{"id":2595,"date":"2013-10-30T21:59:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T21:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2018-09-23T19:14:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T19:14:31","slug":"tehillim-psalms-28-part-2-prayer-and-being-sons-of-righteousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-28-part-2-prayer-and-being-sons-of-righteousness\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 28, Part 2, Prayer and being Son\u2019s of Righteousness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week\u2019s study is from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 28:1-9,<\/span> David opens saying <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e8\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: <\/span> A Psalm of David. 28:1 To You, O Lord, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit. (NASB)<\/span> How does David understand those who go down to the pit? What does it mean to go down to the pit? David is crying out for the Lord to hear him saying <\/span>\u05d1 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d2 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df \u05d3\u05bc\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts. (NASB)<\/span> Why does David feel the Lord will drag him away with the wicked and those who work iniquity? He asks the Lord to render to the wicked the work of their hands, saying <\/span>\u05d3 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b3\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd: \u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d4\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05e1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05dd: <\/span>28:4 Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Requite them according to the deeds of their hands; Repay them their recompense. 28:5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up. (NASB)<\/span> David is asking the Lord to deal with the wicked in a just manner. It doesn\u2019t appear that he is asking the Lord to maliciously repay the wicked. According to these verses, it is not wrong to pray for justice to be done to those who violate the Torah, do not love their neighbors, and do harm to the innocent. 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(NASB)<\/span> David believes that the Lord has heard his prayer. He proclaims that the Lord is his strength and shield and places his trust in the Lord, as a result of that trust, his heart gives praises to the Lord in song. David ends the Psalm by remembering the covenant promises in the Torah and sees the Lord as the Shepherd of His people.<\/span><\/p>\n

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YALMOI<\/span> 28<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tehillim \/ Psalms 28<\/span><\/p>\n

28:1 To You, O Lord, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit. 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts. 28:4 Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Requite them according to the deeds of their hands; Repay them their recompense. 28:5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up. 28:6 Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplication. 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him. 28:8 The Lord is their strength, And He is a saving defense to His anointed. 28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Toviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 28<\/span><\/p>\n

28:1 Of David. To you, O Lord, I cry; O my strength, do not be silent to me, lest, when you are silent, I become like those who descend to the pit. 28:2 Accept the voice of my petition when I pray to you, whenever I spread my hands in prayer before your holy temple. 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked or with those who do wrong; who speak peace with their fellows, while evil is in their hearts. 28:4 Give to them according to their deeds, and according to their evil deeds; according to the works of their hands, repay them; turn upon them their retribution. 28:5 Because they do not understand the Torah of the Lord or the works of his hands; he will tear them down and not rebuild them. 28:6 Blessed is the Lord because he has accepted the voice of my prayer. 28:7 The Lord is my strength and shield; on him my heart has set its hope; and you have aided me, and my heart exults; I will give thanks in his presence by my psalm. 28:8 The Lord is their strength and might; he is the redemption of his anointed. 28:9 Redeem your people and bless your inheritance; feed them and support them forever. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Psalmoi \/ Psalms 28<\/span><\/p>\n

A Psalm of David. 28:1 To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit. 28:2 Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple. 28:3 Draw not away my soul with sinners, and destroy me not with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbours, but evils are in their hearts. 28:4 Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their devices: give them according to the works of their hands; render their recompense unto them. 28:5 Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord, even to the works of his hands, thou shalt pull them down, and shalt not build them up. 28:6 Blessed be the Lord, for he has hearkened to the voice of my petition. 28:7 The Lord is my helper and my defender; my heart has hoped in him, and I am helped: my flesh has revived, and willingly will I give praise to him. 28:8 The Lord is the strength of his people, and the saving defender of his anointed. 28:9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: and take care of them, and lift them up for ever.(LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Tehillim \/ Psalms 28:1-9,<\/span> opens with David saying <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e8\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: <\/span> A Psalm of David. 28:1 To You, O Lord, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit. (NASB)<\/span> How does David understand those who go down to the pit? What does it mean to go down to the pit? Here David is saying that he does not want to be comparable to one who descends to the pit (<\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span>) using the word <\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> meaning nm <\/span>\u201chole, pit, oubliette, dungeon.\u201d<\/span> It is interesting that the word <\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> is used only six times in the Torah in <\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 37:22, 37:28-29, 41:14, Shemot \/ Exodus 12:29 and 21:33-34<\/span>. Let\u2019s review these verses from the Torah.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bereshit \/ Genesis 37:22, 37:28-29, 41:14 <\/span><\/p>\n

