The Bible says he walks about looking for who to devour, that is while we must never relax in battle against the powers of darkness. Every believer in Christ must be skillful in the use of the sword of the Spirit for both defensive and offensive actions. We can see the case of the young prophet who was disobedient to the instructions of God after doing exploits for God, He was abandoned and even the old lying prophet was used to deliver the judgment against him.
We saw the case of Peter who became proud about his stand with Christ, and latter found himself denying Him. God will always resist a proud man and make more grace available to the humble man.
We saw how Solomon and Samson gave up themselves to sexual impurity and they could no longer be mighty in the servive of God. It might not be pleasant, but makes a person a better vessel.
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No matter how strong an axe may be, if it is not readily available for use, it is good as if it is not there at all. To break nations into pieces: Jehoshaphat was used in destroying many Nations according to the will of God. To destroy the kingdom of darkness: Holman Christian Standard Bible Davidic. May the LORD, my rock, be praised, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.
Blessed be the Lord my God, who instructs my hands for battle, and my fingers for war. Douay-Rheims Bible Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war. Blessed be the LORD my rock, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Blessed be the LORD my strength, who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight; World English Bible Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle: Young's Literal Translation By David.
He lost his safety, he lost his youth, he lost his family, he lost his career, he lost his rights, he lost his connection with the covenant people of God, he lost his comforts, and at times he even lost his close relationship with God. Despite all, he remained steadfast to the Lord and God - in His timing - delivered David and fulfilled the long-ago promise of his anointing.
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In saying, " I will love You ," David used a somewhat unusual word. Found elsewhere only in its intensive forms, it usually expresses the compassionate love of the stronger for the weaker. Nowhere else in Scripture is the form of the word employed which is here used for 'love. David said, " I will love You " to the God who delivered him; not only for rescuing him from his trial, but for all God did in and through the trials to make him what he was. David wasn't bitter against God, as if he said, "Well, it's about time You delivered me.
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer: David knew this to be true before, but he knew it by faith. Now David sang from a perspective that knew this by experience in a greater way than ever before. A rock was of help to the ancient Judean in several ways. My God, my strength, in whom I will trust: David knew the triumph of God's strength over the long trial.
Many people fall under the excruciating length of an extended season of trial, and David almost did 1 Samuel 27 ; That fact that David saw his God as his strength reminds us of the promise later expressed through Paul: Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might Ephesians 6: My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold: As David piles honoring name for God upon honoring name we can count nine just in these first few verses , we get the feeling of a flood of praise and emotion from David.
He can't say enough about who God is and the great things He has done for David. It is revealing that David can speak so eloquently about his God and what God has done for him. As Maclaren says, "The whole is one long, loving accumulation of dear names. According to Clarke, the idea behind this word is fountain, source, origin. In previous Psalms David cried out to God from times of intense crisis; now he cries out to God with the same strength to praise Him for His deliverance. Sad to say that many are far more passionate in asking for help than they ever are in giving thanks or praise.
The thought, " So shall I be saved from my enemies " did not always come easily for David. Not very long before this great season of victory, he said to himself: Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines 1 Samuel This shows that there were times when David deeply doubted the final victory he now enjoyed; but it also shows that in the end his faith - and more importantly, God's strength - was greater than his weakness. Therefore at this point, it is all a song of praise for David.
Many are saved mourning and doubting; but David had such faith that he could fight singing, and with the battle with a song still on his lips. The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
The pangs of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodliness made me afraid: David described two threats. First the threat of death , and second the floods of ungodliness. The overwhelming presence of ungodliness was a significant trial to David. This reminds us that despite the fact that David was a true warrior, he was also a sensitive soul who was troubled by the deeds and words of the ungodly.
The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me: This was another way of saying that David was threatened with death. Sheol is another word for the grave or death. He heard my voice from His temple: This was long before the later building of the temple in the days of Solomon. The city of Jerusalem wasn't even in Israeli control at the time David wrote this not until 2 Samuel 5: Yet David knew that God had a temple , a heavenly temple that was the model for the tabernacle and the later temple Exodus What did God hear from His temple? David's cry cried out to my God. The deliverance of a single soul may seem a small thing, but if the single soul has prayed it is no longer small, for God's good name is involved.
Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies.
From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire. He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
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Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. Then the earth shook and trembled: David describes the dramatic deliverance God brought to him.
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It was marked by earthquakes, the indignation of God He was angry , smoke and fire , and the personal intervention of God He rode upon a cherub, and flew. Universal nature is here represented as feeling the effects of its sovereign's displeasure, and all the visible elements are disordered. Smoke went up from His nostrils: Since the breath form the nostrils is heated by strong emotion, the figure portrays the Almighty Deliverer as pouring forth smoke in the heat of his wrath and the impetuousness of his zeal.
He rode upon a cherub, and flew: David here emphasized the speed of God's deliverance. He came to my rescue with all speed. This terminology of David emphasizes the judgment of God; but since the judgment is directed against David's enemies, it means deliverance for David. God won this victory against David's strong enemy , against those who hated David Psalm There is a larger principle here; understanding that deliverance for a righteous person or people often means judgment against those who oppress them. The LORD thundered from heaven: David set phrase upon phrase in describing the great work of God on his behalf.
According to David's description God moved heaven, sky, earth, and sea to deliver David.
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When David described help coming to him through earthquakes, thunder, storms, and lightning, he clearly used poetic images from the way God delivered Israel from Egypt, at Mount Sinai, and during the conquest of Canaan under Joshua. Yet it is also entirely possible - if not probable - that he also literally saw such phenomenon sent from God to protect and flight for him. Though such events are not recorded in 1 or 2 Samuel, we remember that there were long periods of David's life such as when he was hunted as a fugitive from Saul when we have few descriptions of events, and he must have experienced God's deliverance again and again in a variety of ways.
The way David describes it all leaves us with two impressions. First, he really believed those things happened as recorded in the Bible. Second he saw the same God do similar things for him in his own day. Significantly, we might say that David could only really see this once his deliverance was accomplished.
In the midst of his trial David had many reasons and occasions to wonder where the delivering hand of God was. God's deliverance is always seen most clearly looking back; looking forward it is often only seen by faith. He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me. He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
He took me; He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy: David felt that he was drowning when the strong hand of God picked him out of many waters. Like a man under a flood, David knew that his enemies were too strong for him, but that God could deliver him. Their experience teaches them that God is yet among us. He also brought me out into a broad place: The strong hand of God not only plucked David from the flood, but it also set him in a safe place. He delivered me because He delighted in me: We can say that David meant this in two ways.
First he delighted in David in the sense that He chose him, anointed him, and set His marvelous lovingkindness Psalm Second he delighted in David because he lived a righteous life, as explained in the following verses. How much he delights in you it is not possible to say. The Father delights in you, and looks upon you with doting love; like as a father takes pleasure in his child, so does he rejoice over you. For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me. I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: During his long season of affliction under Saul, David was challenged to respond in unrighteous ways. He had many opportunities to strike against Saul as a matter of self-defense.
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Yet David consistently conducted himself in righteousness , and knew that God rewarded him because of it. This was not a claim of sinless perfection on David's part. In fact, the year or so before the death of King Saul was spent in some significant measure of spiritual and moral compromise 1 Samuel 27 ; Yet through it all David kept a core of integrity towards God, was correctable despite his failings, and most importantly did not fail in the greatest test: We believe this Psalm - twice recorded in Scripture, with minor variations, both here and at 2 Samuel 22 - actually speaks from two contexts.
Here, according to the title, it was sung first from David's victory over Saul and receiving of the throne of Israel.