Interpretive Study of Psalm 89

God's way to Worship God

Links to sentences in this chapter:

C89-S1 (Verse 1), C89-S2 (Verse 2), C89-S3 (Verse 3-4), C89-S4 (Verse 4), C89-S5 (Verse 5), C89-S6 (Verse 6), C89-S7 (Verse 6), C89-S8 (Verse 7), C89-S9 (Verse 8), C89-S10 (Verse 8), C89-S11 (Verse 9), C89-S12 (Verse 10), C89-S13 (Verse 11), C89-S14 (Verse 12), C89-S15 (Verse 13), C89-S16 (Verse 14), C89-S17 (Verse 15), C89-S18 (Verse 16), C89-S19 (Verse 17), C89-S20 (Verse 18), C89-S21 (Verse 19), C89-S22 (Verse 20-21), C89-S23 (Verse 22), C89-S24 (Verse 23), C89-S25 (Verse 24), C89-S26 (Verse 25), C89-S27 (Verse 26), C89-S28 (Verse 27), C89-S29 (Verse 28), C89-S30 (Verse 29), C89-S31 (Verse 30-32), C89-S32 (Verse 33), C89-S33 (Verse 34), C89-S34 (Verse 35), C89-S35 (Verse 36), C89-S36 (Verse 37), C89-S37 (Verse 37), C89-S38 (Verse 38), C89-S39 (Verse 39), C89-S40 (Verse 40), C89-S41 (Verse 41), C89-S42 (Verse 42), C89-S43 (Verse 43), C89-S44 (Verse 44), C89-S45 (Verse 45), C89-S46 (Verse 45), C89-S47 (Verse 46), C89-S48 (Verse 46), C89-S49 (Verse 46), C89-S50 (Verse 47), C89-S51 (Verse 48), C89-S52 (Verse 48), C89-S53 (Verse 48), C89-S54 (Verse 49), C89-S55 (Verse 50-51), C89-S56 (Verse 52), C89-S57 (Verse 52).

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this chapter as: '1-4. The psalmist praises God for his covenant;
5-14. for his wonderful power;
15-18. for the care of his church;
19-37. for his favour to the kingdom of David.
38-45. Then complaining of contrary events,
46-52. he expostulates, prays, and blesses God.
A.M. cir. 3463. B.C. cir. 541.
(Title.) Maschil, etc. or, A Psalm for Ethan, the Ezrahite, to give instructions. This Psalm is generally supposed to have been written during the Babylonian captivity, when, the family of David being dethroned, and the royal family ruined, the Divine promises had apparently failed.'

This Psalm tells us God's way to worship God. But, that theme is not obvious. Matthew 13:10-11 says: And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Clearly, some people read the word of God and miss out on the true meaning because they read at a surface level and don't dig down to find the true spiritual meaning of what is said.

I was doing a word study on the true Biblical meaning of the word faith, when I came across this Psalm. In order to find the true Biblical meaning of any word, within the word of God, you must study every place where the word of God uses any form of that word. You must consider the Biblical usage, of that word, within the context. What never changes the is the true single definition of the word and what varies from usage to usage gives the true Biblical applications of the word.

The word faithfulness is used 6 times in this Psalm, more than any other single place in the word of God. In every place, within this Psalm where the word faithfulness is used, it is speaking about God's faithfulness and how we can rely upon the promises, and prophecies, found within the word of God because of God's faithfulness. And, while that is a very important truth, it is not all that God showed to me. While studying the use of that word, God showed me that the theme of this Psalm is: 'God's way to Worship God'. And, God also showed me that many of God's people miss out on the blessings that God wants to give them because they do not worship God correctly.

The word faithfulness is used 6 times in this Psalm and EVERY time it is talking about God' personal faithfulness. We can have sure knowledge of the promises and prophecies found in the word of God because of this character trait of the true God of the word of God. Liars serve devils and deny the reliability of the promises and prophecies found in the word of God. However, people who claim to be saved but doubt those promises and prophecies have not built their personal relationship with God to be completely settled about this characteristic of God. We can not truly worship God, nor truly serve God until we spiritually mature to the point that we NEVER question this consistent trait of God's character.

God's faithfulness is only one point in how we are to truly worship God. So, after I finished that word study on the word faith, God had me study this chapter for what it truly says.

Someone once gave me a basic definition of worship to be: 'worth-ship'. The more you personally find worth in your personal relationship with God, the more you will truly worship Him. And, you can not truly worship God unless you first consider how much worth your relationship, with God, adds to your life. Hopefully, this truth becomes more obvious to the reader as they truly read this study.

There are lots of 'praise and worship teams', but they do NOT do true Biblical worship. They put on a show for men. True Biblical worship is personal. Even if you are in a worship service, you are not truly worshipping God unless you make everything that you do a personal act between you and God.

In addition to that fact, our Psalm says Selah 4 times, which means: 'think about it'. Several Psalms, and the book of Hebrews, use this word three times but no other place in the word of God uses it 4 times. Therefore, we need to truly meditate on what is written in this Psalm if we want to receive the true spiritual meaning. Those people who refuse to obey the command to: 'think about it' will not receive the true spiritual meaning.

With those general thoughts in mind, we can now look into the true message of this Psalm. We will start with an overview of the sentences/verses found within this Psalm.

Our first phrase is: I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever. The word I makes this personal in nature. In it, the psalmist sings about the mercies of the LORD and he does it for ever. You will only sing of the mercies of the LORD if you realize that you need them. That is; you accept that you personally are a sinner and, therefore, need God's mercy. True Biblical worship starts with acknowledging your personal relationship with God.
Next. he writes: I will sing. It takes true meditation about a subkect before you can write a worship song about the subject and all of the Psalms were written as songs of worship.
The second half, of our first sentence is separated by a colon. That means that it is equivalent to the first phrase and, therefore, is just as important. In this second half, we read: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. If you are not personally witnessing to others (doing the 'Great Commission'), then you have not truly, Biblically, worshipped God. Yes, people believe that they worship God in church. However, if it does not affect what we do outside of church, then we fulfilled man's definition of worship, but not God's definition. He saved us, and continues to give use His mercy so that we can serve Him. And, witnessing is the primary way to serve God. It was the last commandment given by our Lord Jesus Christ before He returned to Heaven. Therefore, it is the most important command.
Our second sentence says: For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. The note for that sentence covers details not covered in this summary. In that note is the explanation that we can rely on God's ongoing mercy because of His faithfulness. However, 1John 1:9 says: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Lots of people want to claim If we confess our sins while deliberately leaving out the requirement to let Jesus cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we are saved, but refuse to let God remove all unrighteousness from our lives, then we are refusing to fulfill God's requirement to receive His mercy and we will answer for that ongoing sin at the judgment seat of Christ (Romans 14:10; 2Corinthians 5:10). Like all promises that God gives to the church, this one has a requirement that we must fulfill before we receive it.
After those opening sentences, we find the first occurrence of the word Selah. We must 'think about' what was said before we can understand the rest of this Psalm. If we don't acknowledge our true Biblical relationship with God, then we will not do the rest of worship God's way and will not receive the promises which are dependent upon true Biblical worship.
Our next sentence tells us that God provides other forms of true Biblical worship to encourage us and to instruct us. We need to 'think about' these other forms of true worship and use them as personal examples for our own personal worship.
The sentence after that says: O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? And, the sentences in verse 6 and verse 7 recognize God is more powerful than all other beings combined. We need to recognize that all the devils and all men combined can not keep God from keeping His promises. We need to truly fear God's power, and His promises to punish disobedient children, and not just 'respect his commandments'. The phrase in all things occurs 32 times in the word of God. (And, in particular, Philippians 4:12 says: I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.) This phrase tells us what to do regardless of circumstances and each reference deals with different circumstances. In general the word in, within our verse, means: 'while you are going through a bad time'. This means that we are to not complain but the realize that we are in a test and that God will overcome, for us, after we successfully pass the test. But, if we have the wrong attitude while in the test, then we will suffer loss instead of victory. Therefore, while going through a test, we need to not complain but start actively witnessing to others about how God will overcome all opposition and bring us out of the test. Part of true Biblical worship is actively act in true Biblical faith, while still in the test.
The sentences in verse 9 through verse 12 recognize God's power and how all of nature is a witness of His power. They recognize that God created this physical universe and, therefore, owns it. The natural man, and all religions, refuse to acknowledge this truth and think they can make demands of God and blame God for whatever doesn't go their way. We need to truly recognize this truth, and the witnesses that God provides, in order to maintain a right attitude in our personal worship. (The notes for these sentences provide further Biblical references which support the truths presented.)
The sentences in verse 13 through verse 17 recognize God's power and how it is applied to justice and judgment. It seems like God does not judge sin and terrible people get away with doing terrible things. However, they are not judged until after they die and God is done collecting undeniable evidence to justify His judgment of them. In addition, God is also collecting undeniable evidence to justify His judgment of us. Therefore, we need to include, in our personal worship, true Biblical faith in God's future justice and judgment.
Sentences verse 13 through verse 24 recognize God's power and recognize that the LORD is our defence. It gives us references to king David and how God protected him even though he sinned. Since God never changes (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8), the truly saved can rely upon God treating us like He treated His children in the past. That means discipline for ongoing sin and everlasting rewards for true Biblical obedience and true Biblical worship. As part of this, true Biblical worship requires us giving all glory to God for the blessings that He gives us personally and that He does in the world around us.
One reaspon to study the Old Testament is to learn howGod dealt with His children in different circumstances. We are to have true Biblical faith that God will deal with us the same way when we are in those circumstances.
Sentences verse 36 through verse 45 Gives us prophecy about Jesus. Within these verses, sentences verse 36 through verse 37 tell us the future blessing of the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sentences verse 38 through verse 45 tell us about His suffering when He paid the cost of our salvation. Both sections end in Selah, which means 'think about it'. We need to think about the return of Christ to rule this world and truly worship God for those promises. We also need to do what the word of God says is required in order to participate in His return. Not all saved will be allowed to return with Christ, to rule under Him for 1,000 years.
Sentences verse 38 through verse 45 tell us about His suffering when He paid the cost of our salvation. We need to seriously consider what He suffered to pay for our personal sin and not just figure that He suffered for the sins of the whole world (1John 2:2) and not apply this truth in our own personal sin. Part of our worship needs to thank Him for paying the price for our personal sin.
Sentences verse 46 through verse 48 describes how Jesus felt as a literal physical man who was suffering for our sins. Where the prior section describes how God the Father made Him suffer for our sins, this section describes how He felt as He experiences what God the Father put Him through. True worship requires us to express thanks for His willingness to feel such suffering for us. It should make us willing to follow His example and suffer whatever is required in order to fulfill the ministry which God gives to us personally. This section is to prepare us for true Biblical service.
Sentence verse 49 is a reference to Bible truth. All that we do or think must be based upon the word of God if we want our worship, and our life, to truly be pleasing to God.
Sentence verse 50-51 is a prayer to end our personal worship. It is a prayer that our Lord Jesus Christ would have prayed and is an example for us to follow.
Sentence verse 52 through verse 52 are the summary and end of true Biblical worship and should be the end of personal prayer.

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C89-S1 (Verse 1) How to start true Biblical worship.

True Biblical worship is personal in nature.

I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:

True Biblical worship requires active witnessing.

with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

All worship is to start with recognizing the attributes of God. Someone called it 'worth ship'. Our sentence starts with two actions of worship: singing and witnessing. We are to recognize, and sing about, God's mercy. That means also recognizing our personal need for mercy because we are sinners.

Next, we see the need to tells others. People who claim to be saved, but don't witness for God, are refusing their own position and God's position in a true salvation relationship. In addition, the psalmist writes: my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. We all find it easier to whiteness to some people that to others. However, the command is to Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. We are to trust God to speak through us, especially to people whom we are not naturally comfortable speaking to.

As already mentioned, our worship is not right with God if it does not motivate us to go about and witness to others about all that God is and all that God does.

Please see the note for Romans 15:9 about the word sing. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to utter sounds with various inflections of melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune'. Please also see the note for Ephesians 5:19 about the word singing. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word sing'. Please also see the note for Acts 16:25 about the word sang. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word sing'. Please also see the note for Matthew 26:30 about the word sung. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word sing'. Please also see the note for Revelation 5:9 about the word song. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'in general, that which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of the human voice or that of a bird'.

Please see the note for Matthew 9:13 about the word mercy. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'not receiving the punishment that you justly deserve'. Please see the note for Romans C12S1 about the word mercies. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'multiple forms of the word mercy'. Please also see the note for Matthew 5:7 about the word merciful. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'full of mercy'.

Please see this Study on the title of Lord. This reference, Verses, provides links to all of the references in the New Testament. Please also see the note for Romans 10:12 about the phrase Lord of all. Please also see the note for Revelation 14:14 about the phrase Lord of Lords. Please also see the note for Galatians C6S6 about the phrase LORD looketh on The heart. Please also see the note for Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-46; Luke 22:17-20 and 1Corinthians 11:23-34 about the phrase Lord's Supper. Please also see1Corinthians 11:25 about The word sup. Please also see the note for Romans 10:13 about the phrase Lord and call. Please also see the note for Luke 22:25 about the word lordship. Please also see the note for Luke 13:35 about the phrase name of The Lord. Please also see the note for Romans C15S9 about the phrase praise The Lord. Please also see the note for John 20:2-LJC about the phrase risen Jesus is Lord. Please also see the note for John 20:2-LJC about the phrase risen Jesus is Lord. Please also see the note for Acts 17:24-28 about the phrase seek The Lord. Please also see the note for John 15:20 about the phrase servant and lord / master. Please also see the note for Luke 22:7 about the phrase symbols of The Lord's Supper in Passover. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 6:16 about the phrase temple of the Lord. Please also see the note for Matthew 19:21 about the phrase testimonies of the LORD. Please also see the note for Mark 1:3 about the phrase way of The Lord. Please also see the note for 1Thessalonians 1:8 about the phrase word of The Lord.

Please see the note for Luke 1:64 about the word mouth. The New Testament definition is: 'the mouth consists of the lips, the gums, the insides of the cheeks, the palate, the saliva glands, the uvula and tonsils. It is sometimes used in Scripture for speaker'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 2:17 about the word speak.

Please see the note for know in 1John about the word know. The New Testament definition is: 'A clear and certain perception of that which exists, or of truth and fact; and the perception of the connection and agreement, or disagreement between various truths and acts. Within the Biblical usage is the knowledge that comes only from personal intimate experience'. The th, in the word knoweth, makes it a 'life-style knowing'. Please see the note for Philippians 1:9-11 about the word knowledge. Please see the note for Matthew 1:25 about the word knew. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Past tense form of know. Also used for intimate knowledge as Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived'. The New Testament definition, for the word knewest is: 'A life-style past tense form of know'. Please see the note for Romans C6S5 about the phrase Know ye not. The New Testament definition, for this phrase, is asking the question: 'How could you not know something that is so obvious?'. Please see the note for Romans C11S4 about the word foreknow. Please see the note for Galatians 1:22 about the word unknown. Please see the note for 1Corinthians C16S17 about the word acknowledge. True Biblical knowledge includes the most intimate and personal type of knowledge which comes from personal experience.

Please see the note for Romans 3:27 about the word faith. That note has many links to many other notes which deal with this doctrine in different ways. Please also see the notes for 1Corinthians C1S3; 2Corinthians C1S17; Galatians C3S27; Ephesians 6:23-LJC; Philippians 1:25-26 and 2Timothy C1S2 about the word faith. The New Testament definition is: 'an action word that is based upon a belief in a promise found within the Bible with the action dictated by the Bible and the understanding that our action does not force God to act nor determines when or how God acts but proves that of our own free will we are giving God permission to act in and through our life to do what He promised within His Word'. Please also see the note for the Word Study on Faith about the word faithful. The New Testament definition is: 'Firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of religion. Full of faith, trustful, and not simply trustworthy. being true to oneself, to one's nature, to any promise given, and to any trust committed'. Please also see the note for Hebrews 3:1-LJC about Christ Jesus is faithful. Please also see the notes for Romans 4 and James 2:21-LJC about Abraham's faith. Please also see the note for 2Timothy C1S2 about the phrase faith: unfeigned. Please also see the note for 2Peter 2:3 about the word feign. Please also see the note for Romans C10S12 about the phrase faith makes us not ashamed. Please also see the note for Ephesians C1S2 about the phrase just shall live by faith. Please also see the note for Romans C11S6 about the phrase just shall live by his faith. Please also see the note for Romans C3S29 about the phrase justification by faith. Please also see the note for Romans C3S25 about Law and faith. Please also see the note for Romans C9S28 about live / walk by faith. Please see the note for James 2:14 for links to every verse in the New Testament where the words faith and works contained within the same verse.

Please see the note for Colossians C1S6 about the word generation. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the average lifespan of man. Since the lifespan of man changed throughout history, the length of years also changed from 900 years to 20 years'. We find this word, within this book, in: our current sentence and C89-S4.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'I will. Ps 86:12-13; 101:1; 106:1; 136 with. Ps 40:9-10; 71:8,15-19 thy faithfulness. Ps 89:5,8,33,49; 36:5; 92:2; Isa 25:1; La 3:23; Mic 7:20; Tit 1:2 all generations. Heb. generation and generation. Ps 89:4; 119:90 (margin) exp: Ps 90:1; 100:5. General references. exp: Ps 89:4; 117:2; 119:54.'

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C89-S2 (Verse 2) Why we are to worship God's way.

There is no end to God's mercy, which we need.

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:

God's mercy is based upon God's faithfulness.

thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

Our sentence starts with the word for, which means that our sentence is giving a reason why the prior sentence is true. That is, this is why the psalmist will sing and witness. God's mercy builds upon prior mercy and continues for ever.

In addition, our sentence uses the plural form of the word heavens. The first heaven is God's eternal home where His mercies will be displayed for ever. The second heaven is our atmosphere, where Psalms 19:1; Psalms 50:6 and Psalms 97:6 all tell us that our atmosphere declares God's righteousness and glory. The third heaven is space, where we see things like the movement of planets to do God's will like cause Noah's flood. Also, men use computer programs to compute the movement of things in space and where to aim rockets to have satellites pass near to send back information. However, the computers kept sending the rockets to miss until someone added up all the Biblical references to God changing time and putting that number in to the computer program as a constant. Even nonbelievers have to recognize that God controls everything in space. We find this word, within this Psalm, in: our current sentence; C89-S5; C89-S6; C89-S13; C89-S30 and C89-S36.

Since all of nature, in space and on Earth, is consistent, those things show that God's faithfulness is established.

Mercy can not be earned. Our true Godly worship must have thankfulness to God for His mercy right after recognizing our true relationship with a holy God and our need for God's mercy.

Please see the note for Romans 11:1 about the phrase I say. The New Testament definition is: 'This phrase expresses a personal opinion, which usually follows the phrase'. Bible authors uses this phrase when they introduces their own point into an ongoing discussion. When Jesus says this phrase, He is giving a personal command. Please see the note for Revelation 1:8 and the Concordance for all references to the word saith. Please also see the note for Romans C10S28 about the word gainsaying. Please also see the note for Matthew 26:1 about the word sayings (plural). Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 2:17 about the word speak. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 3:12-14 about the word speech. Please also see the note for Ephesians C4S15 about the phrase evil speaking. The words speaketh and saith mean that the person 'keeps on keeping on doing the saying'.

Please see the note for Matthew 7:24-25 about the word built. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense of the word build'. Please also see the note for Acts 17:25 about the word build. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to framed and raise something; to construct'. Please also see the note for Luke 17:28 about the word builded. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense of the word build'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians 3:10 about the word buildeth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the noun form of a life-style form of the word build'. Please also see the note for Matthew 27:40 about the word buildest. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the verb form of a life-style form of the word build'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians 3:9 about the word building. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the verb form is an ongoing form of the word build. The noun form is what has been built'. Please also see the note for 1Peter 2:7-8 about the word builders. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the plural form of the word builder'. Please also see the note for 1Peter 2:7-8 about the word builder. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the person who builds'.

Please see the note for Matthew 18:16 about the word establish. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to fix; to settle in a state for permanence; to make firm'. We find this word, within this Psalm, in: our current sentence; C89-S21; C89-S36.

Please see the note for Philippians 2:9-11 about the word heaven. The New Testament definition is: 'According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens, (a) the firmament, as "fowls of the heaven" (Ge 2:19; 7:3,23; Ps 8:8, etc.), "The eagles of heaven" (La 4:19), etc. (b) the starry heavens (De 17:3; Jer 8:2; Mt 24:29). (c) "The heaven of heavens," or "The third heaven" is the home of God (De 10:14; 1Ki 8:27; Ps 115:16; 148:4; 2Co 12:2). the phrase "heaven and earth" is used to indicate the whole universe (Ge 1:1; Jer 23:24; Ac 17:24)'. Please also see the note for 1Peter 1:2-LJC about the phrase things in Heaven. Please also see the note for Matthew 3:2 about the phrase kingdom of heaven. Please also see the note for Revelation 20:9 about the phrase fire from Heaven. Please also see the note for Revelation 21:4 about 'no tears in heaven is a lie'. Please also see the Message called Laying up Treasure in Heaven.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Mercy. Ps 36:5; 103:17; Ne 1:5; 9:17,31; Lu 1:50; Eph 1:6-7 exp: Ps 89:14. faithfulness Ps 89:5,37; 119:89; 146:6; Nu 23:19; Mt 24:35; Heb 6:18'

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C89-S3 (Verse 3-4) God's promise which God kept and is the basis for true Biblical worship.

God made a covenant.

I have made a covenant with my chosen,

How God assured the faithfulness of His covenant.

I have sworn unto David my servant,

What the covenant was.

Thy seed will I establish for ever,

The second part of God's covenant

and build up thy throne to all generations.

This is referencing God's promise of the 1,000 year reign of Christ. That is when God will restore the Earth to how it was before man sinned and there will be constant peace on Earth. The phrase thy seed is a direct reference to Christ. He is the person whom God will establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations.

God does not change (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). Historically, we know how God kept this covenant with king David. Likewise, He will keep the covenants He makes with us, especially the covenant of everlasting salvation. Our true Biblical worship needs to thank God for His faithfulness and, because of that characteristic of God, that we can not lose our salvation.

