Ps 144 1 Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
2 He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
3 LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
4 They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.
This is a Psalm that teaches how we are to advance the covenant of redemption. It is drawing a parallel between the universal problem of man under sin and the cultural identity of a people in nation who are ruled by a king. The phrase "what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you think of him?" is taking us back to mans original responsibility to manage the earth.
God our" rock" is speaking about God as the supreme judge who protects the nation of Israel through war to subdue the nations. 7 "Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners"Gods eternal government overrules all of mans decisions. "5 Part your heavens, LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke.6 Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them."
When man fell into sin , he began to rule the world apart from God. The teaching here is that just as salvation prospers through the success of a patriarchal society so it is thwarted by the nations being populated by wicked men. 7b"from the hands of foreigners "8 whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful". We are taught that we must subdue the earth before we can see the prosperity of a society that enjoys the fruits of salvation and blessing. 10 to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword" This is the creation mandate. The phrase 4 They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow." is a pronouncement upon wicked nations who wish for death because they worship dead idols. Humanistic societies are suicidal.The Psalmist will pronounce the end of the wicked society and then he will petition God for victory. This is a part of the teaching of eternal salvation. vs 10 (All of the words used by the Psalmist as a petition for personal protection in war are the same words used in teaching eternal salvation)
What is the result of victory in war? 12" Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.13 Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields;14 our oxen will draw heavy loads.There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.15 Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the LORD.Even tho the Psalmist describe the christian culture ,these same words are used in the Psalms to describe how we enjoy eternal life on a personal level.He is reducing the life flow to the simple responsibilities that man had in the garden. This is the teaching that when we are redeemed our great enemy is complicating Gods law. As I have been saying that we must focus on Gods law as settling the problem with evil by the curse of death. When we try to add our own agenda into the law we begin to be unfaithful to Gods covenants.
2 He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
3 LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
4 They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.
This is a Psalm that teaches how we are to advance the covenant of redemption. It is drawing a parallel between the universal problem of man under sin and the cultural identity of a people in nation who are ruled by a king. The phrase "what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you think of him?" is taking us back to mans original responsibility to manage the earth.
God our" rock" is speaking about God as the supreme judge who protects the nation of Israel through war to subdue the nations. 7 "Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners"Gods eternal government overrules all of mans decisions. "5 Part your heavens, LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke.6 Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them."
When man fell into sin , he began to rule the world apart from God. The teaching here is that just as salvation prospers through the success of a patriarchal society so it is thwarted by the nations being populated by wicked men. 7b"from the hands of foreigners "8 whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful". We are taught that we must subdue the earth before we can see the prosperity of a society that enjoys the fruits of salvation and blessing. 10 to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword" This is the creation mandate. The phrase 4 They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow." is a pronouncement upon wicked nations who wish for death because they worship dead idols. Humanistic societies are suicidal.The Psalmist will pronounce the end of the wicked society and then he will petition God for victory. This is a part of the teaching of eternal salvation. vs 10 (All of the words used by the Psalmist as a petition for personal protection in war are the same words used in teaching eternal salvation)
What is the result of victory in war? 12" Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.13 Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields;14 our oxen will draw heavy loads.There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.15 Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the LORD.Even tho the Psalmist describe the christian culture ,these same words are used in the Psalms to describe how we enjoy eternal life on a personal level.He is reducing the life flow to the simple responsibilities that man had in the garden. This is the teaching that when we are redeemed our great enemy is complicating Gods law. As I have been saying that we must focus on Gods law as settling the problem with evil by the curse of death. When we try to add our own agenda into the law we begin to be unfaithful to Gods covenants.
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