37:22 Reuben further said to them, \u2018Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but do not lay hands on him\u2019 that he might rescue him out of their hands, to restore him to his father. (NASB)<\/span> \u05db\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd | \u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05bc-\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-<\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc-\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5:<\/span><\/p>\n

37:28 Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt. (NASB)<\/span> \u05db\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e1\u05b9\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-<\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n

37:29 Now Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments. (NASB)<\/span> \u05db\u05d8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1 \u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-<\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 <\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5:<\/span><\/p>\n

41:14 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came to Pharaoh. (NASB)<\/span> \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e6\u05bb\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05df-<\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05e3 \u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n

Shemot \/ Exodus 12:29, 21:33-34<\/span><\/p>\n

12:29 Now it came about at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of cattle. (NASB)<\/span> \u05db\u05d8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05e8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea <\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n

21:33 \u2018If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, 21:34 the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his. (NASB)<\/span> \u05dc\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 <\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8: \u05dc\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc <\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05ea \u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4-\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9: <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Torah, the word <\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> is used as a reference to a <\/span>\u201cpit,\u201d<\/span> for example one in which the sons of Israel threw Joseph into because they hated him. This word is also used to refer to a dungeon, Joseph was cast into a dungeon and Pharaoh called for Joseph and they brought him out of the dungeon. During Pesach (Passover) the first born in Egypt who were locked up in a dungeon (<\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span>) also died. In <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 21:33-34<\/span>, there is a mitzvah regarding digging a pit and what to do if a neighbors ox or donkey falls into it. In <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 28<\/span>, David seeks the Lord so that he is not like one who goes down to the pit. Studying the interpretation of the word <\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> according to the Torah it appears that David is thinking of being compared to one who is guilty and deserving of punishment. In addition to this, the word <\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> is also used to refer to the grave in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:3, 88:4, and Isaiah 14:15, 14:19, and 38:18<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:3, 88:4 <\/span><\/p>\n

30:3 O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. (NASB)<\/span> \u05d3 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9- [\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9] <\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

88:3 For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol. 88:4 I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength, 88:5 Forsaken among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And they are cut off from Your hand. (NASB)<\/span> \u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d4\u05b4\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d4 \u05e0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 <\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df-\u05d0\u05b1\u05d9\u05b8\u05dc: \u05d5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d6\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Isaiah 14:12-19, 38:18<\/span><\/p>\n

14:12 \u2018How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations! 14:13 \u2018But you said in your heart, \u2018I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north. 14:14 \u2018I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.\u2019 14:15 \u2018Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, To the recesses of the pit. 14:16 \u2018Those who see you will gaze at you, They will ponder over you, saying, \u2018Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, 14:17 Who made the world like a wilderness And overthrew its cities, Who did not allow his prisoners to go home?\u2019 14:18 \u2018All the kings of the nations lie in glory, Each in his own tomb. 14:19 \u2018But you have been cast out of your tomb Like a rejected branch, Clothed with the slain who are pierced with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit Like a trampled corpse. (NASB)<\/span> \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05dc\u05b5\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e8-\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b8\u05e4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df: \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b3\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df: \u05d8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9-<\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span>: \u05d8\u05d6 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d4\u05b2\u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d6 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b5\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e1 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e4\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9: \u05d9\u05d8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05e6\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05bb\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b0\u05d8\u05b9\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-<\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05e8 \u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e1:<\/span><\/p>\n

