally “to define beforehand”, we might understand these verses to say that for those of us who received God’s invitation of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ and who are living this life by faith in Him, God determined beforehand to adopt us as His very own children and that we would be His precious inheritance. The Global Message of Ephesians. The message of Ephesians for the global church is that in Christ God has reconciled to himself all things by his free grace, and in so doing he has enabled humans all over the world to be reconciled with one another.
Ephesians Chapter 1:1-23
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
{Lets Pray} Father God, as I read the Scriptures, the writings of Paul, the epistles of Christ’s other apostles and the amazing truth that has been revealed to your people, I humbly thank You and praise You for the Bible. I thank You and praise You for Your grace in my life, and that Your grace is sufficient in all the difficulties that I am facing. It was Your grace that sought me out and saved me, and it is Your grace that keeps me and holds me. I pray that your perfect peace may spread all through my soul, as I rest in Your grace today. Help me to be increasingly attentive to read it regularly and reflect on all that it contains. Give me wisdom, guidance and understanding. Let me keep my eyes on Jesus and let Jesus show through me to others. I thank You and praise You that my salvation does not rely on my goodness but on Your great goodness and grace in sending Your only begotten Son to pay the full penalty for my sin, so that in Jesus I am forgiven of all my sin and have received eternal life. I thank You and praise His Holy Precious Name Amen. {Power Verse} “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”
Let Him have all your worries and cares, for He is always thinking about you and watching everyone that concerns you. Be careful, watch out for attacks from Satan, your great enemy. He prowls around like a hungry, roaring lion, looking for some victim to tear apart. Stand firm when He attacks. Trust in the Lord; and remember that other Christians all around the world are going through these sufferings too.
1 Peter 5:7-9 So if you are suffering according to God’s will, keep on doing what is right and trust yourself to the God who made you, for He will never fail you.
1 Peter 4:19 After you have suffered a little while, our God who is full of kindness through Christ will give you His eternal glory. He personally will come and pick you up, and set you firmly in place, and make you stronger than ever. To Him be all power over all things, forever and ever Amen.
1 Peter 5:10-11 Go ahead and prepare for the conflict, but victory comes from God.
Proverbs 21:31
{Treasure Box} The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Psalm 37:18 {Prayer} Lord, help me to apply myself as best I can today with the awareness that You stand ready to help in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
Psalms 143. This psalm, as those before, is a prayer of David, and full of complaints of the great distress and danger he was in, probably when Saul persecuted him. Hope for the Persecuted Soul The title of this psalm is simply A Psalm of David. It is another cry to God from a time of crisis and affliction because of David’s many enemies. It is numbered among the seven Penitential Psalms, songs of confession and humility before God. Psalm 143:1-12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsts after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit failed: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. Father God, oh how I thank You and praise You that Your loving kindness, compassion and love is new every morning and that You are ready and willing to lead and guide me in the way that I should go. Give me a teachable spirit I believe and a heart that is filled with praise, love, joy and worship with a song of gratitude. You alone are my Lord, my God and my everything through this life You have given me as a gift to take care of. I thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
“From David Psalm” Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.” Psalm 143:1
Psalm 142. This psalm is a prayer, the substance of which David offered up to God when he was forced by Saul to take shelter in a cave, and which he afterwards penned in this form. Here is, I. The complaint he makes to God of the subtlety, strength, and malice, of his enemies (v. 3, 6), and the coldness and indifference of his friends. Confidence of David (142:5-7). Verses 1-2: David’s description of loneliness could be anyone’s: he is disoriented, deserted, depressed, and defeated. His first step toward healing was “I cried unto the LORD”, to the God of heaven, his Maker. The cave was probably Adullam cave, mentioned in: {1 Samuel 22:1-David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.} , though the caves of En Gedi ( 1 Samuel 24:1 -And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.) are also a possibility. Adullam seems to be the best fit, which would suggest that Psalms 34 and 57 are also associated with this period of David’s life. “There are two notes running side by side throughout the song.
Psalm Chapter 142:1-7 I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. Father God, I thank You and praise You that when we struggle and have only You to turn to. You make a way out or You protect us from those who mean to harm us. When those who mean to harm us and we did nothing to them, show them their guilt and shame so they can waddle through it and know how we felt when they committed evil on us. Help me to forgive and help them to ask for forgiveness. If they don’t, help me to move on the path You prepared for me and not look back. I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen. {Power Verse} Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. Psalm 142:7
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