Please see the note for Galatians C3-S16 about the word covenant. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A mutual consent or agreement of two or more persons, to do or to forbear some act or thing; a spiritual contract'. Please also see the note for Romans C1S16 about the phrase covenant breakers. Please also see the note for Hebrews 9:15 about the phrase testament, new / new covenant.

Please see the note for 2Timothy 2:4 about the words chosen. The New Testament definition for it is: 'Past-tense form of choose'. Please see the note for Philippians 1:22 about the word choose. The New Testament definition fort is: 'to pick out; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more things offered; to make choice of'.

Please see the note for James 5:12 about the word swear. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed'. Please also see the note for Mark 6:23 about the word sware. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word swear'. Please also see the note for Acts 2:30 about the word sworn. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word swear'. Please see the note for Matthew 23:18 for links to every place in the Bible where we find the word sweareth The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word swear'. The word swearing is only found in the Old Testament.

Please see the note for Matthew 1:1 about the name of David. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'recognized by God and by Jews as the greatest king, short of Christ, of the Jewish nation'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:26-27 about the phrase house of David. Please also see the note for Verses in The New Testament about the phrase Son of David.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C7S27 about the word servant. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to work for; to bestow the labor of body and mind in the employment of another. God uses devils but does not call them His servants. All true servants of God are saved'. The word servants is: 'the plural form of the word servant'. Please also see the note for Matthew 18:29 about the word fellowservant. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'a servant with the same master as another servant. Used only for people in the ministry'. Please also see the note for Matthew 4:10 about the word serve. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to work for; to bestow the labor of body and mind in the employment of another'. Please also see the note for Luke 2:37 about the word served. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Romans 14:18 for links to every place in the New Testament where we find the word serveth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Acts 20:19 for links to every place in the Bible where we find the word serving The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Philippians 2:17 about the word service. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'in a general sense, labor of body or of body and mind, performed at the command of a superior, or the pursuance of duty, or for the benefit of another'. Please also see the note for Ephesians 6:6 about the word eyeservice. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'n. Service performed only under inspection or the eye of an employer'. Please also see the note for John 15:20 about the phrase servant and lord / master.

Please see the note for Galatians C3-S17 about the word seed. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the substance, animal or vegetable, which nature prepares for the reproduction and conservation of the species. This word is used symbolically for The word of God'. Forms of this word are used, in this Gospel, in: our current sentence; Psalms 89:29 and Psalms 89:36.

Please see the note for Matthew 18:16 about the word establish. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to fix; to settle in a state for permanence; to make firm'.

Please see the note for Colossians C1S3 about the word throne. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A royal chair or seat of dignity that a person sits in when they are acting within their official role'. This word is used, in this Psalm, in: our current sentence; C89-S14; C89-S29; C89-S36; C89-S44.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'made. Ps 89:28,34,39; 2Sa 7:10-16; 23:5; 1Ki 8:16; Isa 55:3; Jer 30:9; 33:20-21; Eze 34:23-24; Ho 3:5; Lu 1:32-33 my chosen. Ps 89:19; 78:70; Isa 42:1; Mt 3:17; 12:18-21 sworn. Ps 89:35; 132:11; 2Sa 3:9; Ac 2:30; Heb 7:21'

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C89-S4 (Verse 4) Selah.

This means: 'think about it'. We find this word, within this Psalm, in: our current sentence; C89-S37; C89-S46 and C89-S53.

Unless we actively think on God's faithfulness and His promises, we will miss a lot of what we should praise God about.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'General references. Ps 89:1,29,36; 72:17; 132:12; 2Sa 7:12-16,29; 1Ki 9:5; 1Ch 17:10-14; 22:10; Isa 9:6-7; Zec 12:8; Lu 1:32-33; 20:41-44; Ac 13:32-37; Ro 1:3-4; 15:12; Php 2:9-11; Re 22:16'

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C89-S5 (Verse 5) More evidence which God provided for His faithfulness.

All of space and our air are a witness of God's faithfulness.

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:

All of true Biblical saints also testify of God's faithfulness.

thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

Once more we read that the heavens shall praise thy wonders. The weather, which men can not control but which God obviously controls, show that God's power is much greater than man's power. Men like to claim the power in atomic bombs, but none have ever come close to matching some historic volcano explosions. In addition, things like bees flying shows God's wonder because, according to men, bees should not be able to fly and hummingbirds should not be able to fly while asleep.

Our sentence continues with thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints and the colon separating the two parts of this sentence make the two parts equivalent. That is, God's miracles for His true saints are witnesses to God's love and faithfulness to those who not only are saved but truly serve God. And, our Psalm started by telling us to sing and tell us about God's faithfulness as the start of personal worship.

Our sentence uses the plural form of the word heavens. The first heaven is God's eternal home where His mercies will be displayed for ever. The second heaven is our atmosphere, where Psalms 19:1; Psalms 50:6 and Psalms 97:6 all tell us that our atmosphere declares God's righteousness and glory. The third heaven is space, where we see things like the movement of planets to do God's will like cause Noah's flood. Also, men use computer programs to compute the movement of things in space and where to aim rockets to have satellites pass near to send back information. However, the computers kept sending the rockets to miss until someone added up all the Biblical references to God changing time and putting that number in to the computer program as a constant. Even nonbelievers have to recognize that God controls everything in space.

Our true Biblical worship is to include recognition of all of the evidences that God provides about His existence and His character.

Please see the note for Philippians 2:9-11 about the word heaven. The New Testament definition is: 'According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens, (a) the firmament, as "fowls of the heaven" (Ge 2:19; 7:3,23; Ps 8:8, etc.), "the eagles of heaven" (La 4:19), etc. (b) the starry heavens (De 17:3; Jer 8:2; Mt 24:29). (c) "the heaven of heavens," or "the third heaven" is the home of God (De 10:14; 1Ki 8:27; Ps 115:16; 148:4; 2Co 12:2). the phrase "heaven and earth" is used to indicate the whole universe (Ge 1:1; Jer 23:24; Ac 17:24)'. Please also see the note for 1Peter 1:2-LJC about the phrase things in Heaven. Please also see the note for Matthew 3:2 about the phrase kingdom of heaven. Please also see the note for Revelation 20:9 about the phrase fire from Heaven. Please also see the note for Revelation 21:4 about 'no tears in heaven is a lie'. Please also see the Message called Laying up Treasure in Heaven.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C11S2 about the word praise. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Commendation bestowed on a person for his personal virtues or worthy actions, on meritorious actions themselves, or on anything valuable; approbation expressed in words or song'. Please also see the note for Romans C15S9 about the phrase praise the Lord. Forms of the word praise are also found in this Psalm only in our current sentence.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 12:12 about the word wonder. The New Testament definition, of this word is: 'That emotion which is excited by novelty, something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood'. Please also see the note for Matthew 7:22 about the word wonderful. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; exciting surprise; strange; astonishing'. Please see the Minor Titles of the Son of God Section, of the Significant Gospel Events Study, for links to this name and other titles for Jesus. We find forms of this word, within this book, in: our current sentence and Mark 13:22.

We find forms of the word congregation occurring 367 times in 334 verses of the Bible, but only once within the New Testament. The Morrish Bible Dictionary defines this word as: 'the term is constantly applied in the O.T. to the community of Israel, and also to the actual assembling together of the people according to the unity of the congregation. Every descendant of the twelve tribes formed a part of that community. those of other nations were received into the congregation on becoming PROSELYTES, q.v. the Ammonite and the Moabite were forbidden ever to come into the congregation of Jehovah, and there were a few other restrictions. De 23:1-4. for various offences an Israelite was cut off from the congregation. Ex 12:19; Nu 9:13, etc'.

Please see the note for Matthew 27:51-53 about the word saint. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A fully spiritually mature saved person'. Such people should be actively involved in the ministry of the church. Please also see the message called Spiritual Maturity Levels according to the Bible in order to understand how the word of God uses different words for different levels of spiritual maturity within saved people. Please also see the messages called: Spiritual Maturity Levels according to the Bible and Called to be Saints for more details. This word is used, in this Psalm, in: our current sentence and C89-S8.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'heavens. Ps 19:1; 50:6; 97:6; Isa 44:23; Lu 2:10-15; Eph 3:10; 1Pe 1:12; Re 5:11-14; 7:10-12 in the congregation. Ps 89:7; De 33:2; Da 7:10; 2Th 1:7; Heb 12:22-23; Jude 1:14-15; Re 19:1-6 exp: Ps 149:1'

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C89-S6 (Verse 6) The true perspective to take when worshipping God.

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD?

Once more we have a sentence starting with the word for, which means that our sentence is giving a reason why the prior sentence is true. That is, all men together can not even come close to the wisdom and power that God displays through nature and miracles. Romans 1:28-31 tells us that God gives people over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not because they do not like to retain God in their knowledge. The results are things we see all throughout the world today. We will not see any improvement in our world until we change the thinking of most people, including the lost, and that will only happen by saved people obeying the first sentences of our Psalm. Thus, our true obedience does more than just get people into Heaven. The percentage of church members, who claim to be saved and serve God, and who also truly obey the 'Great Commission' is so low that it justifies lost people believing lies.

Our sentence uses the singular form of the word heaven. This heaven is God's eternal home where His mercies will be displayed for ever.

Our true Biblical worship is to include the recognition that no being anywhere has the power and authority of God. Many tell us that we should pray to some being other than our Lord Jesus Christ, but the true word of God says otherwise. Our true Biblical worship is to match the character of the true God and be according to His word.

We find the word compared in: our current sentence; Proverbs 3:15; Proverbs 8:11; Song 1:9 and Mark 4:30. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word compare'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians 2:13 about the word comparing. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word compare'. Please also see the note for Mark 4:30 about the word compare. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to set or bring things together in fact or in contemplation, and to examine the relations they bear to each other, with a view to ascertain their agreement or disagreement'. Please also see the note for Luke 22:4 about the word compared. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word compare'. The word comparable is only found in the Old Testament.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'For who. Ps 89:8; 40:5; 71:19; 73:25; 86:8; 113:5; Ex 15:11; Jer 10:6 exp: Jer 50:44. General references. exp: Isa 40:18; 46:5'

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C89-S7 (Verse 6) We need to acknowledge that no man can match God in anything.

who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

This sentence is added to the prior and is part of the reason why truly saved people need to truly obey the 'Great Commission' as part of their personal worship of God. People, especially lost people, like to lift up famous men. But, as our question asks: who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? Who can match the wisdom and power displayed by God. Not even Satan can match God. But, devils deceive people into thinking that men, or devils, are greater than God because the truly saved do not witness about God as part of their personal worship of God.

Our sentence uses the word Lord because that is the role of God which deals with law and judgments. Many religions and people claim that they can change God's law and judgments and that God has to submit to their doctrine. Our sentence makes it clear that all such claims are foolish lies. No other being has the power or authority to change God's law and judgments and none have the power or authority to demand that God submit to them. That is why Satan and all devils were kicked out of Heaven and will end up in the lake of fire. The same will happen to people who believe that they, or some religious leader, can force God to submit to them.

Our true Biblical worship is to be limited to what God wrote in His word. Many religions tell us to listen to some man who claimed to 'add to and/or correct the word of God', but no man has the power, nor the authority, to do that. Our true Biblical worship is to be limited to EXACTLY what God wrote in His word with not additions, no subtractions and no corrections.

Most of the notes on son are dealing with the Son of God. Neither reference in this Psalm deal with Him. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'a son receives the character of his father'. Paul had three preachers (Timothy, Titus and Onesimus) as his sons, even though e was not the physical father of any of them. The notes, which deal with other sons, are: James The son of Alphaeus; James The Lord's brother; James The son of Zebedee; son of man (lower-case = man)Galatians C4S3 and the Book Study on the word son: Matthew 1:1; Concordance; Summary on The name / role and Verses in The New Testament.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 10:3-6 about the word might. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Having great strength or power; very strong or vigorous; as a mighty arm'. In this sentence, John is speaking about spiritual power, which is often identified as power with God. Please also see the note for Revelation 4:8-LJC about the word Almighty. We also find forms of this word, within this book, in: our current sentence; C89-S; C89-S21 and C89-S55.

Please see the note for Matthew 7:24-25 about the word liken. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to compare; to represent as resembling or similar'. Please also see the note for Philippians 2:5-8 about the words like and likeness. Please see the note for Mark 4:16-17 about the word likewise. Please also see the note for Romans 15:5 about the word likeminded.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'the sons. Ps 29:1 (margin) Ps 52:1 General references. exp: Isa 40:18; 46:5.'

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C89-S8 (Verse 7) The right reaction of saved people.

We need true fear of God in order to stop our own personal sinning.

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,

We need to teach others, including the lost, to have a true reverence for God.

and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

Now, many are taught doctrinal error about this sentence and similar sentences in the Bible. Men claim that fear of God means: 'deep abiding respect'. Imagine two people driving above the speed limit, and one is a preacher and the other is wanted by law enforcement. They each see a police car. If they are only going a little above the speed limit, the preacher will not change his speed while the person wanted by law enforcement will slow down to below the speed limit. The preacher respects the police but does not fear respect. The person wanted by law enforcement does not respect the police but does fear arrest. The difference in reaction is directly due to the difference in the definitions of the words fear and respect.

Devil motivated religious people teach this doctrinal error and many people believe it because it excuses their lazy disobedience to the word of God and they do not verify the truth in the word of God before accepting the doctrinal error. True fear of God is the absolute assurance that God will punish His true children who live in disobedience to God's commandments. Our sentence tells us that the truly saved are too= fear God and that God is to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. Our next two sentences tell us why we are to obey this sentence and the sentences after those two recognize the evidence which God has provided for use to believe what is written in this Psalm.

Our true Biblical worship is to include the true Biblical fear of God. Otherwise, we will make excuses for our sins and not stop our personal sinning.

Please see the Doctrinal Study on God. Please also see the note for 1John 3:9 about the phrase born of God. Please also see the message called Born of God. Please also see the note for Romans 8:16 about the phrase children of God. Please also see the note for 2Thessalonians 1:4 about the phrase church(es) of God. Please also see the note for Lord Jesus Christ Overview about the phrase doctrine of The names/roles of the Son of God. Please also see the note for John 4:10 about the phrase gift of God. Please also see the note for Revelation 4:11-LJC about the phrase God created us. Please also see the note for Malachi 3:6 and Hebrews 13:8 about the phrase God does not change. Please also see the note for Galatians C3S25 about the phrase God Forbid. Please also see the note for Romans C11S27 about the phrase God is able. Please also see the note for Romans C11S1 about the phrase God will not cast away his people. Please also see the note for 2Peter 2:9 about the word godly. Please also see the note for Acts 7:40 about the word gods (lower-case). Please also see the note for Doctrine of God about the phrase hand of God. Please also see the note for 1Peter 4:17 about the phrase house of God. Please also see the note for John 8:58 about the phrase I am (said by God). Please also see the note for Revelation 19:2-LJC about the phrase judged by God. Please also see the note for Galatians C5S20 and Doctrinal Study about the phrase kingdom of God. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C6S16 about the phrase kingdom of God rejected by lifestyle sins. Please alsoGod's Laws for The New Testament. Please also see the note for John 5:42 about the phrase love of God. Please also see the note for Philippians 4:7 about the phrase peace of God. Please also see the note for Romans 10:15 and Hebrews 12:14-LJC about the phrase peace with God. Please also see the note for John 5:41 about the phrase power of God. Please also see the note for Mark 16:19 about the phrase right hand of God. Please also seeMinor Titles of The Son of God. Please also see the note for Revelation 1:4 about the phrase seven Spirits of God. Please also see the notes for Romans C8S14; Verses in The New Testament. Summary on The name / role about the phrase Son of God. Please also see the notes for Verses in The New Testament. Summary on The name / role about the phrase Son of man (upper-case=Son of God). Please also see the note for Galatians C4S3 about the phrase sons of God. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 6:16 about the phrase temple of God. Please also see the note for Luke 4:12 about the phrase tempt God. Please also seeTestimony of God. Please also see the note for Romans C11S40 about the phrase things due to God. Please also see the note for Romans 4:5 about the word ungodly. Please also see the note for 1Peter 2:15 about the phrase will of God. Please also see the note for John 5:1 about the phrase witnesses given by Jesus to show that He is God. Please also see the note for Romans C10S22 about the phrase word of God. Please also see the note for Romans C10S22 about the phrase words of God.

Please see the note for Romans C11S25 about the word fear. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger'. Please also see the note for Matthew 14:5 about the word feared. Please also see the note for Mark 5:33 about the word fearing. Please also see the Study called Fear the Lord. Please also see the note for Matthew 10:26 about the phrase fear not. Please also see the note for Matthew 8:26 about the word fearful. Please also see the note for John 6:19 about the word afraid.

Please see the note for Mark 14:53 about the word assembled. Webster's 1828 defines this word as: 'collected into a body; congregated'. Please also see the note for Acts 19:32 about the word assembly. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'a congregation or religious society convened'. The word assemble, and the word assemblies, are only found in the Old Testament. Webster's 1828 defines this word as: 'pp. collected into a body; congregated'.

Please see the note for Hebrews 12:9 about the word reverence. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Fear mingled with respect and esteem; veneration'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'General references. Ps 76:7-11; Le 10:3; Isa 6:2-7; 66:2; Jer 10:7,10; Mt 10:28; Lu 12:4-5; Ac 5:11; Heb 12:28-29; Re 15:3-4 exp: Ge 18:30; Job 37:1.'

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C89-S9 (Verse 8) We need to realize that there is no being who can challenge God and win.

O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?

As our Psalm has already recognized more than once, God is faithful. God keeps all of His promises including His promises to punish His true children who live in direct disobedience to His commandments. And, the most important commandment is the one Which Jesus Christ gave to the church as He returned to Heaven. In addition, as our sentence asks, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? Who can keep God from punishing disobedient children like He promises? People think that they can truly worship God while they deliberately live in ongoing sin. They them wonder why God won't give them miracles and bless them while they think they truly worship God. God judges the heart and calls the attitude of heart, which justifies ongoing sin, something that He refuses to bless. And, no one is strong enough to stop God punishing certain attitudes of heart by His true children.

Our true Biblical worship is to include recognition of God's power and authority, especially when it comes to His role as Lord. Many devils and devil motivated religious leaders and philosophers claim that they can change God's laws of God's written and perfectly preserved English written word of God. But. as our sentence points out, no other being truly has such power not authority. Therefore, all such claims only prove that such people are deceived and too foolish to realize it or that they are a deliberately devil motivated liar.

Please see the note for Luke 10:35 about the word host. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality'. In this sentence, the phrase The host of heaven means: 'all of the spiritual devils in the atmosphere who want the worship of men'.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 10:3-6 about the words strong, stronger, and strongest. The New Testament definition, for the word strong is: 'Having physical active power, or great physical power'. The New Testament definition, for the word strong is: 'Having physical active power, or great physical power'. The New Testament definition, for the word stronger is: 'having more strength'. The New Testament definition, for the word strongest is: 'having the most strength'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians C1S6 about the word strength. Please also see the note for 1Peter 5:10 about the word strengthen. Please also see the note for Acts 9:19 about the word strengthened. Please also see the note for Acts 18:23 about the word strengthening. Please also see the note for Acts 18:23 about the word strengthening.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'O Lord. Ps 84:12; Jos 22:22; Isa 28:22 a strong. Ps 89:13; 24:8; 147:5; 1Sa 15:19; Job 9:19; Isa 40:25-26; Jer 32:17; Mt 6:13 like. Ps 89:6; 35:10; 71:19; De 32:31; 1Sa 2:2 exp: Ps 113:5. General references. exp: Isa 40:18; 46:5.'

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C89-S10 (Verse 8) We need to realize that no being can stop God from keeping all of His promises and all of His prophecies.

or to thy faithfulness round about thee?

Our sentence adds another thing to why we are to fear God and Hold Him in reverence. God is truly faithful but God's sense of time is difference from men's sense of time. God waits until everything is just right before acting. Men only look at their own personal circumstances. So, they miss certain things which are critical to God working. Think about Abraham and Sarah waiting for a child. God was waiting to, symbolically, show the miraculous birth of Jesus. But, Abraham and Sarah did not know that and it seemed as if God would not keep His promise. Likewise, when God's children are suffering in the flesh, it can seem like God forgot them of His promise to them. God's people need to just understand that God is considering more than their own personal circumstances and that God will increase their personal rewards for being faithful to the promises of God while they continue to suffer in the flesh. No one can stop God from keeping all of His promises. We need to recognize that there is something that God is waiting to happen and truly witness about the future promise of God that we will receive in His time. This is especially true and our chance to display true faith by witnessing while suffering in the flesh.

Our sentence combines God's faithfulness to His power and authority, as Lord, mentioned in the prior sentence. We can have true Biblical faith when it comes to His promises, covenants and prophecies. Since God does not change, and the true word of God is a record of His keeping every promise, covenant and prophecy which He truly made, we can have true Biblical faith in His keeping the ones related to us. And, our true Biblical worship is to include expressions of that faith and thankfulness of what God has promised to us personally.

We are to praise God for His faithfulness, especially when we don't see it and it seems as if God is not listening to us.

Please see the note for Matthew 3:5 about the word round. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'cylindrical; circular; spherical or globular'.

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C89-S11 (Verse 9) God personally controls weather which man can not even influence.

Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

As explained in the notes for prior sentences, this sentence starts several which explain why God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. Notice that our sentence,, and the next sentence, start with Thou, which is defined as: 'you personally'. This is what God does personally. Liars teach a doctrine which claims that nature does this. They claim that nature has a mind and a personality instead of admitting that it is a tool in the hand of God. This false doctrine is the basis of the false worship of nature. Mark 4 and Luke 8 tell us about Jesus Christ calming a sea storm. The book of Jonah starts out by telling us how God created a sea storm to make Jonah stop running from the calling that God gave him. Thus, this sentence, and many other Bible references, tell us that God personally controls the sea and uses it for His purposes. Therefore, current sea storms are directly controlled by God and there is nothing that man can do to stop or alter what God does with nature.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 10:14-16 about the word rule. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Government; control; supreme command or authority'. Please also see the note for John 7:26 about the word ruler. The word ruleth means: 'Ongoing, never stopping, ruling'. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'One that governs, whether emperor, king, pope or governor; any one that exercises supreme power over others'. This sentence is the only place in this Gospel where any form of this word is used.

