June 10, 2024
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Reading along with us in selections from Psalms and Proverbs? Here’s today’s reading:
Psalm 6-7 (NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.
A psalm of David.
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint;
heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.……Continue Reading
This desperate plea from David must come from a time where he felt distant from God that He felt both physically, emotionally, and spiritually troubled. It is the reaction we should have when we feel this way to come to God pleading and desperate knowing only He can save us from our trial, from the battle and give us victory!
17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;
I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.
Psalms 6 and 7
“I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.”
Psalms 7:17 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.7.17.NIV
Psalm 6:5 “For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?”
Pastor Pete, where did the souls of the OT saints rest? In death there is no remembrance? This does not fit Abraham’s testimony to the rich man. Who give thanks in the grave? Ditto.
David knew he would dwell in the house of the LORD forever. His soul (dual of self and the Messiah) would not see corruption, nor be left in the grave.
How does Abel’s blood have a crying voice in death?
Is it plausible, these OT saints had a dim, or no understanding of an eternal soul? Is it here, the psalmist merely speaks that when dead and buried, a person is unable to remember or give praise on earth alive? Thanks, -reb
Sorry for my late reply and approval, Gordon. An unstudied answer, but gleaned from my understanding of scripture, is that the Old Testament saints had a bit of a mirky picture of what happened after one died particularly compared to the clarity of the New Testament. They do reference Sheol as the place of the dead, with little defined about what consciousness people had in it, ie like David speaks here. Now there was belief that there was a blessed side of Sheol (Abraham’s bosom) which Samuel is called from by the witch of Endor during Saul’s deterioration. Samuel says in that passage, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” (presumably a place of blessing that is down below the earth.). There would therefore be a place of damnation in the Old Testament that those who were unfaithful to the covenant and the lack of faith demonstrated in their actions. And this is exactly what is depicted in the story of Lazarus that Jesus shares in Luke 16. Hades is described as a place that has a blessed side that Lazarus is on and a place of judgment that the rich man is on, with a divide between them. I believe that is where Old testament people went, one side or the other, based on their faith in God, reflected in their obedience or disobedience to the covenant. Then according to Ephesians 4:8+9, when Jesus died, after being presented to His Father, He descended to Hades to take those on the blessed side and take them to heaven….no one could go to heaven without Jesus paving the way. That judgement side of Hades is still where unbelievers go today, until such time that Revelation 20 says that Hades will give up its dead to face the Great White Throne judgement. Then they will be thrown into the lake of fire (the true hell) when their names are not written in the book of life.
Hope that helps….
Psalm 7. King David had something I don’t think I have in Spirit. He expressed an uncommon righteousness and integrity of heart, to the point he would have God judge him by it. He knew that he never harmed a neighbor who lived in peace wth him, and if he did, let God strike him down!
I believe David was this kind of man; he wasn’t exaggerating or boasting. I believe we can have this confidence today. – reb
Psalm 6-7
Still here! We have been doing the reading but unable to comment for a few days. So tonight I have been looking at all your comments and have enjoyed reading them. Very good comments. God bless you all as we continue to study and read His Word together.
In agreement with Gordon. Would we put our righteousness to Gods test? No sir, may God not look at mine, but the righteousness of Jesus who justifies me.
Psalms 6-7
How good it is to have God as a refuge especially when enemies come against us. We may not have people that threaten physical danger to us, but we do have those who oppose, discredit and reject us because of our faith. And as the truth of God becomes more disregarded, we will find more people rejecting us along with the truth we profess. But with God we are a majority and really is only His opinion that counts. And He also knows what it is like. He also helps us overcome and is our defender and provider. So glad that when we cry out to Him, He not only hears, but is able to help as well….
Absolutely!
Psalms 6-7