Reading 'Verbatim', the Books of the Old Testament - 'the Psalms' - Chapter 35; Bi-Monthly, SMWF, June 16, 2021​

Welcome back my friends,

Welcome to the study of Psalms audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 

Our Summary – The book of psalms is not narrative (story). It is poetry and so there are few connections between the psalms. One of the ways in which the book is divided up is into 5 'general' sections:
Part 1: 1-41 audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
Part 2: 42-72 audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
Part 3: 73-89 audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html  
Part 4: 90-106 audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
Part 5: 107-150audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
 
Let us get down to the verbatim posts of each Psalm, with notes from Matthew Henry, 1710 for more edification.  Now continuing from: 
Reading 'Verbatim', the Books of the Old Testament - 'the Psalms' - Introduction; Bi-Monthly, SMWF, March 7, 2021​; and ongoing.
This week, SMWF, June 13-14-16-18, 2021 let us study prayerfully Psalms Chapters 33-34-35-36, verbatim. ​audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html continuing cumulatively from:
​Reading 'Verbatim', the Books of the Old Testament - 'the Psalms' - Chapter 25; Bi-Monthly, STUTH May 27, 2021​ and ongoing.
Reading 'Verbatim', the Books of the Old Testament - 'the Psalms' - Chapter 33; Bi-Monthly, SMWF, June 13, 2021​
Reading 'Verbatim', the Books of the Old Testament - 'the Psalms' - Chapter 34; Bi-Monthly, SMWF, June 14, 2021​
​Reading 'Verbatim', the Books of the Old Testament - 'the Psalms' - Chapter 36; Bi-Monthly, SMWF, June 18, 2021​​

In such times as we are in, 2021, [ESTHER 4:14; 2 TIMOTHY 3], these 'Psalms' may have some of the most important information and warning, like never before.  Please take your time, prayerfully, before the Lord.  Do not leave, without 'searching your heart' with Him, seeing exactly and precisely what He will have to say for  and to you, personally.  THEN, WITHOUT DELAY - OBEY!! audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
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Remember - the LORD knows your, my, heart!!  NO ONE CAN FOOL HIM!!
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Chapter 35 audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html My friends, this is one of those 'psalms' where one just wants to 'linger for a sweet spell and period'.  Enjoy and be ever so blessed. Do not 'rush'.  Amen. Amen.

David prays for safety. (1-10) He complains of his enemies. (11-16) And calls upon God to support him. (17-28) audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
1 '(A Psalm of David.) Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?'

​David prays for safety. (1-10)
Notes: 1-10 'It is no new thing for the most righteous men, and the most righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old enmity in the seed of the serpent against the Seed of the woman. David in his afflictions, Christ in his sufferings, the church under persecution, and the Christian in the hour temptation, all beseech the Almighty to appear in their behalf, and to vindicate their cause. We are apt to justify uneasiness at the injuries men do us, by our never having given them cause to use us so ill; but this should make us easy, for then we may the more expect that God will plead our cause. David prayed to God to manifest himself in his trial. Let me have inward comfort under all outward troubles, to support my soul. If God, by his Spirit, witness to our spirits that he is our salvation, we need desire no more to make us happy. If God is our Friend, no matter who is our enemy. By the Spirit of prophecy, David foretells the just judgments of God that would come upon his enemies for their great wickedness. These are predictions, they look forward, and show the doom of the enemies of Christ and his kingdom. We must not desire or pray for the ruin of any enemies, except our lusts and the evil spirits that would compass our destruction. A traveller benighted in a bad road, is an expressive emblem of a sinner walking in the slippery and dangerous ways of temptation. But David having committed his cause to God, did not doubt of his own deliverance. The bones are the strongest parts of the body. The psalmist here proposes to serve and glorify God with all his strength. If such language may be applied to outward salvation, how much more will it apply to heavenly things in Christ Jesus!

​He complains of his enemies. (11-16) audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.'
 
He complains of his enemies. (11-16)audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 
Notes: 11-16 'Call a man ungrateful, and you can call him no worse: this was the character of David's enemies. Herein he was a type of Christ. David shows how tenderly he had behaved towards them in afflictions. We ought to mourn for the sins of those who do not mourn for themselves. We shall not lose by the good offices we do to any, how ungrateful soever they may be. Let us learn to possess our souls in patience and meekness like David, or rather after Christ's example.'

​And calls upon God to support him. (17-28) audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
 17 'Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.'

And calls upon God to support him. (17-28) audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Notes: 17-28 'Though the people of God are, and study to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David prays, My soul is in danger, Lord, rescue it; it belongs to thee the Father of spirits, therefore claim thine own; it is thine, save it! Lord, be not far from me, as if I were a stranger. He who exalted the once suffering Redeemer, will appear for all his people: the roaring lion shall not destroy their souls, any more than he could that of Christ, their Surety. They trust their souls in his hands, they are one with him by faith, are precious in his sight, and shall be rescued from destruction, that they may give thanks in heaven.'  Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.

Does not 'your heart burn within you', in me, anytime we are impressed of the Holy Spirit who comes to give us 'knowledge' of such as these beautiful 'truths'!!!!?? [Luke 24:32]  Even so, come Lord Jesus, Come!  Amen. Amen. [Revelation 1:7; 22:1-21] audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html SUCH SELFLESS LOVE!!!!

We, therefore, 'fear not' what 'man may think to do'!!!  Amen. Amen. 

As we study all Holy Bible Scripture, let us all ask and answer the question, the most important reason for studying God's Word - 'Am I here?  Oh, Lord, search my heart and make this true for me, in Jesus Name, I pray.  Amen. Amen'.

For we must each ever remember that in the end, it is still true - we are to Take up Your Cross: for 
…35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it. 36 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? 37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?… [Mark 8:35-37] audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html 

This my friends, is why we pray through anything, yes, everything.!!  Amen. Amen. Thank you, Lord.
What a God we have as our 'Father'; LORD, SAVIOR, MASTER and EVERYTHING in between!!  Amen. Amen.