We find forms of the word raging occurring 50 times in 25 verses of the Bible and, in the New Testament, in: Luke 8:24 and Jude 1:13. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Acting with violence or fury; furious; impetuous; vehemently driven or agitated; as the raging sea or tempest'. Please also see the note for Acts 4:25 about the word rage.

Please see the note for John 6:16-17 about the word sea. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A large body of water, nearly enclosed by land, as the Baltic or the Mediterranean; as the sea of Azof. Seas are properly branches of the ocean, and upon the same level. Also, a large bason, cistern or laver which Solomon made in the temple, so large as to contain more than six thousand gallons. This was called the brazen sea, and used to hold water for the priests to wash themselves'. Please also see the note for John 21:1 about the phrase sea of Tiberias. In addition, it is also called The lake of Gennesareth. Please also see the note for Hebrews 11:29 about the phrase Red Sea.

Please see the note for Jude 1:12-13 about the word wave. The New Testament definition of this word is: 'A moving swell or volume of water; usually, a swell raised and driven by wind'. Please also see the note for James 1:6 about the word waver.

Please see the note for Mark 2:9 about the word arise. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to ascend, mount up or move to a higher place'. Please also see the note for Matthew 2:14 about the word arose. Please also see the note for Matthew 13:21 about the word ariseth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word arise'. Please also see the note for Matthew 5:45 about the word rise. The word risest is only found in the Old Testament. Please also see the note for John 13:4 about the word riseth. Please also see the note for Mark 1:35 about the word rising. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C15S32 about the word raise. Please also see the note for John 20:2-LJC about the phrase risen Jesus is Lord. Please see the note for 1Corinthians C15S32 about the word resurrection. Please also see the note for Romans C8S11 about the 'resurrection of Christ' and about the 'resurrection of Jesus'.

Please see the note for Matthew 20:32 about the word still. The New Testament definition, for the word still is: 'to stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain'. The words stillest, stilleth, and stilled, are only found in the Old Testament. The New Testament definition, for the word stillest is: 'the verb form of the life-style form of the word still'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'General references. Ps 29:10; 65:7; 66:5-6; 93:3-4; 107:25-29; Job 38:8-11; Na 1:4; Mt 8:24-27; 14:32; Mr 4:39,41.'

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C89-S12 (Verse 10) God personally dealt with Rahab.

God's dealing with Rahab.

She truly repented of her sin.

Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces,

The evidence of that change.

as one that is slain;

God protected her after she was truly saved.

thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

Rahab was a harlot who was living for the things of this world. We are not told how God personally hast broken Rahab but we are told that she repented from being a harlot and became part of the lineage of Christ. God doing things may seem terrible to man, but when it leads to true repentance, it is good. Our sentence also says; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. So, it's not what God does but how we react to what God does which determines the results.

Rahab would not have been treated well as a harlot in her former life. When the soldiers demanded that she give up the spies, she risked her life to serve the true God. And, she had to change everything about her life after she was saved. Many people want God to bless their lives when they are not willing to risk anything to serve God, they are not willing to let God change their lives, and they want the results without fulfilling God's requirements to receive the blessing. The psalmist includes this sentence so that people will consider why is truly required to be truly Biblically saved.

Notice that our sentence says: thine enemies. When we truly repent and start serving God then our enemies become God's enemies and He will deal with them. God tells His saved and serving to not get vengeance but to leave the judgment of their enemies to God.

Our true Biblical worship is to be done in all circumstances, regardless of what the circumstances are. Rahab had lost her husband; her sister-in-law returned to her family, as a bad example; her mother-in-law was going to a country that was traditionally the enemies of her people; her decision to go with her mother-in-law required moving to a country and people and culture and language which were totally different from her raising. Yet, she chose to accept it all and trust the true God the provide for her. She had to agree for God to break her from her entire past. True Biblical worship requires us to make the same agreement with God.

The words broken and he word broke are two different spellings for the same word. The New Testament definition for both words is: 'the past-tense forms of the words break and brake'. The word broke is not used in The word of God. Please see the note for Luke 12:39 about the word broken. Webster's 1828 defines this word as: 'Past-tense for Break / Brake. Parted by violence'. Please also see the note for Romans C11S21 about the phrase broken off.

Please see the note for Matthew 9:16 about the word piece. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'a fragment or part of any thing separated from the whole'.

Please see the note for Luke 9:22 about the word slain. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'Physically killed'. Please also see the note for Luke 11:49-51 about the word slay. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the act of physically killing'. Please also see the note for Matthew 2:16 about the word slew. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of slay'. Please also see the note for Romans C13S12 about the word kill. Please also see the note for Romans C6S4 about the words dead / death / die. These words can apply to the physical or the spiritual. Please also see the note for Revelation 2:11 about the phrase second death. Please also see the notes for 1John 5:16 and Romans 6:16 about the phrase sin unto death.

Please see the note for John 16:32 about the word scatter. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to disperse; to dissipate; to separate or remove things to a distance from each other'.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C15S19 about the word enemies. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the plural form of the word enemy'. Please also see the note for Matthew 5:43 about the word enemy. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'a foe; an adversary. According the Bible, Satan is our main spiritual enemy but so also are all devils'.

Please see the note for Luke 1:51 about the word arm. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'part of the body which is also used symbolically for power'. Please also see the note for Luke 11:21 about the word armed. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'furnished with weapons'. Please also see the note for Mark 9:36 about the word arms. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'plural form of the word arm'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 6:7 about the word armour. Please also see the note for Luke 21:20 about the words army / armies.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Thou hast. Ps 78:43-72; 105:27-45; Ex 7-15 Rahab. or, Egypt. exp: Ps 87:4. scattered. Ps 59:11; 68:30; 144:6; Isa 24:1 thy strong arm. Heb. the arm of thy strength. Ex 3:19-20; De 4:34.'

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C89-S13 (Verse 11) God's evidence in nature.

Space, and the atmosphere, are a witness that God controls what happens in them.

The heavens are thine,

Events in the Earth prove that only God can control them.

the earth also is thine:

Why God owns and controls all of nature.

as for the world and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them.

The word thine means 'belongs to you personally'. As Creator, this physical reality is the personal possession of God.

The phrase thou hast founded them means that 'God personality created all of the physical reality'. Therefore, God owns all of it. People want to claim that parts of this world are their own property but we only have stewardship of those parts for a little while. That means that we are to ask God how He wants is to handle everything that He owns. He has the legal right to do with everything, and with us, as He pleases. We need to keep this perspective if we want to truly worship God properly.

Our true Biblical worship is to include recognition that God created all of this physical reality. Therefore, He is the true owner of all of it. People deny creation because they want to steal what belongs to God. From time to time God uses nature to do something that is beyond the control of all men combined. Therefore, God proves such an attitude only proves that the person holding it is an idiotic fool.

Please see the note for Philippians 2:9-11 about the word Earth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the physical planet we reside on, also soil or ground. At times, the application of this word, will focus on only part of the whole'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 5:1 about the word earthly. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'of this world'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 4:7 about the word earthen. Please also see the note for Luke 21:10-11 about the word earthquake. Please see the note for Revelation 10:11-LJC about the kings of the Earth. Please also see the note for Matthew 32-33 about the phrase Judge of all the Earth. Please also see the note for Matthew 5:13 about the phrase salt of the Earth.

Please see the note for Romans C16S33 about the word world. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'all of the people on the Earth as a group'. Please also see the note for Hebrews 9:1 about the word worldly. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'of this world'. Please also see the note for Hebrews 1:2 about the word worlds. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the plural form of the word world'. Please also see the notes on world in 1John. Please also see the Study called End of The World. Please also see the note for John 9:5 about the phrase light of The world. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C1S19 about the phrase wisdom of the world.

Please see the note for Colossians 2:9 about the word fullness / fullness. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'having within its limits all that it can contain'. Please see the note for Romans 1:29 about the word fill. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Properly, to press; to crowd; to stuff. Hence, to put or pour in, till the thing will hold no more'. Please see the note for Philippians 4:18 about the word full. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'abounding with; having a large quantity or abundance. Supplied; not vacant'. Please see the note for Romans 2:27 about the word fulfill.

Please see the note for Luke 6:48 about the word founded. Webster's 1828 defines this word as: 'pp. Set; fixed; established on a basis; begun and built'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'General references. Ps 24:1-2; 50:12; 115:16; Ge 1:1; 2:1; 1Ch 29:11; Job 41:11; 1Co 10:26,28 exp: Job 38:18.'

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C89-S14 (Verse 12) God created evidence that even people who never heard the word of God would see that there is a Creator.

God created the magnetic force of the Earth.

The north and the south thou hast created them:

Lost people will understand and get saved.

Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name

Job 38:4 says: Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.. That was when God created the north and the south and made them the foundation of the magnetic force of the Earth. Even before people had compasses, they used the North Star for guidance. These references are reminders that we need to worship God for the guidance which He provides.

I have not studied all of the references to Tabor and Hermon but they were lands next to the land which God gave to the Jews. They sometimes fought the Jews and they sometimes agreed with them. We can not always win neighbors to God but we sometimes can if our relationship with God is right. These references are reminders that we need to worship God for the protections which He provides. They also remind us that we need to be witnesses for God and for His power and protection of people who belong to Him. .The only way that Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name is if they truly believe a true witness and come to serve God instead of trying to kill the true children of God.

Our true Biblical worship is to include acknowledging what God did, in creation, which no other being can come close to matching. The north and the south reference the magnetic field of the Earth which no being can affect, much match its creation. Tabor and Hermon reference people who did not receive the gospel from the Jews, yet they still received the message of God. God gave us the job of taking His Gospel to the world, but He does not need us.

Also consider the context of the next few sentences which add more details about these reasons to personally worship God.

Please see the note for Colossians 1:9-17 about the word create. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'formed from nothing; caused to exist; produced; generated'. Only God can truly create. Man simply uses the things and energy which God has already created. Please also see the note for 1Peter 4:19 about the word Creator. Please also see the note for Romans 1:20-21 about the word creation. Please see the note for Revelation 4:11-LJC about the phrase God created us. Please see the note for 2Corinthians 5:17 about the phrase new creatures. Please see the note for Colossians 1:9-17 about the word creature. The New Testament definition is: 'that which is created; every being besides the Creator, or every thing not self-existent. the sun, moon and stars; the earth, animals, plants, light, darkness, air, water, etc., are the creatures of God'.

Please see the note for Galatians C4-S24 about the word rejoice. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to have joy again. To experience joy and gladness in a high degree; to be exhilarated with lively and pleasurable sensations; to exult'. The word rejoiceth is: 'A life-style rejoicing'. Please also see the note for Romans C12S8 which tells us to be rejoicing in hope. The acrostic of 'Jesus, others, You' tells us the priorities we must keep within our life if we are to experience true Biblical joy. Please also see the notes for John 1:4 lists 16 attributes of joy. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 7:4 about the word joyful. Please also see the note for Hebrews 12:11 about the word joyous. Please also see the note for Hebrews 10:34 about the word joyfully. Please also see the note for Colossians 1:11 about the word joyfulness. Please also see the note for 1Timothy 6:17-19 about the word enjoy. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians 13:4-7 for links from Treasury of Scripture Knowledge about when we should rejoice and when we should rejoice not.

Please see the note for Philippians 2:9-11 about the word name. The New Testament definition is: 'How a person is identified including their power and authority'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C1S4 about the phrase The name. Please also see the note for Acts 1:23 about the word surname. The New Testament definition is: 'In scripture this means an additional or added name, not a family name, as the word now implies'. Please also see the note for 1Peter 4:14-LJC about the phrase name of Christ. Please also see the note for Luke 13:35 about the phrase name of the Lord. Please also see the Lord Jesus Christ Overview for the doctrine of the names/roles of the Son of God.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'north. Job 26:7 Tabor. Jos 19:22; Jg 4:6,12 exp: Jg 8:18; 1Sa 10:3; Jer 46:18. Hermon. Ps 133:3; De 3:8-9; Jos 12:1 exp: Jos 11:3. rejoice. Ps 65:12-13; Isa 35:1-2; 49:13; 55:12-13 General references. exp: Job 38:18.'

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C89-S15 (Verse 13) God is more powerful than any other being.

God's power described.

Thou hast a mighty arm:

God can do anything

strong is thy hand,
and high is thy right hand.

This sentence recognizes the power of God. It is continuing the theme of the prior sentence. The context reminds us that we are to tell others about God and His might and not about our own physical might. The Jews didn't always rely upon, and witness about, God's truth and power. That is why they had problems with neighbors. If we want God to always protect us, then we need to do our responsibility to be His witness. Others may seem to win over us for a while. But, that is only a test to prove the others that we truly trust in God. After we pass His test, we can rely on God to prove His protection because that is the true reason why He allows us to go through the test in the first place.

Our true Biblical worship is to include recognizing the might and authority of God. No being can prevent Him from keeping His promises to us personally.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 10:3-6 about all forms of the word strong. The New Testament definition, for the word strong is: 'Having physical active power, or great physical power'. The New Testament definition, for the word stronger is: 'Having more strength'. The New Testament definition, for the word strongest is: 'Having most strength'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians C1S6 about the word strength. Forms of the word strong are also found in this Gospel in: our current sentence; 2:40 and 11:21-22.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C12S12 about the word hand. That note has the definition from Webster's 1828 Dictionary and also uses that definition to show why we can't use definitions from men's dictionaries when looking for the Biblical meaning of words. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'In man, the extremity of the arm, consisting of the palm and fingers, connected with the arm at the wrist; the part with which we hold and use any instrument. Spiritually, It is used as the symbol of human action'. Please also see the note for Matthew 18:28 about the phrase laid hands. The saved are commanded to lay up treasure in Heaven before they leave this world. Please also see the Doctrinal Study on Doctrine of God about the phrase hand of God and the phrase The right hand of God Please also see the note for Luke 1:38 about the word handmaid. The New Testament definition, for this phrase, is: 'a female slave'. Please also see the note for Colossians C2-S11 about the word touch. We, generally, use our hand when we touch. Please also see the note for Matthew 3:1-2 about the phrase at hand. This phrase is defined as: 'it will happen very soon'. Please also see the note for Mark 13:11 for the word beforehand. The New Testament definition of this phrase is: 'In a state of anticipation or preoccupation'. Please see the note for 1John 1:1-3 about the word handle. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Touched; treated; managed'. The word handwriting is: 'writing done with a personal hand'. Please see the note for Mark 16:19 about the phrase right hand of God. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'His hand of power'. Please see the note for Mark 16:19 about the phrase right hand of God. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'His hand of power'.

Please see the note for Matthew 4:8 about the word high. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'extending a great distance above the surface of the earth or the position of another thing'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:32 about the word highest. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'at a height that nothing else can match'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:28 about the word highly. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to a great height or to a great degree'. Please also see the note for Luke 14:10 about the word higher. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'having more height than another object'. Please also see the note on Romans 11:20 about the word highminded. Please also see the note on Mark 10:46 about the word highway. Please also see the note for Mark 14:63 about the phrase high priest. The word highness is only found in the Old Testament.

Please see the note for Mark 16:19 about the phrase right hand of God. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'His hand of power'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'a mighty arm. Heb. an arm with might. Ps 89:10; 62:11; Da 4:34-35; Mt 6:13.'

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C89-S16 (Verse 14) How God always acts.

How God judges.

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne:

The heart behind God's judgment.

mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

We will all eventually face justice and judgment at the personal throne of God. The saved will be at the judgment seat of Christ (Romans 14:10 2Corinthians 5:10). The lost at the great white throne (Revelation 20:11). All will be judged for their works. A commonly believed, and preached, doctrinal lie is: 'no tears in Heaven'. God does NOT wipe away all tears from their (currently saved) eyes until after 1,007 years after the Rapture and some saved will receive therefore the terror of the Lord at the judgment seat of Christ (2Corinthians 5:10-11). There is more on my web site but Isaiah 66:23-24 tells us that such saved people will have tears an average of more than twice a week for more than 1,006 years if they are not serving God in this life.

The second, equivalent, part of our sentence tells us mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Since God's face is seen on His throne, when we are judged, the saved need to receive mercy before they get at God's throne. They do this be accepting truth. And, a major truth is that 1John 1:8-9 says: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we do not let Him cleanse us from all unrighteousness then the and lets us know that He will also not forgive us our sins and we will meet them at the judgment seat of Christ. Such saved people should expect tears for more than 1,006 years.

Our true Biblical worship is to include that God will judge everyone, including us, and that He will do it with Justice and truth. But, mercy is reserved for the saved who also spend this physical life serving God. Those who are saved, but not serving God in this life, do not fulfill God's requirement to receive mercy.

The word Justice is only used in the Old Testament. Webster's 1828 defines this word as: ', n. L. justitia, from justus, just. 1. The virtue which consists in giving to every one what is his due; practical conformity to the laws and to principles of rectitude in the dealings of men with each other; honesty; integrity in commerce or mutual intercourse. Justice is distributive or commutative. Distributive justice belongs to magistrates or rulers, and consists in distributing to every man that right or equity which the laws and the principles of equity require; or in deciding controversies according to the laws and to principles of equity. Commutative justice consists in fair dealing in trade and mutual intercourse between man and man. 2. Impartiality; equal distribution of right in expressing opinions; fair representation of facts respecting merit or demerit. In criticisms, narrations, history or discourse, it is a duty to do justice to every man, whether friend or foe. 3. Equity; agreeableness to right; as, he proved the justice of his claim. This should, in strictness, be justness. 4. Vindictive retribution; merited punishment. Sooner or later, justice overtakes the criminal. 5. Right; application of equity. His arm will do him justice. 6. Low L. justiciaris. A person commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer justice to individuals; as the Chief Justice of the king's bench, or of the common pleas, in England; the Chief Justice of the supreme court in the United States, etc. and justices of the peace. JUST'ICE, v.t. To administer justice. Little used'. Please also see the note for Romans 4:25 about the word justification. Please also see the note for Romans C7S16 about the word just. Please also see the note for Romans 3:20 about the word justify. Please also see the note for Luke 23:41 about the word justly. Please also see the note for Romans 4:25 about the word justification. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the result of applying justice'. Please also see the note for Psalms 89:14 about the phrase justice. Please also see the note for Romans 4:25 about the word justification. Please also see the note for Romans C7S16 about the word just. Please also see the note for Romans 3:20 about the word justify. Please also see the note for Luke 23:41 about the word justly. Please also see the note for Ephesians C1S2 about the phrase just shall live by faith. Please also see the note for Romans C11S6 about the phrase just shall live by his faith. Please also see the note for Romans C3S29 about the phrase justification by faith. Please also see the note for Ephesians C1S2 about the phrase just shall live by faith. Please also see the note for Romans C11S6 about the phrase just shall live by his faith. Please also see the note for Romans C3S29 about the phrase justification by faith.

Nave's Topical Bible provides links for the word justice as: 'General scriptures concerning: Ex 23:1-3,6-8; Le 19:13-15; De 16:18-20; 25:1-4; Ezr 7:26; Ps 72:1-2; 82:2-4; Pr 17:15,26; 18:5,17; 20:8; 22:27; 24:23; 28:21; 29:26; Ec 3:16-17; 5:8; 7:7; Isa 1:17; 56:1; 59:14-15; Jer 22:1-4; La 3:35-36; Am 5:7,11-12; Mic 7:3; Hab 1:4; Zec 8:16; Mt 5:23; 12:7; Joh 7:24,51; 1Co 13:6'.

Thompson Chain Topics provides links for the word justice as: 'Divine: De 32:4; Ps 103:6; Pr 16:11; Isa 45:21; Zep 3:5; Joh 5:30; Ro 2:2; Re 15:3. Enjoined: De 16:20; Ps 82:3; Pr 21:3; Isa 56:1; Ro 13:7; Col 4:1 . Examples of Human: 1Sa 30:24; 2Sa 8:15; 1Ki 1:52; 3:28; 2Ki 14:6; Jer 22:15; Ac 25:16. Courts of.: Unsparing: (of God): The Angels that Sinned: 2Pe 2:4. The Old World (the Antediluvians): 2Pe 2:5. Sodom and Gomorrha: 2Pe 2:6. The Egyptians: Ex 12:29. The Canaanites: De 7:23. The Amalekites: 1Sa 15:18. The Natural Branches (the Jews): Ro 11:21. His own Son: Ro 8:32'.

Torrey's Topical Textbook provides links for the word justice as: 'Commanded: De 16:20; Isa 56:1. Christ, an example of: Ps 98:9; Isa 11:4; Jer 23:5. Specially required in rulers: 2Sa 23:3; Eze 45:9. TO BE DONE: In executing judgment: De 16:18; Jer 21:12. In buying and selling: Le 19:36; De 25:15. To the poor: Pr 29:14; 31:9. To the fatherless and widows: Isa 1:17. To servants: Col 4:1. Gifts impede: Ex 23:8. GOD: Requires: Mic 6:8. Sets the highest value on: Pr 2:13. Delights in: Pr 11:1. Gives wisdom to execute: 1Ki 3:11-12. Displeased with the want of: Ec 5:8. Brings its own reward: Jer 22:15. SAINTS SHOULD: Study the principles of: Php 4:8. Receive instruction in: Pr 1:3. Pray for wisdom to execute: 1Ki 3:9. Always do: Ps 119:121; Eze 18:8-9. Take pleasure in doing: Pr 21:15. Teach others to do: Ge 18:19. Promises to: Isa 33:15-16. THE WICKED: Scorn: Pr 19:28. Abhor: Mic 3:9. Call not for: Isa 59:4. Banish: Isa 59:14. Pass over: Lu 11:42. Afflict those who act with: Job 12:4; Am 5:12. Exemplified: Moses: Nu 16:15. Samuel: 1Sa 12:4. David: 2Sa 8:15. Solomon: 1Ki 3:16-27. Josiah: Jer 22:15. Joseph: Lu 23:50-51. Apostles: 1Th 2:10'.

