This realization of this simple truth is the dawn of your new life with Jesus Christ.
I am assuming this Psalm and others like it were written in times of war or when David was fleeing for his life. How do I read these and apply them to my rather peaceful life?
Am I to read it that the "wicked" and "evildoers" and "enemy" are non-believers who demand and push a non-Biblical lifestyle on others or people who persecute (I use this word very loosely, I am in no way truly persecuted beyond some hurtful words) me and the Church?
If so, how does this work together with loving my enemies?
I will never forget your commandments,
for by them you give me life.
I'm thinking about writing an article on Job as a rejection of the theology of Psalms. Thoughts? See examples below:
ืึธืคึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืึดืกึฐืคึผึฐืึดื ืึฐืึธืืึนื ืึดื ืคึผึดืชึผึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืฉืึทืงึผึดื ืึทืชึผึฐืึทืึผึฐืจึตื ึดื ืฉืึดืึฐืึธื: ืึฐืึทืขึทื ืึฐืึทืึผึถืจึฐืึธ ืึธืืึนื ืึฐืึนื ืึดืึผึนื ืึฐืึนืึธื ืึฑืึนืึทื ืึฐืขืึนืึธื ืืึนืึถืึผึธ:
You turn my lament into dancing. You loosened my sackcloth, and gird me with happiness. This so that my being might sing praises to you, and not be silent. YHWH my God, forever I will thank You (Psalm 30:12-13)
ืึทืึฐืึดื ืึฐืึตืึถื ืึผึดื ึผึนืจึดื ืึฐืขึปืึธืึดื ืึฐืงืึนื ืึผึนืึดืื,
My harp turns to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of weeping (Job 30,31)
ืืืื ืฉืึนืึตืจ ืึถืช-ืึผึตืจึดืื ืึธืชืึนื ืึฐืึทืึฐืึธื ึธื ืึฐืขืึนืึตื ืึฐืึถืจึถืึฐ ืจึฐืฉืึธืขึดืื ืึฐืขึทืึผึตืช
YHWH protects the stranger, upholds the orphan and the widow, and makes crooked the paths of the wicked (146:9)."
"ืึทืึฐืึธื ืึนืช ืฉืึดืึผึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืจึตืืงึธื ืึผืึฐืจึนืขืึนืช ืึฐืชึนืึดืื ืึฐืึปืึผึธื,
You cast out the poor empty-handed, while the arms of the orphan are broken (Job 22:9)."
ืึผึดืคึฐืจึนืึท ืจึฐืฉืึธืขึดืื ืึผึฐืืึน ืขึตืฉืึถื ืึทืึผึธืฆึดืืฆืึผ ืึผึธืึพืคึผึนืขึฒืึตื ืึธืึถื ืึฐืึดืฉึผืึธืึฐืึธื ืขึฒืึตืึพืขึทื
, when the wicked sprout up like the grass, and the evil doers flourish, it is only so that they will be forever destroyed (Psalm 92:7-8)
Zophar remarks in callousness:
ืึผึดื ืจึดื ึฐื ึทืช ืจึฐืฉืึธืขึดืื ืึดืงึผึธืจืึนื ืึฐืฉืึดืึฐืึทืช ืึธื ึตืฃ ืขึฒืึตืึพืจึธืึทืข: ืึดืึพืึทืขึฒืึถื ืึทืฉึผืึธืึทืึดื ืฉืึดืืืึน ืึฐืจึนืืฉืืึน ืึธืขึธื ืึทืึผึดืืขึท: ืึผึฐืึถืึฐืืึน ืึธื ึถืฆึทื ืึนืืึตื ืจึนืึธืื ืึนืืึฐืจืึผ ืึทืึผืึน: ืึผึทืึฒืืึนื ืึธืขืึผืฃ ืึฐืึนื ืึดืึฐืฆึธืืึผืืึผ ืึฐืึปืึผึทื ืึผึฐืึถืึฐืืึนื ืึธืึฐืึธื:
For the joyous cry of the wicked is short, and the happiness of the godless is but for a moment. While he who is haughty shall ascend to the skies, his head reaching unto the clouds. Like his dung, he will forever be destroyed. Those who saw him will say: "where is he (Job 20:5-7)?"
I listened it both in Nepali and English. The every verse of this chapter tells us why we need to follow the word of God and how we can value it. I really love it.
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Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.
