THE FAITH AND TRUST OF PSALMS 31:2-4
“In You, HaShem, I have taken refuge, let me never be ashamed; in Your righteousness let me escape. Incline Your ear to my prayer, quickly rescue me, be to me a rock of strength, a fortress of defense to deliver me. For You are my rock and my fortress, and for the sake of Your name – guide me and lead me.”
King David composed this psalm when he was fleeing from Saul, who was intent on killing him. Instinctually, when a person is in mortal danger he falls into a trembling fear, thinking of only his own survival. Whereas, King David expressed his absolute trust in HaShem – even as he was running for his life.
“In You, HaShem, I have taken refuge, let me never be ashamed,” that is, I am confident that on the merit of my trust in HaShem I will never be put to shame. The dire straits that threatened King David did not in any way compromise his believe that HaShem would never abandon him. What’s more, he knew that if he strengthened his faith in the midst of this precarious time, HaShem would surely deliver him.
MY COMMENTARY:
EVERY XTIAN AND MUSLIM HAS FREE CHOICE, TO RESPECT THE JEWS or NOT TO. BASED ON HISTORY AS RECENT AS YESTERDAY. I HAVE ONLY MET A MAJORITY OF DISRESPECT TO THE JEWISH BELIEFS.,,,
TORAH TEACHES JEWS TO RESPECT ALL PEOPLES and NOT TO LIE DOWN AND BE STEPPED ON. SADLY MANY JEWS HAVENT LEARN THIS. AND HAPPILY MANY LIKE MYSELF HAVE .
THE FOLLOWINIG IS TO THE XTIANS WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED THE MEANING OF RESPECT ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITIONS AS OUTLINED VERY SIMPLY IN THE 1st AND 2nd COMMANDMENTS.
- ”There is none but “ME”
- “I” am your “GD” .There is none besiides “ME”
- There is none alongside “ME”
You know, sometimes you remind me of Jeremiah, warning the people to heed G-d.
I obviously don’t agree with you on everything, but I do admire your stalwartness and the way you stick to your guns. Good luck.
PP ________ FROM PUMPKIN
Dear Dacon9,
It is so good of you to post the article about the massacre in Nigeria. Thank you so very much.
Also, in case you didn’t hear, a World Vision office was attacked in Pakistan today. Six are dead. Here is a link to article about it. The article says the attack was carried out by “militants,” but we all know that that’s just a politically correct term for Muslim extremists. A bitter irony for them is that they killed fellow Muslims.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011306741_worldvision11.html?syndication=rss
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