_HOW LONG WILT THOU FORGET ME, O LORD? FOR EVER? HOW LONG WILT THOU HIDE THY FACE FROM ME?_ Psalms 13:1.-The believer's cry to Yahweh, because of the enemy's exaltation; his daily sorrow, while Yahweh seems to forget him (Psalms 13:1); prayer for the light of deliverance from death (Psalms 13:3); h... [ Continue Reading ]
_HOW LONG SHALL I TAKE COUNSEL IN MY SOUL, HAVING SORROW IN MY HEART DAILY? HOW LONG SHALL MINE ENEMY BE EXALTED OVER ME?_ How long shall I take (literally, put) counsel in my soul? - when thou, the Counsellor (Isaiah 9:6), couldest suggest one to ensure immediate deliverance. Hopeless perplexity i... [ Continue Reading ]
_CONSIDER AND HEAR ME, O LORD MY GOD: LIGHTEN MINE EYES, LEST I SLEEP THE SLEEP OF DEATH;_ Prayer follows complaint the believer's case. Instead of complaints against God to man, the believer brings all to God; instead of turning from God, he makes sorrows a ground for turning to God. CONSIDER AND... [ Continue Reading ]
_LEST MINE ENEMY SAY, I HAVE PREVAILED AGAINST HIM; AND THOSE THAT TROUBLE ME REJOICE WHEN I AM MOVED._ Lest ... those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved - namely, from my faith and steadfastness of walk with God (Luke 22:31). David pleads that the honour of God would be compromised if the ene... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT I HAVE TRUSTED IN THY MERCY; MY HEART SHALL REJOICE IN THY SALVATION._ But I have trusted in thy mercy [ _ checed_ (H2617 )]; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. David's 'rejoicing' in the Lord's salvation, which he anticipates by faith, stands in contrast to the enemy's rejoicing in his... [ Continue Reading ]