Please see the note for Philippians 1:9 about the word judgment. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the result of applying justice'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 5:10 about the phrase judgment seat. Please also see the notes for Romans C14S16 and 2Corinthians 5:10 about the judgment Seat of Christ Please also see the note for Matthew 32-33 about the phrase Judge of all the earth. Please also see the note for 2Thessalonians 1:9-LJC about the phrase judgment without mercy. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C4S5 about the phrase we are to judge. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians 4:5 about the phrase judge nothing. Please also see the note for Romans 8:1-LJC about the phrase judged by works. Please also see the note for Ephesians C5S6 about the phrase judgment by us. The New Testament definition is: 'to compare facts or ideas, and perceive their agreement or disagreement, and thus to distinguish truth from falsehood'. Please also see the Section called: 'Minor Titles of the Son of God' in the Doctrinal Study called: Significant Gospel Events with the title of: Judge. Please see the note for 1Corinthians 1:10 about the word judge. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to compare facts or ideas, and perceive their agreement or disagreement, and thus to distinguish truth from falsehood'.

Please see the note for Luke 16:9 about the word habitation. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Act of inhabiting; a state of dwelling; a place of abode'.

Please also see the Word Study on Truth.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 4:6 about the word face. The New Testament definition is: 'In a general sense, the surface of a thing, or the side which presents itself to the view of a spectator'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Justice. Ps 45:6-7; 97:2; 99:4; 145:17; De 32:4; Re 15:3 habitation. or, establishment. Pr 16:12 mercy. Ps 89:2; 85:13; Joh 1:17 exp: 2Sa 15:20; Ps 25:10; 85:10.'

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C89-S17 (Verse 15) The results that God's people receive.

They are blessed by God.

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:

Their every day life.

they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

The word is, in our sentence, makes the people that know the joyful sound a single group. If we are part of a church which sings true songs of praise (the joyful sound) then the entire church is blessed. Some churches, unfortunately, preach no musician church services and some have music which God does not recognize as the joyful sound. Such people, in general, do not walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. (Please see the note for 2Corinthians 3:7-8 about the word countenance. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'Appropriately, the human face; the whole form of the face, or system of features; visage'.) They do not have God personally guiding every part of their life.

Of course, the people in church who do not let God personally guide every part of their life do not receive this promise. In addition, people who try to have God personally guide every part of their life will soon be led to leave a church which does not have a proper song service and God will guide such people to a church which does have a proper song service so that God can bless them.

Notice that these people know the joyful sound because they are looking into God's personal face (thy countenance) for directions for their life and for their everyday steps of life (Psalms 119:105).

Our true Biblical worship is to include the joyful sound. Our expressing true joy in God and in the blessings of God regardless of current circumstances, helps us to relax and have true Biblical faith that God is still in control and that, in the end, He will work out everything for His glory and our good.

Please see the note for Matthew 5:3 about the word blessed. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word bless'. Please also see the note for Romans 4:6 about the word blessedness. Please also see the note for Matthew 5:44 about the word bless. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'receiving, or wishing another to receive, the spiritual good from God which produces spiritual joy even while it might make us less happy in the flesh'. Please also see the note for Galatians 3:14 about the word blessing. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word bless'.

Please see the note for Revelation 5:9 about the word people. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the body of persons who compose a community, town, city or nation'. Please also see the note for Concordance about the word man. Please also see the note for Galatians C4-S2 about the word woman. Please also see the note for Galatians C4-S1 about the word child. Please also see the note for Romans C11S1 about the phrase God will not cast away his people. Please also see the note for Romans C10S13 about the phrase no difference in people.

Please see the note for 1John 1:4 about the word joy. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'a spiritually based sense that we will be blessed by God for enduring current circumstances in a way that brings God glory'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 7:4 about the word joyful. Please also see the note for Hebrews 10:34 about the word joyfully. Please also see the note for Colossians 1:11 about the word joyfulness. Please also see the note for 1Timothy 6:17-19 about the word enjoy. Please also see the note for Galatians C4-S24 for the word rejoice. The acrostic of 'Jesus, others, You' tells us the priorities we must keep within our life if we are to experience true joy.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C13S1 about the word sound. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Not defective; whole. What can be perceived by hearing'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C13S1 about the phrase sound doctrine.

Please see the note for Romans C8S1 about the word walk. The New Testament definition is: 'Small repeated steps. Used spiritually when the word of God commands us to walk by faith, which means that even our small every- day things, which we do, are to be controlled by faith in Godâ€™s word. We are to obey believing God will honor our obedience'. The word walkest is defined as: 'A life-style walking'. Please also see the note for Romans C9S28 about the phrase live / walk by faith. Please also see the note for 1Peter 4:4 about the word run. The New Testament definition is: 'to move or pass in almost any manner, as on the feet or on wheels'. Please see the note for 2Corinthians 10:3-6 for the distinction between the Biblical phrases of: walk in the flesh, walk not after the flesh, walk in the Spirit, and walk after the Spirit.

Please see the Study called Light And Darkness about the word light. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'light is one physical thing which is both, matter and energy. It allows us to see and understand physical things. It is also used spiritually for how God allows us to see and understand spiritual matters. In the word of God, light is presented as: 'the influence of God'. Darkness is presented as: 'the influence of devils'. These two are opposing forces'. Please also see the note for John 9:5 about the phrase light of The world. Please alsouse This link to see the 'Minor Titles of the Son of God' found within the Bible along with links to where the Bible uses those titles. This title is light.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 3:7-8 about the word countenance. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Literally, the contents of a body; Appropriately, the human face; the whole form of the face, or system of features; visage'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'know. Ps 90:6; 98:4-6; 100:1; Le 25:9; Nu 10:10; 23:21; Isa 52:7-8; Na 1:15; Lu 2:10-14; Ro 10:15,18 in the light. Ps 4:6; 44:3; Nu 6:26; Job 29:3; Pr 16:15; Isa 2:5; Joh 14:21-23; Ac 2:28; Re 21:23 General references. exp: Ex 28:34.'

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C89-S18 (Verse 16) The response of God's true people.

They rejoice in the power and authority of God.

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day:

They are lifted up when they let God's righteousness control their life.

and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

The colon makes the two sides, of this sentence, equivalent. These people will not rejoice all the day unless they let God's righteousness exist in their lives with the result that God's righteousness is what exalts them. In addition, they must rejoice in thy name ('in the power and authority of God's personal name'). They do NOT rejoice in any personal ability nor personal power. Rejoicing in anything personal strips them of true Biblical joy.

In order to do that, they must witness that it is not their own power but God's personal power that accomplishes everything in their life. And, they must rejoice in everything that happens to them, including the things which the world calls bad. This is possible only if they keep an attitude that 'bad circumstances' are only a test from God that will result in greater spiritual maturity and greater spiritual rewards if they pass the test. Of course, passing the test requires them to rejoice in 'bad circumstances'.

The phrase in thy righteousness means: 'they let God change their own personal character so that it displays God's righteousness'. And, our second equivalent section continues with: shall they be exalted. Such people know, without ant doubt, that God is the One who sill exalt but will only do so after they humble themselves (Matthew 23:12).

Our true Biblical worship is to truly Biblically rejoice regardless of circumstances.

Please see the note for Luke 1:5 about the word day. Easton's Bible Dictionary defines this word as: 'the Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Le 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Ps 55:17). "The heat of the day" (1Sa 11:11; Ne 7:3) was at our nine o'clock, and "The cool of the day" just before sunset (Ge 3:8). Before the Captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches, (1) from sunset to midnight (La 2:19); (2) from midnight till the cock-crowing (Jg 7:19); and (3) from the cock-crowing till sunrise (Ex 14:24). In the New Testament the division of the Greeks and Romans into four watches was adopted (Mr 13:35). (See Watches.) the division of the day by hours is first mentioned in Da 3:6,15; 4:19; 5:5. This mode of reckoning was borrowed from the Chaldeans. the reckoning of twelve hours was from sunrise to sunset, and accordingly the hours were of variable length (Joh 11:9). The word "day" sometimes signifies an indefinite time (Ge 2:4; Isa 22:5; He 3:8, etc.). In Job 3:1 it denotes a birthday, and in Isa 2:12; Ac 17:31; 2Ti 1:18, the great day of final judgment'. The New Testament definition, of the phrase last day is: '(end of the ) Church Age'. Please see the Sections on Minor Titles of the Son of God in the Doctrinal Study called Significant Gospel Events for the titles of day star and the dayspring. However, in the life of the individual, it can be used for the day that he dies. Please see the note for Hebrews 3:13 about the word today. the New Testament definition is: 'the current day'. Please also see the note for Matthew 26:55 about the word daily. Please also see the notes for Philippians 1:6-LJC and 1Thessalonians 5:2 about the phrase day of. Please also see the note for 1Thessalonians 5:2 about the phrase day of the Lord. Please also see the note for John 20:1 about the phrase first day of the week. Please also see the note for Mark 2:28-LJC about the phrase Good Friday. Please also see the note for Galatians C4-S17 about the words birth / birthright / birthday.

Please see the note for Galatians C2-S16 about the words righteousness and righteous. The New Testament definition is: 'doing the right thing, as defined by God, the right way and at the right time with the right purpose. Every one of those are requires and each is defined by the word of God. Righteousness is a noun. Righteous is an adjective. '. Please also see the note for Ephesians 4:7-LJC about the phrase righteousness of the Law. Please also see the note for James 3:18 about the phrase fruit of righteousness. Please also see the note for Romans C4S7 about the phrase imputeth righteousness: Please also see the note for Romans C3S7 about the word unrighteous and the word unrighteousness and The New Testament definition, for the word unrighteousness, and the word unrighteous, is: 'Not righteous. See the note for the word righteous. Any of the four requirements to be righteous, which is missing, makes us unrighteous'. The difference is that unrighteousness is a noun while unrighteous is an adjective. Please also see the note for Romans C2S5 about the phrase obey unrighteousness.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 10:3-6 about the word exalt. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to elevate in power, wealth, rank or dignity'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:52 about the word exalted. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word exalt'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'name. Ps 89:12; 29:5,7; 33:21; 44:8; Lu 1:47; Php 4:4 righteousness. Ps 40:10; 71:15-16; Isa 45:24-25; 46:13; Jer 23:6; Ro 1:17; 3:21-26; 2Co 5:21; Php 3:9.'

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C89-S19 (Verse 17) Why the prior sentence is true.

They always give God the glory for anything done in their life.

For thou art the glory of their strength:

They admit that they are lifted up only because they have God's favor.

and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

Once more we have a sentence divided by a colon, which makes the two parts equivalent. In addition, our sentence starts with the word for, which means it is explaining why the prior sentence is true. The first equivalent part tells us For thou art the glory of their strength. The word art means 'a life-style existence'. And, the word thou means 'you (God) personally'. They have a life-style of glorying in God personally working in and through their personal life in this physical life (thou art the glory of their strength).

Our second equivalent part tells us in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. The word horn means 'prepare for battle'. When they can not avoid battle, these people use any battle to bring glory to accomplishing God's personal commandments (thy favour). They make sure that everyone knows that it was God working in and through their personal life, and not their own wisdom nor strength, which accomplished the results. Again, by giving God all of the glory, such people are personally worshipping God by acknowledging His personal worth in their relationship.

Since our sentence starts with the word for it is telling us why the prior sentence is true. The prior sentence tells us that people who are saved and truly serving God with their personal life rejoice all the day and are exalted by God. (See the note on the prior sentence for more details.) But, our current sentence adds two reasons why the prior sentence is true. Such people rejoice all the day and are exalted by God because they personally give God personal glory for everything (thou art the glory of their strength) and because they rely on God to promote them ( in thy favour our horn shall be exalted). Saved people, who are truly serving God with their personal life, but are not receiving the blessings which they expect, may be failing to fulfil God's requirements found in this sentence.

Our true Biblical worship is to include giving God glory for everything done in our personal life and includes the requirement to deny self promotion while accepting whatever promotion God sees fit to give us.

Please see the note for Romans C15S14 about the word glory. there is a lot of information about this word in that note. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Brightness, splendor, luster'. The New Testament for the word glorified is: 'past-tense form of the word glory'. The New Testament for the word glorifying is: 'applying the word glory in an ongoing manner'. The New Testament for the word Glorious is: 'Illustrious; of exalted excellence and splendor; resplendent in majesty and divine attributes; applied to God'. Please also see the note for Matthew 17:1 about the phrase Jesus Christ return in glory. Please also see the Minor Titles of the Son of God to see the title of: hope of glory. All true Biblical hope is based in Him. Think about what was revealed in the 'Mount of transfiguration'.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians C1S6 about the word strength. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'That property or quality of an animal body by which it is enabled to move itself or other bodies'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 10:3-6 about the word strong.

Please see the note for Luke 1:28 about the word favor / favour. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Kind regard; kindness; countenance; propitious aspect; friendly disposition'.

Please see the note for Luke 1:67-75 about the word horn. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'a natural means of defense and used, symbolically, for spiritual defense'. Please also see the message called The Prophecy of Zacharias about the seven horns.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'For thou. Ps 28:7; 1Co 1:30-31; 2Co 12:9-10; Php 4:13 our horn. Ps 89:24; 75:10; 92:10; 112:9; 132:17; 148:14; 1Sa 2:1,10.'

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C89-S20 (Verse 18) They rely upon God for their defence and their character.

Why the prior sentence is true.

For the LORD is our defence;

They accept God's character as their own character.

and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

Once more we have a sentence starting with the word for, which means it is giving us a reason why the prior sentence is true. Like a little boy bragging about how strong his dad is, true followers of Christ are to brag about how strong He is. They are to brag about how He is our defence. In addition, they are to take His character traits as their own character traits because a King puts His character on His kingdom. Satan's kingdom is evil because Satan is evil. People who are truly part of the kingdom of God are holy because He is the Holy One of Israel and our king. Our accepting His character traits as our own character traits is part of how we truly worship Him.

Our sentence has two steps. We must accept the commandments of our Lord before He defends us and before we accept God's holiness and righteousness.

A king puts his character on his kingdom. Satan's kingdom is evil because Satan is evil and God's true kingdom puts holiness and righteousness in His people. A Lord, however, enforces laws and judgment under the king with laws requiring people to have the character of their king. Since our King is the Holy One of Israel (Jesus Christ), we are expected to accept His character of holiness if we truly Biblically worship God.

Our true Biblical worship requires us to truly accept our Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and our King. If we do not turn to Him for our defence and accept His holiness as our own personal character trait, then we do not truly Biblically worship God. This is why I wrote that 'praise and worship teams' do not truly worship God but put on a religious show for men.

Please see the note for Philippians 1:3-7 about the words defense / defence. Webster's 1828 dictionary defines this word as: 'n. 1. anything that opposes attack, violence, danger or injury; anything that secures the person, the rights or the possessions of men; fortification; guard; protection; security. A wall, a parapet, a ditch, or a garrison, is the defense of a city or fortress. the Almighty is the defense of the righteous. Ps. 1ix. 2. Vindication; justification; apology; that which repels or disproves a charge or accusation. Men, brethren, fathers, hear ye my defense. Acts xxii. 3. In law, the defendants reply to the plaintiffs declaration, demands or charges. 4. Prohibition. 5. Resistance; opposition. 6. the science of defending against enemies; military skill. 7. In fortification, a work that flanks another.
DEFENSE, v.t. to defend by fortification.''.

Please see the note for 1John 2:20 about the phrase Holy One. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'our Saviour'. Lazarus was in the ground four days and his body did become corrupted. Please see the note for Romans C7S16 about the word holy. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections. Applied to the Supreme Being, holy signifies perfectly pure, immaculate and complete in moral character; and man is more or less holy, as his heart is more or less sanctified, or purified from evil dispositions. We call a man holy, when his heart is conformed in some degree to the image of God, and his life is regulated by the divine precepts. Hence, holy is used as nearly synonymous with good, pious, godly'. Please see the Word Study on Spirit for links to every place in the Bible where we find the phrase Holy Spirit. Please see the Word Study on Holy Ghost for links to every place in the Bible where we find the phrase Holy Ghost. Please see the note for Matthew 4:5 about the phrase holy city. Please also see the note for John 7:39 about the phrase Holy Spirit, indwelling.

Please see the note for Luke 1:16 about the word Israel. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer- struggle at Peniel (Ge 32:28), because "as a prince he had power with God and prevailed." It is used for Jacob only when He was being spiritual. It is also used for the Jews who truly served God'. Please see the note for John 1:47 about the word Israelite. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A Jew who serves God'. Please also see the note for Hebrews 11:9 about the word Jacob. Please also see the note for John 7:3 about the word Jewry / Judaea / Judea / Judah. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 3:7-8 about the phrase children of Israel. Please also see the note for Romans C11S30 about the phrase all Israel shall be saved.

Please see the following for the word king: Verses in The New Testament and Summary on The name / role of king. Please also seeRevelation 17:14 about the phrase: King of kings. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the head of government for a nation whose character defines the character of the kingdom'. The difference between a lowercase king and an uppercase King is that the lowercase is applied to any being who is not God and the uppercase is only applied to the Son of God by The word of God. Please also see the note for Revelation 1:4 about the phrase kings of the earth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'People who have kingdoms in this world '. Please also see the note for John 18:33-LJC about the phrase King of the Jews. Please also see the note for Revelation 17:14 about the phrase King of kings. Please see the notes for Galatians 5:20; Doctrinal Study about the phrase The kingdom of God. the New Testament definition is: 'God's character in us'. Please also see the note for Ephesians 5:5 about the phrase kingdom of Christ. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C6S16 about the phrase kingdom of God rejected by life-style sins. Please also see the note for note for Matthew 3:2 about the phrase kingdom of heaven. Please also see the note for John 18:33-LJC about the phrase King of the Jews.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'the Lord is, etc. or, our Shield is of the Lord, and our King is of the Holy One of Israel. Ps 47:9; 62:1-2,6; 84:11; 91:1-2; Ge 15:1; De 33:27-29 Holy. Ps 71:22; Isa 1:4; 12:6; 29:19; 30:11; 43:3,14 king. Ps 44:4; Isa 33:22.'

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C89-S21 (Verse 19) The start of prophecies about Jesus.

God gave the prophecy to a true prophet who was holy.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one,
and saidst,
I have laid help upon one that is mighty;

What the prophecy was.

I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

Notice that the prior sentence used a capitalized Holy One while this sentence uses a lower-case holy one. Where the prior sentence spoke of our Lord Jesus Christ, This sentence speaks of a holy prophet.

This sentence is a prophecy about our Lord Jesus Christ which God gave to His holy prophet. Our Lord Jesus Christ has the true strength to not only protect us in this life but to also take us to Heaven when out time in this physical reality is done. Yes, our next verse mentions king David, but he is the precursor of Jesus Christ. God the Father did far more to fulfill this sentence in the life of Jesus Christ than He ever did through the life of king David.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks for all prophecy, even when we can not understand, completely, unfulfilled prophet before God fulfills it. In this sentence, we can see that our Lord Jesus Christ is mighty because He conquered death and conquered all devils by Himself. We also see that God has exalted one chosen out of the people since our Lord Jesus Christ is a Jew. There might be disagreement about who exactly is thy holy one, but that is not critical to understanding this sentence.

Please see the note for Luke 1:22 about the word vision. The New Testament definition is: 'the sense of the eye but often used in the Bible for a spiritual meaning'.

Please see the note for Matthew 3:10 about the word laid. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word lay'. Please also see the note for Mark 7:8 about the word laying. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word lay'. Please also see the note for Matthew 18:28 about the phrase laid hand. Please also see the note for Matthew 6:19 about the word lay. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'literally, to throw down'. Please also see the note for Luke 12:21 about the word layeth. Please also see the note for Mark 5:23 about the word lieth. Please also see the note for 1Timothy 6:17-19 about the phrase lay hold. Please also see the note for 1Timothy 6:17-19 about the phrase lay up. Please also see the note for Matthew 18:28 about the phrase laid hands. The saved are commanded to lay up treasure in Heaven before they leave this world.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians 16:16 about the word helpeth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word help'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C12S24 about the word help. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to aid; to assist, especially in spiritual matters'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 1:11 about the word helping. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word help'. Please see the note for Acts 18:27 about the word helped. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word help'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:54-55 about the word holpen. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'an antique form of the word helped'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 8:23 about the word fellowhelper.

Please see the note for 2Timothy 2:4 about the words chosen. The New Testament definition fort is: 'Past-tense form of choose'. Please see the note for Philippians 1:22 about the word choose. The New Testament definition fort is: 'to pick out; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more things offered; to make choice of'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Then. 1Sa 16:1; 2Sa 7:8-17; Lu 1:70; 2Pe 1:21; 3:2 to thy holy. Mr 1:24; Re 3:7 I have laid. 1Sa 16:18; Isa 9:6; Jer 30:21 exalted. Ps 89:3; 1Ki 11:34; Php 2:6-11; Heb 2:9-17 General references. exp: Nu 11:14; De 1:12.'

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C89-S22 (Verse 21-22) How God treated king David who was His holy servant.

The prophet that God chose.

I have found David my servant;

God anointed king David for his job.

with my holy oil have I anointed him:

The job which God gave to king David.

With whom my hand shall be established:

The help that God gave to king David to do his job.

mine arm also shall strengthen him.

This is a reference to 1Samuel 16:1,12-13. King David, like Jesus Christ, always tried to please God. The difference was that king David did not always consult God before he acted while Jesus Christ did. The second equivalent part of our sentence says: with my holy oil have I anointed him. If people use the Bible reference provided and read the actual reported account, they will realize that Samuel did not anoint the one that he wanted but anointed the one chosen by God. If we read the reported life of king David, we see the truth of this sentence in his life. It is only the third and fourth equivalent part of our sentence where we find that what is written was more true for Jesus Christ than for king David. And, as the Jews prospered under king David. true believers prosper even more by following Jesus Christ.

Our true Biblical worship is to recognize the true Biblical examples of people who truly served God and were blessed for it. We are to follow those examples and if we do not, then we are not truly worshipping God the way that he wants us to. He did not include these true accounts in His word so that we could have a nice story while we ignored the true lesson which He is trying to convey.