38:18 \u2018For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. 38:19 \u2018It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today; A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness. (NASB)<\/span> \u05d7 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8 \u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05bc\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9-<\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d8 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 30:3<\/span>, the context of the verse is the Lord who brought David up from Sheol (the grave) and therefore he did not go down to the pit. Here the pit and the grave are drawn into parallel. In <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 88:4<\/span>, the context states that the troubles of life have brought one\u2019s soul to Sheol and he has been reckoned as one who goes down to the pit (<\/span>88:4<\/span>) and like one who was slain who lays in the grave (<\/span>88:5<\/span>). Isaiah uses the word with reference to the one who has fallen from heaven, the one who boasted that he would be like the Most High God, this one was thrust down to the grave (Sheol) to the recesses of the pit (<\/span>14:15<\/span>). Isaiah continues saying that this one was cat out of his tomb, he was clothed with the slain who were pierced with the sword. This seems to indicate that he is covered in blood, and the verse continues saying that he goes down to the stones of the pit like a trampled corpse (<\/span>14:19<\/span>). In <\/span>Isaiah 28:18<\/span>, he says <\/span>38:18 \u2018For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. (NASB)<\/span> paralleling <\/span>\u201csheol,\u201d \u201cdeath,\u201d<\/span> and the <\/span>\u201cpit\u201d<\/span> with one another. When David makes the statement regarding the pit and asking the Lord not to be compared to one who is descending to the pit, he is referring to those who die. The word <\/span>\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8<\/span> is a reference to the grave, to death, and he believes that if he did not obtain help from the Lord he would die and be overwhelmed with the despair of life. David says, <\/span>\u201cI become like them that go down into the pit\u201d<\/span> may either be like one that falls into a ditch and cannot help himself out, and they cry, and there is none to take me out from this ditch; or this may be like one who dies in battle, and are cast into a pit and there buried in a common grave with others. This sort of thing did happen in those days when the people would clear off the land from the dead and burying the bodies. David might have feared that would be his case, as a result of Saul\u2019s violent pursuit after him. The important point is that David was seeking the Lord for His help, just like he said in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 27:1 \u201cThe Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?\u201d (NASB)<\/span> the Lord is our salvation. <\/span><\/p>\n

David is seeking the Lord to hear him saying <\/span>\u05d1 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: <\/span>28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. (NASB)<\/span> David cries out to the Lord to hear his prayer. It is interesting that the words David uses describes the response he is looking for. The Hebrew word <\/span>\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8<\/span> means <\/span>\u201cHoly of Holies, interior sanctuary in the tabernacle and temple where the Ark of the Covenant was kept (was entered only by the high priest once a year).\u201d<\/span> This is interesting since the root word for <\/span>\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8<\/span> is the word <\/span>\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8<\/span> meaning (noun) <\/span>\u201cword, speech, saying, utterance, say\u201d<\/span> and (verb) <\/span>\u201cto talk, speak.\u201d <\/span> The use of this word indicates that the sanctuary is where the Lord gives responses to the prayers of His people. In addition to this, the lifting up of the hands in and of itself denotes prayer. The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy that he wanted men to lift up holy hands in prayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>1 Timothy 2:8<\/span><\/p>\n

