Take courage. The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed
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| 1 ¶ <<To
the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.>> I will praise thee,
O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
.2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. |
1 - I will praise Notice the superlative descriptions: "whole heart" and "all they marvellous works." |
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When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
.4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. .5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. |
5 - Heathen Hebrew goyim or "nations." See on ps00201. |
| 6 O thou
enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed
cities; their memorial is perished with them.
6 - O enemy, destructions are finished forever! ... (NKJV) .7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. 8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. |
7 - Throne for judgment This was the general purpose of thrones of kings in Bible times. We can understand because the judicial and executive aspects were combined with kings. Compare ps12205. |
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The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of
trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. |
9 - Refuge This follows from the just judgment of verse 8 |
| 11 ¶ Sing
praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his
doings.
.12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. |
12 - Maketh inquisition The word is translated "require" in ge0905. |
| 13 Have
mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that
hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
1.4 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. |
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The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they
hid is their own foot taken.
.16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. |
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- Heathen Or "nations." Compare ps00715.
16 - Higgaion The Hebrew word found as "meditation" in ps01914, and as "solemn" in ps09203. The meaning is unclear. It may modify or describe the "selah." For "selah" see on ps00302. |
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The wicked shall be turned into hell [the grave], and all the nations that
forget God.
18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. |
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Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. |
20 - Fear From morah, literally "teacher." It's possibly from an error in writing or copying. |
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Praise is the highest use of speech __________________________________ |