Please see the note for Philippians 2:17 about the word service. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'in a general sense, labor of body or of body and mind, performed at the command of a superior, or the pursuance of duty, or for the benefit of another'. Please also see the note for Ephesians 6:6 about the word eyeservice. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'n. Service performed only under inspection or the eye of an employer'. Please also see the note for Matthew 18:29 about the word fellowservant. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'a servant with the same master as another servant. Used only for people in the ministry'. Please also see the note for Luke 2:37 about the word served. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Romans 14:18 for links to every place in the Bible where we find the word serveth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Acts 20:19 for links to every place in the Bible where we find the word serving The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Matthew 4:10 about the word serve. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to work for; to bestow the labor of body and mind in the employment of another'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C7S27 about the word servant. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to work for; to bestow the labor of body and mind in the employment of another. God uses devils but does not call them His servants. All true servants of God are saved'. The word servants is: 'the plural form of the word servant'. Please also see the note for John 15:20 about the phrase servant and lord / master.

Please see the note for Romans 7:12 about the word holy. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections'. Please see the note for Luke 1:67-75 about the word holiness. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the state of being holy; purity or integrity of moral character; freedom from sin; sanctity. Applied to the Supreme Being, holiness denotes perfect purity or integrity of moral character, one of his essential attributes'. Please also see the Word Study on the Word Study on Holy Ghost. Basically, since we have the indwelling Holy Spirit, He is trying to make us holy by teaching us how to act like God acts. Please also see the note for John 7:39 about the phrase indwelling Holy Spirit. Please also see the note for 1John 2:20 about the phrase Holy One. Please also see the Minor Titles of the Son of God about this title. Please also see the note for Matthew 4:5 about the phrase holy city. there is a Biblical doctrinal difference between the use of the phrase Holy Ghost and God's Holy Spirit, with the Bible using Holy Ghost when He affects this physical world and the Bible using Holy Spirit when he affects spiritual things like our spirit. Both are identifiers of the third Person within the Trinity. The phrase Holy Ghost only occurs within the New Testament. Please also see the note for John 7:39 about the phrase Holy Spirit, indwelling.

Please see the note for Luke 10:33-34 about the word oil. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'an unctuous substance expressed or drawn from several animal and vegetable substances. The distinctive characters of oil are inflammability, fluidity, and insolubility in water. Oils are fixed or fat, and volatile or essential. They have a smooth feel, and most of them have little taste or smell. Oil is used symbolically for God's indwelling Holy Spirit. Oil, and God's indwelling Holy Spirit, both provide the symbolic light of understanding when oil, is burned in a proper vessel. Both provide healing'.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians C1S15 about the word anointed. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of anoint'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians C1S15 about the word anoint. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to pour oil upon; to smear or rub over with oil or unctuous substances. Used symbolically to represent being covered by God's Holy Ghost'. Please also see the note for James 5:4 about the word anointing. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of anoint'. The word anointest is only found in the Old Testament, in Psalms 23:5, which is a 'Messianic Psalm' and also means it is applied to Christ. The Bible definition, for this word, is: 'the verb form of the life-style form of the word anoint'.

Please see the note for Matthew 18:16 about the word establish. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to fix; to settle in a state for permanence; to make firm'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'General references. 1Sa 16:1,12-13; Isa 61:1-3; Joh 3:34 exp: Ex 29:7.
With. Ps 18:32-39; 80:15-17; 2Sa 7:8-16; Isa 42:1; 49:8 exp: Hab 3:13. mine. Ps 89:13; Isa 41:10; Eze 30:24-25; Zec 10:12 General references. exp: Ps 80:17.'

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C89-S23 (Verse 22) His enemies will not win in the end.

No loss in the end.

The enemy shall not exact upon him;

He will be protected from Satan's agents.

nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

People might object to this sentence if they do not understand what is meant by the word exact. Enemies of king David, and of Jesus Christ, may have seemed to win for a short while, but they did not win in the end. They did not exactly win. In addition, there are many people who could be identified as the son of wickedness in the life of king David. But, the equivalence imposed by the colon, in this sentence, makes the second part of this sentence speak about the eventual result. And, anyone who could be identified as the son of wickedness, in the life of king David, was also reported to have died before king David dies. Further, the son of wickedness, in the life of Jesus Christ, would be Judas Iscariot and the beast in Revelation(who is wrongly identified as 'the antichrist'). Judas Iscariot is already in Hell and he, along with the beast in Revelation, will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20, 20:10). Therefore, they will not win in the end.

Our true Biblical worship is to include God's promise that we will win in the end, even when we have set-backs. And we must thank God for His protection, even when we are hurt, because He keeps devils, and devil motivated people, from completely destroying us.

Please see the note for Luke 3:13 about the word exact. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'Precise; not different in the least'.

Please see the Wortd Study about the word wicked.

The word afflict is only found in the Old Testament. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to give to the body or mind pain which is continued or of some permanence'. Please also see the note for Philippians 1:15-17 about the word affliction. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the noun form of the word afflict'. Please also see the note for Matthew 24:9 about the word afflicted. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word afflict'. Please also see the notes for Acts 7:10 about the word afflictions. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the plural form of the word affliction'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'enemy. 1Ch 17:9; Mt 4:1-10 son. Joh 17:12; 2Th 2:3 General references. exp: Ps 21:8.'

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C89-S24 (Verse 23) God will fight his battles.

He will see God fight for him.

And I will beat down his foes before his face,

He will see God causing non-stop problems for them that hate him.

and plague them that hate him.

This is a promise to king David and more to Jesus Christ. This promise of protection is not to all saved but is only to those saved people who are maintaining their personal relationship that is in Christ. That means that they have to continuously serve God as personally directed by Jesus Christ.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for His promise to defeat all devils and all devil motivated people who attack saved people who truly devote their physical life to the service of God. We read: Vengeance is mine in Isaiah 63:4 and Romans 12:19. God will NOT fulfill this promise for anyone who tries to get vengeance themselves or tries to tell God how to get vengeance.

Please see the note for Mark 12:3 about the word beat. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to strike repeatedly for any cause'. Please also see the note for Mark 13:9 about the word beaten. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word beat'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians 9:26 about the word beateth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the word beat'. Please also see the note for Mark 12:5 about the word beating. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word beat'. The word beatest is only used in the Old Testament.

Please see the note for Matthew 2:11 about the word down. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'In a descending direction; tending from a higher to a lower place'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 4:8-10 about the phrase cast down. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to cause the destruction of the thing that is cast away'. Please also see the note for Luke 21:5-6 about the phrase thrown down. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'having a structure completely taken apart as a means of destruction and the parts disposed of as useless'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 10:5 about the phrase pull down. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'destroy'.

Please see the note for Acts 2:35 about the word foes. Webster's 1828 defines this word as: 'n. fo. 1. An enemy; one who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge or malice against another. A man's foes shall be they of his own household. Matt. 10. 2. An enemy in war; one of a nation at war with another, whether he entertains enmity against the opposing nation or not; an adversary. either three years famine, or three months to be destroyed before they foes. 1Chron. 21. 3. Foe, like enemy, in the singular, is used to denote an opposing army, or nation at war. 4. An opponent; an enemy; one who opposes anything in principle; an ill-wisher; as a foe to religion; a foe to virtue; a foe to the measures of the administration'.

Please see the note for Mark 3:10 about the word plague. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'An ongoing affliction, or disease. Sent as a divine chastisement (Nu 11:33; 14:37; 16:46- 49; 2Sa 24:21)'.

Please see the note for John 15:18 about the word hate. The New Testament definition for word hate is: 'This is an action verb which encompasses the opposite attitudes and actions from love. The true Biblical definition of the word hate includes a significant preference for another above the object of the hate'. Please also see the note for Galatians C5S20 about the word hatred. The New Testament definition for the word hatred is: 'Abhorrence or detestation of the person or object which is hated'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'I will. 2Sa 3:1; 7:1,9; 22:40-44 plague. Ps 2:1-6; 21:8-9; 109:3-31; 110:1; 132:18; Lu 19:14,27; Joh 15:23 General references. exp: Ps 2:9; 21:8.'

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C89-S25 (Verse 24) How God treats His true servants different from other men.

What God promises to those who truly serve Him.

But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him:

He will win battles by relying on God's power and authority.

and in my name shall his horn be exalted

Yes, this promise can be claimed to be given to king David and/or to Jesus Christ. However, I have seen it also given to those saved people who truly devote their life to the true service of God. Many people who claim to serve God are not truly saved or that truly serve self or religion of some other authority. But people who truly let God give them the character already mentioned in this Psalm and who truly devote their life to the service of God can also claim the promises found in these sentences.

Once more we see a sentence about the faithfulness of God. Back in C89-S20, we read: For the LORD is our defense; and the Holy One of Israel is our king and the next couple of sentences tell us that this confidence is based upon a promise that God made to king David. Our sentence follows a sentence promising that God will fight for those saved people who maintain their personal relationship that is in Christ. But many people wonder why this promise seems to not be true. The answer is in the first part of the sentence. We need to trust in God's faithfulness and my mercy, even while we go through a test. In addition, the second equivalent part says: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. If we are not willing to exalt God's name, while we are going through the test, then God is under no obligation to give the victory (his horn)

Our sentence is in the middle of promises made to king David and other places, in the Bible, promise that God will do similar things for His children who maintain a relationship with God similar to what king David had with God. Just study the Psalms to see how king David truly worshiped God and follow His example.

Please pay attention to the phrase: in my name If we are not giving God the glory for everything good which is done in our life, then we are not fulfilling the requirements to receive the promises of this sentence.

Our true Biblical worship is to be for God's faithfulness and, because of that character trait of God, we will receive God's mercy and God will promote us. However, these promises are only to saved people who truly devote their physical life to the service of God's kingdom with things like doing the 'Great Commission'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'But my. Ps 89:2-5,28,33; 61:7; Joh 1:17; 2Co 1:20 in my. Ps 89:16-17; 20:1,5; 91:14; 1Sa 2:1; Joh 17:6,11,26.'

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C89-S26 (Verse 25) Prophecy about our Lord Jesus Christ.

I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

I believe, but can not prove doctrinally, that this is a prophecy of what is also prophesied in Revelation 8:8-10 and Revelation 16:4 about Lord Jesus Christ using the rivers and the sea to bring judgment upon people who reje3cted Him. Even if people deny that relationship, this prophecy is definitely speaking about our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our true Biblical worship is to believe all prophecies, as written by God, especially when we do not completely understand them.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'I will. Ps 2:8; 72:8-11; 80:11; 1Ki 4:21; Re 11:15 his hand. That is, his power or authority, as hand frequently signifies: for the accomplishment of these promises, see the parallel texts.'

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C89-S27 (Verse 26) What our Lord Jesus Christ cried as He died as a payment for our personal sins.

He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

This sentence, and the next two, are obviously prophecies about our Lord Jesus Christ. This particular sentence is about when God made Jesus Christ sin so that He could die and pay the penalty for our sins. He would cry this sentence, by faith, as He died for our sins knowing that God the Father would later restore His power, as God, after He was taken into Hell by devils. We also need to cry this as we go into a severe test, even if we must become a martyr. This attitude going into a test allows us to praise and worship God after the test is over.

This sentence is a prophecy of Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34 where Jesus cried: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?. We see His true faith because Her trusted God the Father even when God turns His back on Jesus after Jesus took on our sin.

Our true Biblical worship is to believe all prophecies, as written by God, especially when we do not completely understand them.

Please see the note for Hebrews 1:5 about the word father. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'God or the man who passes his character to the son'.

Please see the note for Luke 6:47-48 about the word rock. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A large mass of stony matter, usually compounded of two or more simple minerals, either bedded in the earth or resting on its surface. This word is used symbolically for Christ'. Please also see the note for John 1:42-LJC about the phrase Rock is Christ. Please also see the Minor Titles of the Son of God Section, of the Significant Gospel Events Study, for this title. The Roman Catholic Church likes to claim that this word refers to Peter. However, that goes against the Old Testament usage of it for God and directly opposes 1Corinthians 10:4; which says: that Rock was Christ. Please also see the Minor Titles of the Son of God Section in the Significant Gospel Events Study for links to places in the Bible where we find references to this truth.

Please see the note for Philippians 1:19-20 for links to every place in that epistle where we find the word salvation along with definitions from three different dictionaries and links from other commentators. The New Testament definition is: 'to exclude. When used spiritually, it means to exclude from the damned by having God's life in you. When used physically, it means to exclude from what is endangering physical life'. Please see the Word Study on Salvation. Please also see the note for 2Thessalonians 2:13 about the phrase salvation through sanctification. Please also see the note for James 1:21 about the phrase save your soul. Please also see the note for 2Thessalonians 2:13 about the phrase salvation through sanctification. Please also see the note for John 8:30 about the phrase non-saving belief Please also see the verses in the New Testament. Summary on the name / role about the word Saviour. Please also see the note for James 1:21 about the phrase save your soul.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Thou. 2Sa 7:14; 1Ch 22:10; Mt 26:39,42; Lu 23:46; Joh 11:41; 20:17; Heb 1:5 God. Ps 43:4; Mr 15:34 rock. Ps 18:46; 62:2,6-7; 95:1; 2Sa 22:47; Isa 50:7-9.'

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C89-S28 (Verse 27) The prophecy of what God the Father made our Lord Jesus Christ after He died for our sins and rose again.

Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

I had a pastor question me about this claim until I showed him what God said through Peter in Acts 2:36 (Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Since God the Father made Him these things, He could not have been them before God the Father made Him these things. People want to bypass our Lord Jesus Christ, and go directly to God the Father but Cod the Father refuses to hear such people. Because God the Son took on human flesh and was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15), He has personal experience which God the Father does not, God the Father gave Him these two roles and, included within these roles, God the Father made Him judge of all humanity. People try to bypass our Lord Jesus Christ, and go directly to God the Father, are actually demanding that God let them dictate, to God, what He will do and what legal structure He must accept. All such prove that they personally are fools.

As mentioned in the note for the prior sentence, these sentences are giving us prophecies about our Lord Jesus Christ. This particular sentence is about the position given to our Lord Jesus Christ by God the Father. And, because He fulfilled the purpose of His being made a literal physical human man, God the Father gave Him rewards which He did not have before. We read Hebrews 12:2, which says: Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Now, we don't understand everything that the word of God tells us, but we can see a pattern that our never-changing faithful God sets for us. Our Lord Jesus Christ did not receive all of His rewards until He returned to Heaven. Likewise, we are promised rewards, that we will nor receive until we reach Heaven. However, those rewards are only given to saved people who also fulfill God's purpose for their life. Therefore, if we really want those everlasting rewards, we must act now to fulfill God's purpose for our personal life with the faith in God's never-changing character and God's faithfulness.

Our sentence tells us that God the Father will make him my firstborn. That means that our Lord Jesus Christ was not God's firstborn until God the Father gave Him that position. In addition, the word firstborn requires others be born of God. People who claim to be saved (born of God) but never display God's life in then, have deceived themselves (1Corinthians 3:18; 1Corinthians 6:9; 2Peter 2:13). Yes, there are people like Lot who turn their back on God after they are saved. But, such people had God controlling their life at some point.

Our true Biblical worship is to believe all prophecies, as written by God, especially when we do not completely understand them.

Please see the note for Colossians 1:15 about the word firstborn. The New Testament definition is: 'First physical child that is born'. Please also see the note for Matthew 1:16 about the word born. Please also see the note for 1John 3:9 about the phrase born of God. Please also see the message called Born of God. Please use This link to see the 'Minor Titles of the Son of God', which includes Firstborn. Please also see the note for Hebrews 1:5 about the word begotten. The New Testament definition is: 'Procreated; generated'. Please also see the note for Hebrews 1:6 about the word Firstbegotten. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Conceived life is brought into the world '. Please also see the note for Galatians C4-S17 about the words birth / birthright / birthday.

Please see the note for Matthew 4:8 about the word high. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'extending a great distance above the surface of the earth or the position of another thing'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:32 about the word highest. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'at a height that nothing else can match'. Please also see the note for Luke 14:10 about the word higher. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'having more height than another object'. Please also see the note on Romans 11:20 about the word highminded. Please also see the note on Mark 10:46 about the word highway. Please also see the note for Mark 14:63 about the phrase high priest. The word highness is only found in the Old Testament.

Please see the note for Matthew 4:8 about the word high. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'extending a great distance above the surface of the earth or the position of another thing'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:32 about the word highest. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'at a height that nothing else can match'. Please see the note for Mark 5:7 about Most High. The New Testament definition is: 'another phrase for the word highest'. Please also see the note for Luke 14:10 about the word higher. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'having more height than another object'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:28 about the word highly. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to a great height or to a great degree'. Please also see the note on Romans 11:20 about the word highminded. Please also see the note on Mark 10:46 about the word highway.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Also. Ps 2:7; Ro 8:29; Col 1:15,18 higher. Ps 2:10-12; 72:11; Nu 24:7; 2Ch 1:12; 9:23-24; Isa 49:7; Re 19:16; 21:24.'

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C89-S29 (Verse 28) God's promises to king David, our Lord Jesus Christ, and to all saved who truly serve God.

My mercy will I keep for him for evermore,
and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

As mentioned in the notes for the prior two sentences, these sentences are giving us prophecies about our Lord Jesus Christ. This particular sentence is about the position given to our Lord Jesus Christ by God the Father. our Lord Jesus Christ accepted physical death and being dragged into hell, by devils, based upon this promise by God the Father. His resurrection from the dead proves that this promise, and all promises from God the Father, will always be true.

our sentence also tells us that God's mercy, and His covenant, are with Him (our Lord Jesus Christ). These people who claim that they have anything from God the Father, outside of our ongoing personal relationship with Him, are liars preaching messages from devils. Notice that our sentence literally says" with him. In addition, all of the promises found in the New Testament are only given to those who accept our Lord Jesus Christ as their own personal Lord. See the Significant Events in the New Testament and the Significant Gospel Events.

Our true Biblical worship is to believe all prophecies, as written by God, especially when we do not completely understand them.

Please see the note for Matthew 8:33 about the word kept. The word kept is the past-tense form of the word keep. The word keepeth is 'life-style keeping'. Please also see the note for 1Timothy 5:22 about the word keep. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to hold; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose or part with'. Please also see the note for Matthew 28:3-4 about the word keeper. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'One who retains anything or anyone in custody'. Please also see the note for 1John 5:2 about the phrase keep his commandments.

Please see the note for 1Thessalonians 5:16 about the word evermore. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'an addition which never ends'. Please also see the note for Luke 16:9 about the word everlasting. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'having a beginning but no end. While many equate everlasting to eternal, that is wrong because eternal has no beginning'.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C15S1 about the word stand. The New Testament definition, for both words, is: 'to be upon the feet, as an animal; not to sit, kneel or lie. Symbolically, it means to remain upright, in a moral sense; not to fall'. The word standeth with the th means" 'keeps on keeping on stand ing'. Please also see the note for Philippians 1:18 about the word notwithstanding. The New Testament definition is: 'There is nothing in the prior arguments that can stand against God's truth and win an argument' Please see the note for 1Corinthians C14S2 about the word understand. The word understanding describes what makes a person able to stand. Please also see the note for Galatians C5S1 about the phrase stand fast.

Please see note for Philippians 1:27-28 about the word fast. The application, in this sentence, is to 'stop eating, eating nothing'. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Literally, set, stopped, fixed, or pressed close. Hence, close; tight; as, make fast the door; take fast hold. When people stop eating that tine is also called a fast'. Please also see the note for Luke 15:22-24 about the word fasten. Please also see the note for Galatians C5S1 about the phrase stand fast. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C15S54 about the word stedfast.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'mercy. 2Sa 7:15-16; Isa 54:10; 55:3; Ac 13:32-34 covenant. Ps 89:34; 111:5,9; 2Sa 23:5; Jer 33:20-21 General references. exp: Ex 39:8.'

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C89-S30 (Verse 29) God extends the promises, of this Psalm, to the truly saved.

His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
and his throne as the days of heaven.

Notice that our second phrase says: his throne. Therefore, the promises found in these sentences are limited to those people who truly serve Jesus Christ as their personal Lord. Lots of people like to 'claim' these promises while refusing to obey Jesus Christ as their personal Lord, and then wonder why God does not honor their 'claim'.

As mentioned in the notes for the prior three sentences, these sentences are giving us prophecies about our Lord Jesus Christ. This particular sentence is about the position given to our Lord Jesus Christ by God the Father. The phrase His seed, and the promise of this sentence, is limited to people who are actually written in the Lamb's book of life (Revelation 13:8-LJC). Religious liars try to claim otherwise, but the Lamb's book of life is kept in Heaven in God's throne room and no one alters it other than our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, our sentence promises everlasting life to those who are truly His seed and his throne will never end.

Once more, we are to worship God because of this promise.

Please also see Hebrews 12:7 about the word endure. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide'. Please also see2Timothy 3:11 about the word endured. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word endure'. Please also seeMatthew 10:22 about the word edureth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word endure'. Please also see2Corinthians 1:6 about the word enduring. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word endure'.

Please see the note for Luke 1:5 about the word day. Easton's Bible Dictionary defines this word as: 'the Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Le 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Ps 55:17). "The heat of the day" (1Sa 11:11; Ne 7:3) was at our nine o'clock, and "The cool of the day" just before sunset (Ge 3:8). Before the Captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches, (1) from sunset to midnight (La 2:19); (2) from midnight till the cock-crowing (Jg 7:19); and (3) from the cock-crowing till sunrise (Ex 14:24). In the New Testament the division of the Greeks and Romans into four watches was adopted (Mr 13:35). (See Watches.) the division of the day by hours is first mentioned in Da 3:6,15; 4:19; 5:5. This mode of reckoning was borrowed from the Chaldeans. the reckoning of twelve hours was from sunrise to sunset, and accordingly the hours were of variable length (Joh 11:9). The word "day" sometimes signifies an indefinite time (Ge 2:4; Isa 22:5; Heb 3:8, etc.). In Job 3:1 it denotes a birthday, and in Isa 2:12; Ac 17:31; 2Ti 1:18, the great day of final judgment'. The New Testament definition, of the phrase last day is: '(end of the ) Church Age'. Please see the Sections on Minor Titles of the Son of God in the Doctrinal Study called Significant Gospel Events for the titles of day star and the dayspring. However, in the life of the individual, it can be used for the day that he dies. Please see the note for Hebrews 3:13 about the word today. the New Testament definition is: 'the current day'. Please also see the note for Matthew 26:55 about the word daily. Please also see the notes for Philippians 1:6-LJC and 1Thessalonians 5:2 about the phrase day of. Please also see the note for 1Thessalonians 5:2 about the phrase day of the Lord. Please also see the note for John 20:1 about the phrase first day of the week. Please also see the note for Mark 2:28-LJC about the phrase Good Friday. Please also see the note for Galatians C4-S17 about the words birth / birthright / birthday.

