deliver me and rescue me
from the mighty waters,
from the hands of foreigners
8 whose mouths are full of lies,
whose right hands are deceitful.
The Psalmist is teaching that redemption is a creation covenant. The
creation covenant is all things of creation ordered by Gods governmental
laws. The Psalmist is teaching that Gods law unifies all things to work
perfectly for His glory. Any corruption that is introduced into
creation is a violation of His law and must be cursed.
He is teaching that all nations who rebel against God ...rebel against His law and violates the order of His creation. Gods calls His creation His house. It is speaking of the order and value of His creation. In some places He calls the creation His footstool. It is speaking of His absolute power to overrule all of mans decisions and control the entire universe of His creation.
The Psalmist is distinguishing between the nation of Israel and the pagan nations.When He says that the foreigner have deceitful hands the Psalmist is accusing them of working to undue Gods creation order. You would think of deceitful as something that someone speaks. But all of the entire history of creation and recreation is a perfect explanation of God that creates and recreates all things to work for His glory.
Now listen throughout the Psalms we are taught that anyone outside of Gods covenant of redemption are held up to the same standard as God. They are seen as fully responsible for all of the corruption and the disorder that is in Gods house. This is very important. The Psalms teach that Gods covenant people express the terrible effects of the curse as describing the nations as doing things against God that even the elect do not understand. This is why we are encouraged in pronouncing the curse to pile one curse upon another. We must understand that our enemy is not really that wicked person who is in our small world. But we are threatened by the corrupted leaven that exist in the world. You must understand that if we enjoyed our full redemption then we would experience the governing unity that God has purposed as our security. But any corrupted communication introduces disunity and violence. This is why the law pronounces curses that are driven down to the lowest existence of leaven that threatened Gods people in displacing the beauty of Gods perfect order. The scheme against God is a spiritual attack against Gods people.
In this Psalm we are taught that the danger for Gods people come from outside the walls of Gods city. In order for Israel to enjoy the full effects of redemption they must subdue all the nations who oppose God. The Psalmist ties redemption to Gods government that must be successful in all occupations in this world.
He is teaching that all nations who rebel against God ...rebel against His law and violates the order of His creation. Gods calls His creation His house. It is speaking of the order and value of His creation. In some places He calls the creation His footstool. It is speaking of His absolute power to overrule all of mans decisions and control the entire universe of His creation.
The Psalmist is distinguishing between the nation of Israel and the pagan nations.When He says that the foreigner have deceitful hands the Psalmist is accusing them of working to undue Gods creation order. You would think of deceitful as something that someone speaks. But all of the entire history of creation and recreation is a perfect explanation of God that creates and recreates all things to work for His glory.
Now listen throughout the Psalms we are taught that anyone outside of Gods covenant of redemption are held up to the same standard as God. They are seen as fully responsible for all of the corruption and the disorder that is in Gods house. This is very important. The Psalms teach that Gods covenant people express the terrible effects of the curse as describing the nations as doing things against God that even the elect do not understand. This is why we are encouraged in pronouncing the curse to pile one curse upon another. We must understand that our enemy is not really that wicked person who is in our small world. But we are threatened by the corrupted leaven that exist in the world. You must understand that if we enjoyed our full redemption then we would experience the governing unity that God has purposed as our security. But any corrupted communication introduces disunity and violence. This is why the law pronounces curses that are driven down to the lowest existence of leaven that threatened Gods people in displacing the beauty of Gods perfect order. The scheme against God is a spiritual attack against Gods people.
In this Psalm we are taught that the danger for Gods people come from outside the walls of Gods city. In order for Israel to enjoy the full effects of redemption they must subdue all the nations who oppose God. The Psalmist ties redemption to Gods government that must be successful in all occupations in this world.
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