Our sentence uses the singular form of the word heaven. This heaven is God's eternal home where His mercies will be displayed for ever.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'His seed. Ps 89:4,36; 132:11; 1Ch 17:11-12; Isa 59:21; Jer 33:17-26 throne. Ps 45:6; 1Ch 22:10; Isa 9:7; Eze 37:24-25; Da 2:44; Lu 1:32-33 days. Ps 21:4; De 11:21 General references. exp: Ps 89:4.
If. Ps 132:12; 2Sa 7:14; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 7:17-22 forsake. Ps 119:53; Pr 4:2; 28:4; Jer 9:13-16 walk. Eze 18:9,17; 20:19; Lu 1:6 General references. exp: Jer 9:13.
break. Heb. profane. Ps 55:20 (margin)
General references. Ex 32:34; 2Sa 7:14; 1Ki 11:6,14,31,39; Pr 3:11-12; Am 3:2; 1Co 11:31-32; Heb 12:6-11'

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C89-S31 (Verse 30-32) God separates the doctrine of salvation from the doctrine of sanctification.

God's promise to disobedient children.

First conditions.

If his children forsake my law,
and walk not in my judgments;

Second conditions.

If they break my statutes,
and keep not my commandments;

Result.

Then will I visit their transgression with the rod,
and their iniquity with stripes.

Although the Second Condition does not start with the word of, it is implied by the structure and context of the sentence. If either, the First Condition, or the Second Condition, are true in the life of a truly saved person, then God promises that they personally will receive the Result. Please see the note for Romans C1S16 about the word disobedient. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited'. Please also see the note for Romans C6S12 about the word disobedience. Please also see the note for Romans C1S16 about the phrase disobedient to parents. Please also see the note for Colossians 3:6 about the phrase children of disobedience. Many people believe the devil's lie that theses are lost people and not saved. Please see the note for Romans C1S16 about the word obedient. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Submissive to authority'. Please also see the note for Romans 1:5 about the word obedience. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Compliance with a command, prohibition or known law and rule of duty prescribed and the abstaining from what is prohibited'. Please also see the note for Philippians 2:12 about the word obey. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to comply with the commands, orders or instructions of a superior, or with the requirements of law, moral, political or municipal; to do that which is commanded or required, or to forbear doing that which is prohibited'.

Notice that God does NOT disown His true children when they are disobedient. Every form of the doctrine for 'losing your salvation' claims that this sentence is a lie. God does NOT disown His children.

This sentence is critical to understand. God promises punishment to true children of God, but not loss of salvation. People who believe you can lose your salvation deny the true meaning of everlasting life and of a gift (Ephesians 2:8-9). They are not rightly dividing the word of truth (2Timothy 2:15) because they are refusing to separate what the word of God says about salvation from what it says about sanctification.

Again, part of true worship is separating what God does for us from what we do in service for His kingdom. We can not be properly thankful, in our worship, when we are claiming that something which God does alone is partially done by us.

Please see the note for Galatians C5-S14 about the word child. Please see the notes for Romans C8S14; God in Romans : Romans C4S12 and 1Peter 2:3-LJC about the phrase children of God. Please see the note for Galatians C4-S17 about the phrase My little children. Please see the note for Galatians C3S9 about the phrase children of Abraham. Please also see the note for Colossians 3:8 about the phrase children of disobedience. Please also see the note for Colossians 3:8 about the phrase children of wrath. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 3:7-8 about the phrase children of Israel.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 4:8-10 about the word forsake. The words forsook and forsaken are the past-tense form of the word forsake. Webster's 1828 dictionary defines forsaken as: 'Deserted; left; abandoned'. Please also see the note for Romans C15S25 about the word sake. Please also see the note for Philippians 1:29-30 about the phrase for His sake.

Please see the Study called God's Laws for The New Testament about the word law. It lists 21 different Biblical phrases related to the word law. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the set of written or commonly understood rules for unacceptable behavior and which can be used by a legal system for punishing offenders'. Please also see the note for Galatians 3:10 about the phrase book of law. Please also see the note for Psalms 119 about the phrase law of The Lord. Please also see the note for Romans C3S27 about the phrase law of works. Please also see the note for Romans C3S25 about the phrase law and faith. Please also see the note for Romans 13:8 about the phrase law and love. Please also see the note for John 1:45 about the phrase law and The prophets. Please also see the note for Luke 14:3 about the word lawyer. Please also see the note for Galatians C3S22 about the phrase Mosaic Law added. Please also see the note for Hebrews 10:28-29 about the phrase New Testament replaces only The religious part of The Mosaic Law. Please also see the note for Ephesians 4:7-LJC about the phrase righteousness of The Law.

Please see the note for Matthew 5:19 about the word break. The New Testament definition for the words break is: 'to part or divide by force and violence'. The word brake is the same word with a different spelling. Please also see the note for Matthew 14:19 about the word brake. The words broken and he word broke are two different spellings for the same word. The New Testament definition for both words is: 'the past-tense forms of the words break and brake'. The word broke is not used in The word of God. . Please also see the note for Luke 12:39 about the word broken. Please also see the note for Romans C11S21 about the phrase broken off. Please also see the note for Luke 24:35 about the phrase breaking.

Please see the note for Psalms 119 about the word statute. The New Testament definition for this word is: ''an act of the legislature Commanding or prohibiting something; a positive law'.

Please see the note for Romans C7S11 about the word commandment. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A mandate; an order or injunction given by authority; charge; precept'. Please see the Doctrinal Study on the use Ten Commandments for links to where they are dealt with in the word of God. Please use This link to see the 'Ten (10) Commandments' and references to them in the New Testament. Please also see the note for 1John 5:2 about the phrase keep his commandments. Please also see the note for Acts 23:3 about the word commandest. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the verb form of a life-style form of the word command'. Please also see the note for Matthew 8:4 about the word commanded. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word command'. Please also see the note for Matthew 19:7 about the word command. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to order; to direct; to charge; implying authority, and power to control, and to require obedience'. Please also see the note for Matthew 11:1 about the word Commanding. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word command'. Please also see the note for Acts 17:30 about the word commandeth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the noun form of a life-style form of the word command'.

Please see the note for Luke 1:67 about the word visit. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Waited on; attended; inspected; subjected to sufferings; favored with relief or mercy'.

Please see the note for Romans 4:15 about the phrase transgression. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form, and the result, of the word transgress'. Please also see the note for Romans 2:27 about the word transgress. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to pass over or beyond any limit; to surpass. In a moral sense, to overpass any rule prescribed as the limit of duty; to break or violate a law, civil or moral. To transgress a divine law, is sin'. Please see the note for 1John 3:4 about the word transgresseth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word transgress'.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 11:25 about the word rod. The American Tract Society Dictionary defines this word as: 'An offshoot from the trunk of a tree, Ge 30:37; Isa 11:1; Eze 37:15-22. It also denotes a staff, used by one walking, Isa 3:1; Eze 29:6; by a diviner, Ho 4:12; by a surveyor, Ps 74:2; by a shepherd, Le 27:32; Zec 11:10-14; as an instrument of correction, Pr 23:13; 29:15; as a sceptre, Es 8:4; Isa 14:5; and as a symbol of power, Ps 2:9, support and direction, Ps 23:4'.

Please see the note for James 3:6 about the word iniquity. The functional Biblical definition is: 'ongoing life-style sins'. Please also see the notes for Romans C7S26 about the word sin. The New Testament definition, for this name is: 'A violation of Gods law'. Please especially see the note Sin in 1John, which explains a lot of the true Biblical doctrine of this word. Please also see the notes for 1John 5:16 and Romans 6:16 about the phrase sin unto death. We also see this doctrine dealt with in: Acts 5; Romans 5; 1Corinthians 8:11-LJC; Galatians C3-S26 and James 1:15. Please note the distinction from iniquity, which has a New Testament definition of: 'A life-style sin'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C6S16 about the phrase kingdom of God rejected by life-style sins. Please also see the note for Matthew 9:10 about the word sinner.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 6:3 about the word stripe. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'A line or long narrow division of anything, of a different color from the ground. Symbolically, this word is used for the masks left from torture'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Nevertheless. 2Sa 7:13,15; 1Ki 11:13,32,36; Isa 54:8-10; Jer 33:20-26; La 3:31-32; 1Co 15:25 not utterly take. Heb. not make void. Ps 89:39; 1Sa 15:29 fail. Heb. lie. Heb 6:18.'

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C89-S32 (Verse 33) This sentence is added to the prior and also says that God does NOT disown His children.

Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

Notice that God backs this sentence with His personal character (nor suffer my faithfulness to fail). Every form of the doctrine for 'losing your salvation' claims that God's character does NOT match what is revealed in the word of God.

Our true Biblical worship is to acknowledge that we have the promises, from God, because of our Lord Jesus Christ and not for anything that we do. As seen throughout this Psalm, if we are not motivated, by this truth, to go out and serve God with our personal life, then we do not truly, Biblically, worship God.

the word Nevertheless refers back to the prior sentence where we read If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Thus, the combination provides a promise of punishment for ongoing sin while also promising everlasting salvation. We are adopted by God, as children of Jesus Christ when we accept Him as our personal Lord. In addition, many of the promises to king David, are actually made to Jesus Christ. Therefore, we can believe that the promises, of this sentence, are also applied to all truly saved. The promise that God's lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my (God's) faithfulness to fail Is available to us who are truly saved. Our salvation is assured by the promise of: nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. We can not lose our salvation because of God's faithfulness and we already saw that no one, including our own selves, can overcome God and make Him not keep His promises. However, our sanctification is qualified by the prior sentence which promises punishment for ongoing sin. And, our current sentence qualifies that promise with God's promise of: But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him. Even God's punishment of His children is done in mercy. He only wants to motivate us to return to obedience to His commandments.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all of His promises, especially for everlasting salvation.

The word lovingkindness is only used in the Old Testament in: Psalms 17:7; Psalms 26:3; Psalms 36:7; Psalms 36:10; Psalms 40:10; Psalms 40:11; Psalms 42:8; Psalms 48:9; Psalms 51:1; Psalms 63:3; Psalms 69:16; Psalms 88:11; our current sentence; Psalms 92:2; Psalms 103:4; Psalms 107:43; Psalms 119:88; Psalms 119:149; Psalms 119:159; Psalms 138:2; Psalms 143:8; Jeremiah 9:24; Jeremiah 16:5; Jeremiah 31:3; Jeremiah 32:18; Hosea 2:19. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia defines this word as: 'luv-ing-kind'-nes (hecedh): "Lovingkindness" in the King James Version always represents this word (30 times), but of hecedh there are many other renderings, e.g. "mercy" (frequently), "kindness" (38), "goodness" (12). The word is derived from chacadh, meaning, perhaps, "to bend or bow oneself," "to incline oneself"; hence, "to be gracious or merciful." the English Revised Version has not many changes, but in the American Standard Revised Version "lovingkindness" is invariably employed when checedh is used of God, and, as a rule, "kindness" when it is used of man, as in Ge 21:23; Jg 1:24 (the King James Version "mercy," the Revised Version (British and American) "deal kindly"); Ru 3:10; 2Ch 32:32; 35:26 (the King James Version "goodness,"'); margin "Hebrew: kindness" the Revised Version (British and American) "good deeds"); Job 6:14, etc. Of the uses of the word as on man's part toward God, the only occurrences are: Jer 2:2, "I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals," etc.; Ho 6:4,6, "Your goodness (the Revised Version margin "or kindness") is as a morning cloud," "I desire goodness (the King James Version "mercy," the Revised Version margin "Kindness"), and not sacrifice," which last passage may denote kindness as toward man. When used of God checedh denotes, in general, "the Divine Love condescending to His creatures, more especially to sinners, in unmerited kindness" (Delitzsch). It is frequency associated with forgiveness, and is practically equivalent to "mercy" or "mercifulness" (Ex 20:6), "showing lovingkindness (the English Revised Version "mercy") unto thousands of them that love me"; Ex 34:6 f, "slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness (the English Revised Version "plenteous in mercy")"; (Ex 34:7) "keeping lovingkindness (the English Revised Version "mercy") for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin" (compare Nu 14:18); Mic 7:18, "He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness" (the English Revised Version "mercy"). This quality in Yahweh was one by which He sought to bind His people to Himself. It is greatly magnified in the Old Testament, highly extolled and gloried in, in many of the psalms (Ps 136 has the constant refrain, "For his lovingkindness endureth forever"). In De 7:12 it is associated with the covenant, and in 2Sa 7:15 with the covenant with David (compare Isa 55:3, etc.). It was something that could always be relied on. Being such an essential and distinctive quality of God, the prophets taught that it should also characterize His people. It is part of the Divine requirement in Mic 6:8, "to love kindness" (compare Zec 7:9, "Show kindness and compassion every man to his brother"). The want of it in the nation was a cause of Yahweh's controversy with them, e.g. Ho 4:1, "There is no truth, nor goodness (checedh) (the King James Version and the English Revised Version "mercy"), nor knowledge of God in the land"; Ho 12:6, "Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness (the King James Version and the English Revised Version "mercy") and justice, and wait for thy God continually." Cheyne (Encyclopedia Biblica) regards [~checedh as denoting paternal affection on God's part, answered by filial and loyal affection and brotherly love on man's part (philadelphia in the New Testament). The word "lovingkindness" does not occur in the New Testament, but as its equivalents we have such terms as "mercy" "goodness," "kindness," "brotherly love" (see special articles). W. L. Walker'.

Thompson Chain Topics provides links for the word lovingkindness as: '(of God): Ps 17:7; 26:3; 63:3; Isa 63:7; Jer 31:3; 32:18; Ho 2:19'.

Please see the note for Matthew 13:34-35 about the phrase utter. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to speak; to pronounce; to express; as, to utter words; to utter sounds; to divulge; to publish'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians 1:4-8 about the word utterance. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'what was uttered'. Please see the note for 1Corinthians 6:7 about the word utterly. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to the full extent'. Please also see the note for Matthew 5:26 about the word uttermost. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'utter and most. extreme'.

Please see the note for Romans C8S17 about the word suffer. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked'. The th, in the word suffeteth, makes it a 'life-style suffering'. Please see the note for Romans 9:22 about the word longsuffering. Galatians 5:22 tells us that this is a fruit of the Spirit. Romans 2:4 tells us that it is a trait of God and associates it with forbearance. Please also see the notes in the Sections called Harmony, Prophecies and Prophecies Fulfilled, in the Study called Significant Gospel Events and for Mark 8:31-LJC about the phrase suffering of Jesus Christ. We are told to suffer with him (Christ). Please also see the note for 1Peter 4:12-13 which is a detailed sentence that explains how our suffering in this life is to be expected and is actually the basis of everlasting rewards.

Please see the note for Luke 16:9 about the word fail. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply'. Please also see the note for Luke 12:33 about the word faileth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word fail'. Please also see the note for Luke 21:26 about the word failing. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word fail'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'covenant. Le 26:44; Jer 14:21; 33:20 exp: Ps 89:28. nor. Nu 23:19; Mal 3:6; Mt 24:35; Ro 11:29; Jas 1:17.'

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C89-S33 (Verse 34) God does NOT alter His word.

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Once more we see the true word of God say that anyone who claims that the English KJV-1611 has errors, or that they can change even one word (every word Luke 4:4 or punctuation mark - tittle Luke 16:17), is a liar. Our entire true relationship with God is dependent upon God's never changing word.

God's faithfulness, to His word and His promises, are the basis of our true faith in God, His word and His promises. Our sentence promises that we can truly believe, and act, upon His word and His promises with full assurance of His keeping both. Part of true worship is saying that we truly trust God's character, His word and His promises.

Our true Biblical worship is to believe that God does not lie, God does not change, and that He will fulfill any covenant that He makes. People misinterpret God's word and then claim that God failed because God did not keep their misinterpretation.

Please see the note for Luke 9:29 about the word alter. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to make some change in; to make different in some particular; to vary in some degree, without an entire change'.

Please see the note for Mark 7:7 about the word lips. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the border of the mouth. Also used metaphorically for an edge or border, as of a cup (1Ki 7:26), a garment (Ex 28:32), a curtain (Ex 26:4), the sea (Ge 22:17), the Jordan (2Ki 2:13). To "open the lips" is to begin to speak (Job 11:5); to "refrain the lips" is to keep silence (Ps 40:9; 1Pe 3:10). the "fruit of the lips" (Heb 13:15) is praise, and the "calves of the lips" thank- offerings (Ho 14:2). To "shoot out the lip" is to manifest scorn and defiance (Ps 22:7)'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Once. Ps 110:4; 132:11; Am 4:2; 8:7; Heb 6:13,17 that I will not lie. Heb. If I lie. 2Th 2:13; Tit 1:2.'

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C89-S34 (Verse 35) Again, we see that God's word is backed by God's character.

Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

God's holiness is a major character trait of His and one that He tells true followers to accept for their own character (Leviticus 20:7; 1Peter 1:15-16). God would have to stop being God before He could stop being holy. Therefore, our sentence is reporting an oath from God which can never be broke.

Our true Biblical worship is to recognize the true character traits of God, such as His holiness, and reject any doctrine which goes against the true character traits of God.

Please see the note for Acts 2:30 about the words sworn. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'the past-tense of the word swear'. Please also see the note for James 5:12 about the word swear. The New Testament definition is: 'to affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed'. The New Testament definition, for the word sware. is: 'the past-tense of the word swear'. The New Testament definition, for the word sweareth is: 'a life-style swearing'. While the Bible tells us to not swear, we see that God does swear, but only to let men know how serious He is about something that we cannot believe while we use the mind of our flesh and of the world. The word swearing is only found in the Old Testament.

Please see the note for Luke 1:67-75 about the word holiness. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the state of being holy; purity or integrity of moral character; freedom from sin; sanctity. Applied to the Supreme Being, holiness denotes perfect purity or integrity of moral character, one of his essential attributes'. Please also see the note for Romans 7:12 about the word holy. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections'. Please also see the Word Study on the Word Study on Holy Ghost. Basically, since we have the indwelling Holy Spirit, He is trying to make us holy by teaching us how to act like God acts. Please also see the note for John 7:39 about the phrase indwelling Holy Spirit. Please also see the note for 1John 2:20 about the phrase Holy One. Please also see the Minor Titles of the Son of God about this title. Please also see the note for Matthew 4:5 about the phrase holy city. there is a Biblical doctrinal difference between the use of the phrase Holy Ghost and God's Holy Spirit, with the Bible using Holy Ghost when He affects this physical world and the Bible using Holy Spirit when he affects spiritual things like our spirit. Both are identifiers of the third Person within the Trinity. The phrase Holy Ghost only occurs within the New Testament.

Please see the note for Galatians C1-S15 about the word lie. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Used for repose, as in lie down. Also used for an intentional violation of the truth'. Please also seethat note for the word liar. The th, in the word lieth, makes this a 'life-style lying'. Please also see the note for John 8:44 about Satan being the father of liars.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Once. Ps 110:4; 132:11; Am 4:2; 8:7; Heb 6:13,17 that I will not lie. Heb. If I lie. 2Th 2:13; Tit 1:2.'

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C89-S35 (Verse 36) Prophecy about our Lord Jesus Christ.

His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

This is the oath that the prior sentence told us that God swore to king David. This is an oath that Christ would be a physical descendent of king David. The Treasure of Scriptural Knowledge provides links as: '2Sa 7:16; 2Sa 22:51; Isa 53:10; 59:21; Ps 89:4,29; Joh 12:34'. As part of our worship, we need to thank God for all that He promised to us through Jesus Christ.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for unfulfilled prophecies and to admit that we believe them even when we do not understand everything about them and even when liars claim that they know exactly, in detail, how God will fulfill them.

Please see the note for Matthew 5:45 about the word sun. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the major source of light on this physical Earth. Also used, symbolically, for the Son of God'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'seed. Ps 89:4,29; 2Sa 7:16; Isa 53:10; 59:21; Joh 12:34 exp: 2Sa 22:51. and. Ps 72:5,17; Isa 9:7; Jer 33:20; Lu 1:33 General references. exp: 2Sa 7:16; Ps 89:4.'

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C89-S36 (Verse 37) The never-ending reign of our Lord Jesus Christ is a witness to the character of God the Father.

It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven.

The moon is visible everywhere on Earth and was accepted by men as something that would never disappear. Yes, it will be removed when God destroys this Earth to make a new heaven and earth (Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22; 2Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1). However, in the minds of men, the moon is permanent. Therefore, men accept this promise as permanent.

The second phrase of our sentence is: and as a faithful witness in heaven. This phrase describes something that will actually last forever.

Please see the note for Matthew 18:16 about the word establish. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to fix; to settle in a state for permanence; to make firm'.

Please see the note for Mark 13:24-25 about the word moon. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Reflects the light of the Sun. Similarly, the saved are to reflect the spiritual light of our "Lord Jesus Christ". It is used, symbolically, for the wife of Jacob'. Please also see the note for Colossians C2S9 about the phrase new moon. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the first day of the lunar month was observed as a holy day. It symbolically represented someone getting saved and starting to reflect the light of our "Lord Jesus Christ'.

Please see the note for the Word Study on Faith about the word faithful. The New Testament definition is: 'Firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of religion. Full of faith, trustful, and not simply trustworthy. being true to oneself, to one's nature, to any promise given, and to any trust committed'. Please also see the note for Romans 3:27 about the word faith. That note has many links to many other notes which deal with this doctrine in different ways. Please also see the notes for 1Corinthians C1S3; 2Corinthians C1S17; Galatians C3S27; Ephesians 6:23-LJC; Philippians 1:25-26 and 2Timothy C1S2 about the word faith. The New Testament definition is: 'an action word that is based upon a belief in a promise found within the Bible with the action dictated by the Bible and the understanding that our action does not force God to act nor determines when or how God acts but proves that of our own free will we are giving God permission to act in and through our life to do what He promised within His Word'. Please also see the note for Hebrews 3:1-LJC about Christ Jesus is faithful. Please also see the notes for Romans 4 and James 2:21-LJC about Abraham's faith. Please also see the note for 2Timothy C1S2 about the phrase faith: unfeigned. Please also see the note for 2Peter 2:3 about the word feign. Please also see the note for Romans C10S12 about the phrase faith makes us not ashamed. Please also see the note for Ephesians C1S2 about the phrase just shall live by faith. Please also see the note for Romans C11S6 about the phrase just shall live by his faith. Please also see the note for Romans C3S29 about the phrase justification by faith. Please also see the note for Romans C3S25 about Law and faith. Please also see the note for Romans C9S28 about live / walk by faith. Please see the note for James 2:14 for links to every verse in the New Testament where the words faith and works contained within the same verse.

Please see the note for Hebrews 11:4 about the word witness. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Someone who is qualified to testify in court and is available to do so if the court requests. With the exception of an 'expert witness', the person must have first- person knowledge about what they testify'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 13:1 about the phrase two or three witnesses. This is a Biblical requirement for something to be a doctrine that all saved must believe. Please also see the note for John 5:1 about the phrase witnesses given by Jesus to show that He is God. Please also see the note for Luke 1:2 about the word eyewitness. Please also see the note for Matthew 15:19 about the phrase false witnesses. Please also see the note for Acts 7:44 about the phrase tabernacle of witness.

Our sentence uses the singular form of the word heaven. This heaven is God's eternal home where His mercies will be displayed for ever.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'It shall. That is, as long as the sun and moon shall endure, as long as time shall last, his kingdom shall continue among men. The moon is probably termed a faithful witness, because by her, particularly, time is measured. Her decrease and increase are especially observed by every nation; and by these time is generally estimated, especially among eastern nations:â€”So many moons is a man oldâ€”so many moons since such an event happened; and even their years are reckoned by lunations. Or, the rainbow may be intended; that faithful sign which God has established in the clouds, that the earth shall no more be destroyed by water. ever. Ps 72:7; 104:19; Ge 1:14-18; Jer 31:35-36 and as. Ge 9:13-16; Isa 54:9-10 General references. exp: 2Sa 7:16; Jer 33:20.'

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C89-S37 (Verse 37) Selah.

This word means: 'think about it'. We need to truly meditate on the messages of the prior sentences if we truly want to understand what God is telling us and if we truly want to worship God properly for what was said in those sentences.

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C89-S38 (Verse 38) But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

This sentence through C89-S46 are all a single group describing when God the Father turned His back on Jesus after God the Father made Him sin to pay for all of the sins of everyone. Please consider all of these sentences together. In addition, true worship requires us to express thanks for the price that He paid for our own sins. Part of our worship should include the payment that God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ each paid in order to cover our sins and save us.

This is a prophecy of the time when Jesus cried: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34). As explained in the notes at those references, God the Father turned His back on Jesus after God the Father made Him sin to pay for all of the sins of everyone.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for prophecies about Jesus paying the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for 1Timothy 5:12 about the phrase cast off. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to discard'. Please also see the note for Matthew 4:18 about the word casting. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word cast'. We also find the word casting in this Gospel, in: our current sentence; Mark 9:38; Mark 10:50 and Mark 15:24. Please also see the note for Matthew 9:34 about the word casteth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the life-style form of the word cast'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:29 about the word cast. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'in general "to throw," with various degrees of violence; usually, with force'. Please see the note for Romans C11S19 about the phrase cast away. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'get rid of something in a violent way'. Please also seethat same note about the phrase God will not cast away his people. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 4:8-10 about the phrase cast away. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'forcibly remove from an exalted position and placed under foot'. The word castest is only found in the Old Testament. Please also see the note for Mark 9:28 about the phrase cast out.

The word abhorred is only found in the Old Testament. It is defined as: 'the past-tense form of the word abhor'. Please also see the note for Romans 2:22 about the word abhorrest. It is defined as: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word abhor'. Please also see the note for Romans C12S7 about the word abhor. It is defined as: 'to hate extremely, or with contempt; to loathe, detest or abominate'. The word abhorring is only found in the Old Testament. It is defined as: 'the ongoing form of the word abhor'.

Please see the note for Matthew 2:16 about the word wroth. Wroth is the feeling which occurs before the violent action of wrath. Please also see the note for Mark 13:17 about the word wrath. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation. God's wrath, in Scripture, is his holy and just indignation against sin'. Please see the note for Colossians 3:8 about the children of wrath.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'But. Ps 44:9-26; 60:1,10; 77:7; 1Ch 28:9; Jer 12:1; Ho 9:17 and. Ps 78:59; 106:40; De 32:19; La 2:7; Zec 11:8 wroth. Ps 89:51; 84:9; 2Sa 1:21; 15:26; 2Ch 12:1-12; La 4:20; Zec 13:7 exp: Ps 78:62.'

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C89-S39 (Verse 39) Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

C89-S38 through C89-S46 are all a single group describing when God the Father turned His back on Jesus after God the Father made Him sin to pay for all of the sins of everyone. Please consider all of these sentences together. In addition, true worship requires us to express thanks for the price that He paid for our own sins.

The servant, of this sentence, is our Lord Jesus Christ. He never sinned. Therefore, He did not have to die for His own sin. When God the Father made Him die for our sins, that is when He made void the covenant of thy servant. God the Father's covenant with all men is that we do not have to pay for the sins of anyone else. However, God the Father made that covenant void, with our Lord Jesus Christ, so that he could pay for all of our sins. In addition, God the Father, personally, hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground, when God set aside His kingdom for the time of the 'Church Age'. His crown will be restored when He returns to this Earth as Lord of lords and King of kings (Revelation 17:14).

As explained in the note for a prior reference, not all saved will return with Him. Anyone who wants to return for the 1,000 year reign of Christ needs to be saved and needs to fulfill the requirements of that reference. Saved people who do not worship as our Psalm describes, probably also won't fulfill the requirements to return.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Romans 3:31 about the word void. The New Testament definition is: 'Empty; vacant; not occupied with any visible matter'.

Please see the note for 1Timothy 1:8-11 about the word profane. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Irreverent to anything sacred; applied to persons. A man is profane when he takes the name of God in vain, or treats sacred things as common or with abuse and irreverence'.

Please see the note for James 1:12 about the word crown. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'an ornament worn on the head by kings and sovereign princes, as a badge of imperial or regal power and dignity. Figuratively, regal power; royalty; kingly government, or executive authority. Crowns show that the person wearing them has authority and a special position'. There is much doctrinal error taught about this word. The note, in James, identifies different types of crowns and gives a basic definition of each. Please also see the note for Revelation 4:4 about the word crowns. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'more than one crown'. Please also see the note for Hebrews 2:7 about the word crownedst. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the life-style form of the word crown. Only God crowns something for a life-time'. The word crownest and the word crowneth are only in the Old Testament and describes what only God can do Please also see the note for Hebrews 2:9 about the word crowned. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word crown'.

Please see the note for Matthew 4:18 about the word casting. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word cast'. We also find the word casting in this Gospel, in: our current sentence; Mark 9:38; Mark 10:50 and Mark 15:24. Please also see the note for Matthew 9:34 about the word casteth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the life-style form of the word cast'. Please also see the note for Luke 1:29 about the word cast. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'in general "to throw," with various degrees of violence; usually, with force'. Please see the note for Romans C11S19 about the phrase cast away. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'get rid of something in a violent way'. Please also seethat same note about the phrase God will not cast away his people. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 4:8-10 about the phrase cast away. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'forcibly remove from an exalted position and placed under foot'. The word castest is only found in the Old Testament. Please also see the note for Mark 9:28 about the phrase cast out. The New Testament definition, for this pohrase, is: 'is not destroyed but is completely removed from the area under consideration and treated as trash'. Please also see the note for 1Timothy 5:12 about the phrase cast off. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to discard'.

Please see the note for Colossians C1S6 about the word ground. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the surface of land or upper part of the earth, without reference to the materials which compose it. We apply ground to soil, sand or gravel indifferently, but never apply it to the whole mass of the earth or globe. Also, it is used to fix or set, as on a foundation, cause, reason or principle; as arguments grounded on reason, such as faith grounded on scriptural evidence'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'void. Ps 89:34-36; 77:10; 116:11; Joh 13:7 profaned. Ps 89:44; 74:7; 143:3; Isa 25:12; 43:28; La 5:16.'

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C89-S40 (Verse 40) Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

Our sentence tells us that God the Father removed all of the natural defenses that Jesus had. God the Father then had men destroy His body. This is a prophecy of His suffering for the sins of the world. Once more, we see that we should worship Jesus for all that He suffered because of our sins.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Mark 12:1 about the word hedge. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'a protective wall, made of various materials, and used to protect something valuable'. Please also see the note for Matthew 21:33 about the word hedged. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word hedge'. Please also see the note for Luke 14:23 about the word hedges. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the plural form of the word hedge'. The word hedges is: 'the plural form of the word hedge'.

Please see the note for 1:18-20 about the word hold. The New Testament definition is: 'Stopping; confining; restraining; keeping; retaining; adhering; maintaining, etc'. Please also see the note for Luke 24:15 about the word holden. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word hold'. Please also see the note for Colossians 2:18-19 about the word holding. The New Testament definition, for the word holding is: 'the ongoing action of the word hold'. Please also see the note for 1Timothy 6:17-19 about the phrase lay hold. Please also see the note for 2Thessalonians 2:6 about all forms of the words withhold and withheld.

Please see the note for Luke 6:49 about the word ruin. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Destruction; defeat; what makes something, or someone, unfit for use'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'broken. Ps 80:12; Job 1:10; Isa 5:5-6 exp: Ps 60:2. brought. 2Ch 12:2-5; 15:5; La 2:2,5; Re 13:1-7.'

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C89-S41 (Verse 41) All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

This is a prophecy of people mocking Jesus as reported in Psalms 22:7-8; Matthew 27:39-49; Mark 15:29-36 and Luke 23:35-43.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Matthew 5:18 about the word pass. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to move, in almost any manner, from one place to another'. Please also see the note for Matthew 9:1 about the word passed. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word pass'. Please also see the note for Luke 4:30 about the word passing. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word pass'. Please also see the note for Luke 18:37 about the word passeth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word pass'. The word passest only occurs in the Old Testament. Please also see the note for John 2:13 about the phrase passover. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'when God spared anyone who obeyed His command'. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 5:17 about the phrase passed away. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'dead'. The phrase, it came to pass, means: 'with the passing of time'.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C4S17 about the word way. The New Testament definition of this word is: 'How we get from where we are at to our destination. Used in the Word of God for how we end up in Heaven or Hell'. Please also see the note for Mark 1:3 about the phrase way of The Lord. Please also see the note for Matthew 13:4 about the phrase way side. Please use This link to see the 'Minor Titles of the Son of God' found within the Bible along with links to where the Bible uses those titles. The title in this sentence is way. We are to follow our Lord Jesus Christ and no other way.

Please see the note for 2:8 about the word spoil. The New Testament definition is: 'To destroy with internal corruption'.

Please see the note for 3:7 about the word reproach. The New Testament definition is: 'Disgrace; shame. Ge 30:23'. However, that note explains that more is involved with this word and that note also has the full definition from Webster's 1828 and links from other commentators.

Please see the note for Romans 15:2 about the word neighbour. The New Testament definition is: 'Our Savior informs us that the whole world was neighbors; that we ought not to do to another what they would not have done to themselves; and that this charity extended even to enemies'. Please see the note for Matthew 19:19 about the phrase love thy neighbour.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'All. Ps 44:10-14; 80:13; Isa 10:6; Jer 50:17 he is. Ps 74:10; 79:4; De 28:37; Ne 5:9; Jer 24:9; 29:18; 42:18; 44:8,12; La 5:1; Eze 5:14-15; Da 9:16.'

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C89-S42 (Verse 42) Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

This sentence is a continuation of the prior sentence and uses the same references as the prior.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Mark 16:19 about the phrase right hand of God. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'His hand of power'.

Please see the note for Philippians 1:27-28 for links to every place in the New Testament where We also find forms of the word adversary along with links from other commentators and a definition. The New Testament definition, of the word adversary, is: 'An enemy or foe; one who has enmity at heart. Satan is our main spiritual adversary'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'General references. Le 26:17,25; De 28:25,43; La 2:17; Joh 16:20; Re 11:10.'

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C89-S43 (Verse 43) Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

This is a prophecy of Matthew 27:14 and Mark 15:5 which report that Jesus answered him to never a word when Pilate asked Him about all of the false accusations which the priests and people made against Him. God the Father required Him to offer no defence.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Revelation 2:12 about the word edge. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the extreme border or point of any thing'.

Please see the note for Romans C8S37 about the word sword. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'An offensive weapon worn at the side, and used by hand either for thrusting or cutting. 2. Figuratively, destruction by war and enforcement of the law'. In the Bible the sword is used for 'the symbol of, and the actual enforcement of law'. Even when man's law is against obeying God, that law, and it's sword, shall (never) separate us from the love of Christ. Please see Ephesians 6:17, which equates sword to the word of God. Please see Ephesians 6:17, which equates sword to the word of God. In the Bible the sword is used for 'the symbol of, and the actual enforcement of law'. Even when man's law is against obeying God, that law, and it's sword, shall (never) separate us from the love of Christ. Please see Ephesians 6:17, which equates sword to the word of God. Please see Ephesians 6:17, which equates sword to the word of God.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C15S1 about the word stand. The New Testament definition, for both words, is: 'to be upon the feet, as an animal; not to sit, kneel or lie. Symbolically, it means to remain upright, in a moral sense; not to fall'. The word standeth with the th means" 'keeps on keeping on standing'. Please see the note for 1Corinthians C15S1 about the word stand. The word stood. is the past-tense form of the word stand. Please also see the note for Philippians 1:18 about the word notwithstanding. The New Testament definition is: 'There is nothing in the prior arguments that can stand against God's truth and win an argument' Please see the note for 1Corinthians C14S2 about the word understand. The word understanding describes what makes a person able to stand.

Please see the note for Revelation 9:7 about the word battle. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'A fight, or encounter between enemies, or opposing armies; an engagement'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'turned. Eze 30:21-25 not made. Le 26:36-37; Nu 14:42,45; Jos 7:4-5,8-12; 2Ch 25:8.'

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C89-S44 (Verse 44) Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.

Jesus had offered the Jews God's kingdom but they rejected it as reported in Luke 19:14. God the Father did this to introduce the 'Church Age' because the Jews refused to take God's message to the world and, instead, thought that having God's message made them better than other men.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Acts 13:10 about the word cease. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to put a stop to; to put an end to'. Please also see the note for Acts 12:5 about the word ceasing. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word cease. This is when it takes some time for something to cease'. Please also see the note for Matthew 14:32 about the word ceased. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word cease'. Please also see the note for Acts 6:13 about the word ceaseth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the life-style form of the word cease'. Please also see the note for Luke 9:30 about the word decease.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Thou. 1Sa 4:21-22; 1Ki 12:16-20; 14:25-28; La 4:1-2; 2Th 2:3-10 glory. Heb. brightness. cast. Ps 89:39; Da 7:20-25.'

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C89-S45 (Verse 45) The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame.

Jesus was only 33 when He was crucified. The second equivalent part of this sentence summarizes His being betrayed, mocked, tortured and crucified for our sin.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Luke 1:5 about the word day. Easton's Bible Dictionary defines this word as: 'the Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Le 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Ps 55:17). "The heat of the day" (1Sa 11:11; Ne 7:3) was at our nine o'clock, and "The cool of the day" just before sunset (Ge 3:8). Before the Captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches, (1) from sunset to midnight (La 2:19); (2) from midnight till the cock-crowing (Jg 7:19); and (3) from the cock-crowing till sunrise (Ex 14:24). In the New Testament the division of the Greeks and Romans into four watches was adopted (Mr 13:35). (See Watches.) the division of the day by hours is first mentioned in Da 3:6,15; 4:19; 5:5. This mode of reckoning was borrowed from the Chaldeans. the reckoning of twelve hours was from sunrise to sunset, and accordingly the hours were of variable length (Joh 11:9). The word "day" sometimes signifies an indefinite time (Ge 2:4; Isa 22:5; Heb 3:8, etc.). In Job 3:1 it denotes a birthday, and in Isa 2:12; Ac 17:31; 2Ti 1:18, the great day of final judgment'. The New Testament definition, of the phrase last day is: '(end of the ) Church Age'. Please see the Sections on Minor Titles of the Son of God in the Doctrinal Study called Significant Gospel Events for the titles of day star and the dayspring. However, in the life of the individual, it can be used for the day that he dies. Please see the note for Hebrews 3:13 about the word today. the New Testament definition is: 'the current day'. Please also see the note for Matthew 26:55 about the word daily. Please also see the notes for Philippians 1:6-LJC and 1Thessalonians 5:2 about the phrase day of. Please also see the note for 1Thessalonians 5:2 about the phrase day of the Lord. Please also see the note for John 20:1 about the phrase first day of the week. Please also see the note for Mark 2:28-LJC about the phrase Good Friday. Please also see the note for Galatians C4-S17 about the words birth / birthright / birthday.

Please see the note for Mark 10:20 about the word youth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Being in the first part of life; aged beyond a babe but not yet an adult'. Please also see the note for Matthew 2:8 about the word young. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Being in the first part of life; aged beyond a babe but not yet an adult'. Please also see the note for Romans 9:10-12 about the word younger. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Not so old as another'.

Please see the note for Mark 13:20 about the word shortened. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'make shorter; abridged; contracted'. Please also see the note for Acts 25:4 about the word shortly. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'very soon'. Please also see the note for Romans 3:23 about the word short. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'not long; not having great length or extension'.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians 11:7 about the word cover. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'an item which conceals another item with a barrier that can not be penetrated'. Please also see the note for Matthew 8:24 about the word covered. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word cover'. Please also see the note for Luke 8:16 about the word covereth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word cover'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians 11:15 about the word covering. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word cover'. The word covers is only found in the Old Testament. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the plural form of the word cover'. Please also see the note for Mark 2:4 about the word uncover. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to remove a cover'.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians 6:5 about the word shame. The New Testament definition, for this word is: 'A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt, or of having done something which injures reputation; or by of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal'. Please see the note for Romans C5S2 about the word ashamed. Basically, if God has to make us ashamed then it will probably be at the judgment seat of Christ (Romans 14:10 and 2Corinthians 5:10-11) and that shame will last for eternity. Please also see the note for Romans C10S12 which explains that 'faith makes us not ashamed'. The words shameed and shameeth only occurs in the Old Testament.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'The. Ps 89:28-29; 2Ch 10:19; Isa 63:18 thou. Ps 44:15; 109:29; Mic 7:10.'

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C89-S46 (Verse 45) Selah.

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C89-S47 (Verse 46) The start of a new series of prophecies.

How long, LORD?

C89-S47 through C89-S55 are all a single group describing how Jesus felt as a literal physical man who was suffering for our sins. He is our example of how to turn our worship into a true testimony that God can use. Please consider all of these sentences together. In addition, true worship requires us to express thanks for the price that He paid for our own sins.

Here we see His main cry. When we are truly suffering, the main thing that we want is for it to end. This sentence is mentioned first because it would have been primary on the thoughts of a human person. Lost people need to consider that they will be in Hell, suffering, for over 1,000 years before they are thrown into the lake of fire for eternity. While most won't listen, it is our duty to warn them of the consequence they are facing. This is the result that God requires from people who know and worship God for Who He truly is.

As said, when we are truly suffering, the main thing that we want is for it to end. But, for our sakes, Jesus was longsuffering. Yes, as a physical man, He wanted it to end. But, for our sakes, he suffered long. Please see the note for Romans 9:22 about the word longsuffering. That note explains this word and has a short note for every usage within the Bible.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'How. Ps 13:1-2; 79:5; 85:5; 90:13 exp: Ps 35:17. General references. exp: Ps 74:10; Isa 64:12.'

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C89-S48 (Verse 46) God the Father turned His back on Jesus after making Him to be sin for the payment of our sins.

wilt thou hide thyself for ever?

This question would have been asked by Jesus, as a human man, when God turned His back on Jesus after God the Father made Him sin for our sakes so that He could hay the price for our sins.

This question would have been asked after God the Father turned His back on Jesus after He put all of the sins of the whole world on Him. We see this reported in Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Revelation 2:17 about the words hide / hidden. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the word hidden is a past- tense form of the word hide, which is: to conceal; to withhold or withdraw from sight'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'wilt. Ps 10:1; 88:14; Job 23:9; Isa 8:17; 45:15; Ho 5:15 General references. exp: Ps 74:10; Isa 64:12.'

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C89-S49 (Verse 46) Another question after God the Father turned His back on Jesus.

shall thy wrath burn like fire?

This question was asked by Jesus because He knew that God the Father would let devils literally take His soul into Hell. That was reported in Psalms 22:12-13. In addition, God's wrath was felt by Jesus, as a literal physical man, until He took back His power and authority as God while in Hell.

God is always righteous. He could nor remain righteous and bust into Satan's domain. Psalm 22 tells us that devils surrounded Jesus as He hung on the cross. He dies as a literal physical man, and they dragged His soul and Spirit into Hell. But, after He was there and still righteous, He took back His own power and authority as God and defeated Satan, and all devils, by Himself, before he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men (Ephesians 4:8).

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that Jesus personally suffered in order to pay the price for our personal salvation.

Please see the note for Mark 13:17 about the word wrath. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation. God's wrath, in Scripture, is his holy and just indignation against sin'. Please see the note for Colossians 3:8 about the children of wrath. Please also see the note for Matthew 2:16 about the word wroth. Wroth is the feeling which occurs before the violent action of wrath.

Please see the note for Luke 12:35 about the word burning. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word burn'. Please also see the note for Luke 24:32 about the word burn. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the primary sense is, to rage, to act with violent excitement. To consume with fire'. Please also see the note for Matthew 13:40 about the word burned. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word burn'. Please also see the note for Revelation 21:8 about the word burneth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the noun form of a life-style form of the word burn'.

Please see the note for James 3:6 about the word fire. The New Testament definition is: 'the primary sense is, to rage, to act with violent excitement. It is also An extremely painful type of injury that is used by God to cleanse and purify. This word is often used symbolically for different purposes which all result in something being consumed'. Please also see the note for Revelation 20:9 about the phrase fire from Heaven. Please also see the note for Revelation 19:20 about the phrase lake of fire. Please also see the note for Romans C12S18 about the phrase coals of fire.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'thy wrath. Ps 78:63; Jer 4:4; 21:12; 2Th 1:8; Heb 12:29 General references. exp: Ps 74:10; Isa 64:12.'

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C89-S50 (Verse 47) The basis of Jesus having true Biblical faith as He died and faced going to Hell for us.

Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

This sentence would have been said from a human perspective. As God, Jesus would have known the answer to this question. However, He asked it as a human man to show us that he suffered as a human man. The first equivalent part of this sentence reminds us that, in human terms, a life of only 33 years is a short time. The second equivalent part of this sentence reminds us that all men wonder why they were made, especially those who die after refusing to recognize God as God (Romans 1:28). The truly saved, of course, know that they were made to serve God in this life.

Notice that Jesus did not ask for God the Father's wrath to end. In the garden, He had already prayed to bypass God's wrath. Then He accepted God the Father's will. Here, He is actually asking that God the Father remember how short my time is and hot let His physical suffering last too long. I, personally, believe it is perfectly fine to ask God to shorten the length of time that you have to go through a hard time, if you keep the right attitude towards God and His position in relationship to you.

In our second equivalent section, we see Jesus ask a question that every thinking person asks, although most might word the question as: 'What is the purpose of my life?'. Ecclesiastes, and many other places in the Bible, tell us that all physical life comes down to vanity if we do not spend this physical life serving God. Therefore, Jesus was asking this question as a literal physical man while He suffered, physically, like no other man ever suffered. And, while we are going through a hard tile, it is OK to ask this question so long as we arrive at the only correct answer. That is; we are in this physical life to serve God no matter what He chooses to put us through.

Please see the note for Romans 3:23 about the word short. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'not long; not having great length or extension'. Please also see the note for Mark 13:20 about the word shortened. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of make shorter'. Please also see the note for Acts 25:4 about the word shortly. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'very soon'.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that His word teaches us about dealing with problems in this life.

Please see the note for Matthew 26:75 about the word remembered. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word remember'. Please also see the note for Matthew 16:9 about the word remember. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to have in the mind an idea which had been in the mind before, and which recurs to the mind without effort'. Please also see the note for 1Thessalonians 1:3 about the word remembering. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word remember'. Please also see the note for Matthew 5:23 about the word rememberest. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the verb form of the life-style form of the word remember'. Please also see the note for John 16:21 about the word remembereth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word remember'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C11S28 about the word remembrance. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'something used to help us remember'.

Please see the Concordance for links to every place where the word of God uses the word time. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'The fourth dimension of this physical reality'. Please also see the note for Hebrews 3:13 about the word today. Please also see the note for Galatians C4-S17 about the word birthday. Please also see the note for Luke 1:5 about the word day. Please also see the notes for Philippians 1:6-LJC and 1Thessalonians 5:2 about the phrase day of. Please also see the note for 1Thessalonians 5:2 about the phrase day of the Lord. Please also see the note for John 20:1 about the phrase first day of the week. Please also see the note for Mark 2:28-LJC about the phrase Good Friday.

Please see the Concordance for links to every place where the word of God uses the word wherefore. The difference between the words wherefore and therefore is that therefore gives a conclusion that only happens there while wherefore gives a conclusion that happens wherever you look.

Please see the note for Galatians C2-S16 about the word vain. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'Something that looks good on the outside but which has no internal value'. The best example of this word, that I've found, is whited sepulchres (Matthew 23:27). they look pretty on the outside, but inside is death. This is the true Biblical meaning of vain. The word vainglory is defined as: 'Exclusive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride'.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Remember. Ps 39:5-6; 119:84; Job 7:7; 9:25-26; 10:9 exp: 2Ki 20:3. wherefore. Ps 144:4; Job 14:1; Jas 4:14 General references. exp: Isa 64:12.'

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C89-S51 (Verse 48) The question that every person needs to ask and be ready for God's answer.

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death?

This question is, obviously, asked from a physical perspective. Once more, we see Jesus acting as a literal physical man.

This question points out an undeniable truth, even if most men live foolishly ignoring this truth. If people truly accepted this truth, then they would prepare for their being judged by God. Even the people who claim to be atheists know that there is no purpose to a life if everything rots away after death. No, people who deny the judgment after death prove that they are fools. And, Jesus asks this question as a foolish human because God the Father had turned His back on Jesus and He was dying as a foolish lost human dies. He was showing everyone the result of dying lost.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that His word teaches us about dealing with problems in this life.

Please see the Doctrine of Life about the words life, live, alive and lively. The New Testament definition, for the word the word life, is: 'the cause of all movement, both physically and spiritually. Physical life ends (is mortal). Spiritual life is immortal'. The New Testament definition, for the word the word live, is: 'the verb form of life'. The New Testament definition, for the word the word alive, is: 'Having life'. The New Testament definition, for the word the word lively, is: 'Living and energetic'. In addition, the New Testament definition, for the phrase everlasting life. is: 'Spiritual life which has a beginning but no end'. Please also see the message called Labor for Everlasting Life. Please see the note for 3:25 about the word live that note has links to several other places where the doctrine of this word is discussed. Please see the note for Romans C10S15 about the phrase belief changes life. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C6S16. Please also see the note for about the phrase kingdom of God rejected by life-style sins. Please also see the note for Revelation 13:8-LJC about the phrase book of life. Please see the note for Romans C9S28 about live / walk by faith. Please see the note for Romans C11S6 about The just shall live by his faith. Please see the note for Colossians C3S4 about Christ lives through us. Please use This link to see other, less important, 'Minor Titles of the Son of God' found within the Bible along with links to where the Bible uses those titles. This title is eternal life.

Please see the note for 2Corinthians 2:17 about the words see / seen / sight / seeth / saw. The New Testament definition, for the word see, is: 'the verb form of a physical sense which conveys information about the physical world to the brain. This word is also used, symbolically, to convey information about the spiritual reality'. The New Testament definition, for the words seen, and saw, are: 'the past-tense form of the verb see'. Although the word saw is also used for 'an instrument for cutting'. The New Testament definition, for the word sight, is: 'the noun form of the same verb'. The New Testament definition, for the word seeth, is: 'A life-style seeing. This is often used symbolically for life-style understanding'. Please also see the note for John 6:40-LJC about the phrase see the Son. Please also see the note for Colossians C2S8 about the word shew. Please also see the note for Acts 2:25 about the words foresee / foresaw. Please also see the note for Romans C11S10 about the phrase works are seen of men. Please also see the note for Ephesioans 6:6 about the word eyeservice. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'n. Service performed only under inspection or the eye of an employer'. Please also see the note for John 6:40-LJC about the phrase see the Son. Please also see the note for Colossians C2S8 about the word shew.

Please see the note for Romans C6S4 about the word dead. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the noun form of the word die. Please see that word as most people believe error about it'. Please also see the note for Romans 14:8 about the word die. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'this is an ongoing process of corruption which ends with the thing which dies being separated from its source of life. Physical death is when the soul and spirit are permanently separated from thebody. Spiritualdeath is also called the second death and is when the soul and spirit are permanently separated from God in the lake of fire.'. Please also see the note for Romans 8:38 about the word death. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word dead. Please see that word, and the word die, as most people believe error about it'. Please also see the 2Corinthians 11:23 about the word deaths. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the plural form of the word death'. Please also see the note for Revelation 2:11 about the phrase second death. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the permanent separation of the soul and spirit from God, who is the source of all life'. Please also see the note for Luke 9:30 about the word decease. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to departure from this life applied to human beings only'. Please also see the note for Matthew 22:25 about the word deceased. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word decease'. Please also see the notes for 1John 5:16 and Romans 6:16 about the phrase sin unto death. Please see the note for Romans 5:6 about the word died. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the verb form of the past-tense form of the word die'. Please also see the note for John 8:44 about all forms of the word murder. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the plan to unlawfully killing a human being with premeditated malice, by a person of sound mind'. Please see the note for Mark 9:44 about the word dieth. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the verb noun of the ever-lasting form of the word die'. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the heart desire to end the life of another person'. Please also see the note for 1Corinthians C11S34 about the phrase sleep is physically dead but spiritually alive. The word deadness is only found in Romans 4:19 and is used to describe Sarah's womb after she went through the change of life. Please see the note for Romans C8S38 about the phrase dying because of the truth. Please also see the note for 2Corinthians 2:15 about the phrase death unto death. This phrase means: 'death approaching death'.That is not possible, and the word of God is wrong if death is a one-time event. Please also see the note for Romans C8S38 about the phrase dying because of The truth. Please also see the note for Matthew 22:31 about various forms of the phrase from the dead and the phrase of the dead.

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C89-S52 (Verse 48) The stupidity of most people's attitude about death.

shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave?

Here, Jesus asks this question to point out how foolish people are to die lost. No person can save their own soul and no person can avoid death. Therefore, this question is asked to point out the foolishness of living and dying while ignoring future judgment.

Once more we see Jesus expressing the thoughts of fleshly men.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that His word teaches us about dealing with problems in this life.

Please see the note for Matthew 5:25 about the word deliver. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'to make free; to release; to pass from one to another'. Please also see the note for Mark 9:31 about the word delivered. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the past-tense form of the word deliver'. Please see the note for Matthew 25:20 about the word deliveredst. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the verb form of the life-style form of worddeliver'. Please also see the note for Luke 21:12 about the word delivering. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the ongoing form of the word deliver'. The word the word deliverest is only found in the Old Testament. Please also see the note for Luke 4:18 about the word the word deliverance. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'release from captivity, slavery, oppression, or any restraint; rescue from danger or any evil'. Please also see the note for Acts 7:53 about the word the word deliverer. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'one who delivers; one who releases or rescues'.

Please see the note for Psalms 119:20 about the word soul. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the way you think, the way that you react emotionally to the circumstances of life and how you make decisions of the will; all long term'. Please also see the note for Psalms about the difference between our heart and our soul. Please also see the note for James 1:21 about the phrase save your soul.

Please see the note for John 11:17 about the word grave. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'the place where dead bodies were placed'. Please also see the note for Mark 6:11 about the word tomb. (The references in 1Timothy and Titus speak about an attitude that matches the definition of a grave.)

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'What. Ps 49:7-9; Job 30:23; Ec 3:19-20; 8:8; 9:5; 12:7; Heb 9:27 see death. Joh 8:51; Heb 11:5 exp: Lu 2:26. shall. Ps 49:15; Ac 2:27; 2Co 4:14 General references. exp: Isa 64:12.'

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C89-S53 (Verse 48) Selah.

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C89-S54 (Verse 49) True Biblical faith presented as a question.

Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?

Notice that, when God the Father, laid to punishment for our sin on Jesus, He lost the promise of receiving God's lovingkindnesses because we failed for fulfill God's requirement to receive God's lovingkindnesses and Jesus received the punishment for our failure.

Jesus asks this question because God the Father had turned His back on Jesus and He was dying like a lost man. However, He also had true Biblical faith that God the Father would restore His power and position as God after the devils dragged His soul into Hell. God is always righteous and it would have been unrighteous for Him to break into the domain of Satan. However, after the devils took Him into Hell, he was righteous to take back His own power as God, defeat all of the devils by Himself, and then lead captivity captive (Psalms 68:18; Ephesians 4:8).

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that His word teaches us about dealing with problems in this life.

Please see the note for Acts 1:1 about the word former. The New Testament definition, for this word, is: 'having previously filled a particular role or been a particular thing'.

We find forms of the word lovingkindnesses only in the Old Testament in: Psalms 17:7; Psalms 25:6; Psalms 26:3; Psalms 36:7; Psalms 36:10; Psalms 40:10; Psalms 40:11; Psalms 42:8; Psalms 48:9; Psalms 51:1; Psalms 63:3; Psalms 69:16; Psalms 88:11; Psalms 89:33; Psalms 89:49; Psalms 92:2; Psalms 103:4; Psalms 107:43; Psalms 119:88; Psalms 119:149; Psalms 119:159; Psalms 138:2; Psalms 143:8; Isaiah 63:7; Jeremiah 9:24; Jeremiah 16:5; Jeremiah 31:3; Jeremiah 32:18; Hosea 2:19. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia defines this word as: 'luv-ing-kind'-nes (hecedh): "Lovingkindness" in the King James Version always represents this word (30 times), but of hecedh there are many other renderings, e.g. "mercy" (frequently), "kindness" (38), "goodness" (12). The word is derived from chacadh, meaning, perhaps, "to bend or bow oneself," "to incline oneself"; hence, "to be gracious or merciful." the English Revised Version has not many changes, but in the American Standard Revised Version "lovingkindness" is invariably employed when checedh is used of God, and, as a rule, "kindness" when it is used of man, as in Ge 21:23; Jg 1:24 (the King James Version "mercy," the Revised Version (British and American) "deal kindly"); Ru 3:10; 2Ch 32:32; 35:26 (the King James Version "goodness,"'); margin "Hebrew: kindness" the Revised Version (British and American) "good deeds"); Job 6:14, etc. Of the uses of the word as on man's part toward God, the only occurrences are: Jer 2:2, "I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals," etc.; Ho 6:4,6, "Your goodness (the Revised Version margin "or kindness") is as a morning cloud," "I desire goodness (the King James Version "mercy," the Revised Version margin "Kindness"), and not sacrifice," which last passage may denote kindness as toward man. When used of God checedh denotes, in general, "the Divine Love condescending to His creatures, more especially to sinners, in unmerited kindness" (Delitzsch). It is frequency associated with forgiveness, and is practically equivalent to "mercy" or "mercifulness" (Ex 20:6), "showing lovingkindness (the English Revised Version "mercy") unto thousands of them that love me"; Ex 34:6 f, "slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness (the English Revised Version "plenteous in mercy")"; (Ex 34:7) "keeping lovingkindness (the English Revised Version "mercy") for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin" (compare Nu 14:18); Mic 7:18, "He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness" (the English Revised Version "mercy"). This quality in Yahweh was one by which He sought to bind His people to Himself. It is greatly magnified in the Old Testament, highly extolled and gloried in, in many of the psalms (Ps 136 has the constant refrain, "For his lovingkindness endureth forever"). In De 7:12 it is associated with the covenant, and in 2Sa 7:15 with the covenant with David (compare Isa 55:3, etc.). It was something that could always be relied on. Being such an essential and distinctive quality of God, the prophets taught that it should also characterize His people. It is part of the Divine requirement in Mic 6:8, "to love kindness" (compare Zec 7:9, "Show kindness and compassion every man to his brother"). The want of it in the nation was a cause of Yahweh's controversy with them, e.g. Ho 4:1, "There is no truth, nor goodness (checedh) (the King James Version and the English Revised Version "mercy"), nor knowledge of God in the land"; Ho 12:6, "Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness (the King James Version and the English Revised Version "mercy") and justice, and wait for thy God continually." Cheyne (Encyclopedia Biblica) regards [~checedh as denoting paternal affection on God's part, answered by filial and loyal affection and brotherly love on man's part (philadelphia in the New Testament). The word "lovingkindness" does not occur in the New Testament, but as its equivalents we have such terms as "mercy" "goodness," "kindness," "brotherly love" (see special articles). W. L. Walker'.

Please also see the Word Study on Truth.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'where. Ps 77:9-10; Isa 63:7-15 thou. Ps 89:3-4,35; 54:5; 132:11-12; 2Sa 3:9; 7:15; Isa 55:3; Heb 7:21 General references. exp: Isa 64:12.'

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C89-S55 (Verse 50-51) Jesus reminds God the Father of His true testimony as a basis for asking God the Father for His blessing as He goes into His greatest trial.

Jesus reminds God the Father of the reproaches of others which He bore.

Remember,
Lord,
the reproach of thy servants;
how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

Jesus reminds God the Father of how He stood against the reproaches of God's detractors.

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached,
O LORD;

Jesus reminds God the Father of how He personally was also reproached because He stood for God's truth.

wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

This sentence is a statement of the faith which Jesus used as the basis of His willingness to die for our sins. He, literally, suffered all that he did with the faith that God the Father would restore His power and authority, as God, after He was dragged into Hell.

Here, Jesus is asking God the Father to remember that He was suffering for the sins of the World. He, literally, was dying as a physical man for our sins and had true Biblical faith that God the Father would restore His power and position as God after He ended up in Hell. This lets us know that it is OK to pray the promises of God while we are going through a trial which precedes the rewards of true Biblical faith.

Likewise, we are to follow His example and be faithful to the testimony that God gives to us personally because God uses such to expose lies from devils and devil motivated people. People who have no such testimony e

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that His word teaches us about the right attitude to have as we pray to God.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians C7S27 about the word servant. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to work for; to bestow the labor of body and mind in the employment of another. God uses devils but does not call them His servants. All true servants of God are saved'. The word servants is: 'the plural form of the word servant'. Please also see the note for Philippians 2:17 about the word service. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'in a general sense, labor of body or of body and mind, performed at the command of a superior, or the pursuance of duty, or for the benefit of another'. Please also see the note for Ephesians 6:6 about the word eyeservice. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'n. Service performed only under inspection or the eye of an employer'. Please also see the note for Matthew 18:29 about the word fellowservant. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'a servant with the same master as another servant. Used only for people in the ministry'. Please also see the note for Luke 2:37 about the word served. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the past-tense form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Romans 14:18 for links to every place in the Bible where we find the word serveth. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the noun form of the life-style form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Acts 20:19 for links to every place in the Bible where we find the word serving The New Testament definition for this word is: 'the ongoing form of the word serve'. Please also see the note for Matthew 4:10 about the word serve. The New Testament definition for this word is: 'to work for; to bestow the labor of body and mind in the employment of another'. Please also see the note for John 15:20 about the phrase servant and lord / master.

Please see the note for 1Corinthians 10:13 for verses in this epistle which use the word bear (verb) along with a note. It provides the definition as: 'to carry a load over a period of time'. Please alsonote the th on bearth. When th is added to an action verb it conveys the idea of: 'keep on keeping on'. Thus, we see a life-style of ongoing bearing the burdens in order to display the character of God through our personal life.

Please see the note for John 1:18 about the word bosom. The New Testament definition is: 'extreme personal knowledge, love and care'.

The word footsteps is only found in the Old Testament in: Psalms 17:5; Psalms 77:19; our current sentence and Song 1:8. Webster's 1828 defines this word as: 'n. 1. A track; the mark or impression of the foot. 2. Token; mark; visible sign of a course pursued; as the footsteps of divine wisdom. 1. Footsteps, plural, example; as, follow the footsteps of good men. 2. Way; course. Ps. 78'. When we have a true testimony of serving God, devil motivated people will attack our testimony because it exposes their lies. We can see this truth in the life of Jesus and His disciples and others throughout history including Charlie Kirk in modern history. However, God tells us to be faithful to our testimony because He uses it to expose lies of devils. In this sentence, we see that Jesus had true faith that God the Father would reward His fulfilling prophecy and doing other things to ear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people. He had a life consistent with the lives of God's Biblical heroes and shows us that we are to do the same. When we are God's personal (thine) anointed, we are to be faithful to what God gives to us to do and not worry about attacks by devil motivated people because we have true Biblical faith in God's promises to reward such a testimony. We can be sure of such promises because of God's faithfulness, as expressed in this Psalm several places.

If we are truly Biblically saved, and faithful to the testimony that God gives to us personally, then we can be sure that we are God's personal anointed.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'General references. Ps 44:13-16; 69:9,19-20; 74:18,22; 79:10-12; Ro 15:3 exp: Ps 74:10; Isa 64:12; La 3:61.
they have. Mt 5:10-12; Ac 5:41; 1Co 4:12-13; Heb 10:33; 11:36 footsteps. Ps 56:5-6; 57:3; 2Sa 16:7-8; Mt 12:24; 26:61; Joh 8:48; 1Pe 2:20-21; 3:16; 4:14-16 General references. exp: Ps 74:10; Isa 64:12.'

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C89-S56 (Verse 52) The proper end to personal worship.

Blessed be the LORD for evermore.

This is the true response we are to have while going through a trial. No matter how terrible of a trial that God puts us through, it can not match what Jesus went through as a literal physical human being.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that His word teaches us about the right attitude to have as we pray to God.

God never changes (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8), which is why Her is always faithful. This physical life is only a test, for the saved, to determine what everlasting rewards they will receive from God. Therefore, the true Biblical end of true Biblical worship is to go out and do the job that God gives to each of us so that our life can be used by God as a true testimony of how God works through the lives of His people.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Blessed. This verse ends the third book of the Psalter; and is thought to have been added by a later hand, as it is wanting in two MSS., in another written without points, and in three others written separately from the text; though it is found in all the versions. Ps 41:13; 72:18-19; 106:48; Ne 9:5; Hab 3:17-19; Mt 6:13; 1Ti 1:17 1Ch 29:10 Blessed be thou.'

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C89-S57 (Verse 52) Final end of personal worship.

Amen, and Amen.

The word amen means that we agree with what was said earlier. By being written twice, we see that our life is to faithfully show the results of true Biblical worship, no matter what trial God puts us through. Nothing more can be said.

Our true Biblical worship is to include thanks to God for all that His word teaches us about the right attitude to have as we pray to God.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge provides Bible references for this sentence as: 'Nu 5:22; Ps 72:19; Jer 28:6; Mt 6:13; Ro 9:5; 1Co 14:16; Re 7:12; 19:4 Amen.'

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