2:8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

8<\/span>\u0392\u03bf\u1f7b\u03bb\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f79\u03c0\u1ff3, \u1f10\u03c0\u03b1\u1f77\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f41\u03c3\u1f77\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u1f76\u03c2 \u1f40\u03c1\u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea in the tabernacle was for the priest to stretch out his hands toward the <\/span>\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span> the holy sanctuary. Similarly, we stretch out our hands towards heaven the dwelling place of God. The <\/span>\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span> is indicative that the Lord spoke answering prayers. The <\/span><\/a>Targum Pseudo Jonathan states <\/span> \u05d1 \u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d1\u05e7\u05dc \u05d1\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d1\u05de\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05da \u05db\u05d3 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9 \u05d9\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e6\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d4\u05d9\u05db\u05dc \u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9\u05da\u05c3 <\/span>28:2 Accept the voice of my petition when I pray to you, whenever I spread my hands in prayer before your holy temple. (EMC) <\/span>and the Septuagint states 28:2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u03ad\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03af \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ad \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f34\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c1\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1\u1f78\u03bd \u1f05\u03b3\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 <\/span>28:2 Hearken to the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy temple. (LXX)<\/span> In the translations of the Hebrew text, the rabbis say <\/span>\u201cwhen I lift up my hands towards your holy temple\u201d<\/span> in prayer. As a result of this, some commentaries (i.e. <\/span><\/a>Clarke\u2019s Commentary) states that <\/span>\u201cthis is a presumptive proof that there was a temple now standing…\u201d<\/span> This may have been a partial motivation for the reasoning in the International Critical Commentary on the Psalms stating that the Psalms were not written by David and that these were complied following the exile and return from Babylon. The idea here is that the rabbis who translated the Psalm into Greek and Aramaic lived following the first and second temple periods and therefore would have translated using a reference to the holy Temple, this is consistent with the time period of the translation and not necessarily a proof that David did not write this Psalm. <\/span><\/p>\n

David continues knowing the Lord will answer him saying <\/span> \u05d2 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df \u05d3\u05bc\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05dd: <\/span>28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts. (NASB) <\/span>Why does David feel the Lord will drag him away with the wicked and those who work iniquity? Those who do walk in the way of the Lord (believers) such people should dread the way of the wicked. The righteous are those who are careful not to partake or participate in the deeds of the wicked. We seek the Lord in prayer to keep us from being drawn aside and pray earnestly to the Lord to keep us from sin. We see the lifting of the hands in prayer quite frequently in the Psalms of David, for example, in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 63:4, 134:2, and 141:2<\/span>, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Tehillim \/ Psalm 63:4 So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. (NASB)<\/span> \u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05db\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05db\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Tehillim \/ Psalm 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. (NASB)<\/span> \u05d1 \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05e7\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b2\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Tehillim \/ Psalm 141:2 May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering. (NASB)<\/span> \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b0\u05d8\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea-\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1:<\/span><\/p>\n

David wrote in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 141:2<\/span> saying <\/span>\u201cMay my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.\u201d<\/span> Literally he says <\/span>\u201cmay his prayer be counted as a sweet fragrance before God and the lifting of the hands as in the Evening Mincha.\u201d<\/span> The Mincha is also known as the afternoon prayer service in Judaism. In the Psalm the word is spelled <\/span>\u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea<\/span> (minchat) and in the Torah, the word spelled as <\/span>\u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05d4<\/span> occurs 23 times. Looking at the very first occurrence of the word Mincha we find it is used with regard to Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam and Chavah (Eve). In <\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 4:3<\/span> the Scriptures say <\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b5\u05e5 \u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> the son of Adam and Chavah (Eve) brought a Mincha to Adonai. Cain was bringing a grain offering to the Lord and this was not acceptable, he needed to bring a offering in blood to make atonement. In other places in the Torah, in <\/span>Vayikra \/ Leviticus, <\/span>the Mincha is known as the <\/span>\u201cKorban Mincha\u201d<\/span> as the grain offering. The KJV translates this as a <\/span>\u201cmeat offering,\u201d<\/span> the NASB translates this more correctly as <\/span>\u201cgrain offering.\u201d<\/span> Based on the first use of the word Mincha in <\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 4:3<\/span>, Cain brought from the fruit of the land as a Mincha, a grain offering. The Mincha also refers to a<\/span> \u201cpresent, gift, or offering\u201d<\/span> according to the standard Hebrew Lexicons (i.e. BDB). David said his prayer is intended to be pleasant and sweet fragrance. The lifting of the hands is a form of praise and worship to the Lord. In addition to this, Yeshua the Messiah also said a few things regarding prayer in <\/span>Matthew 6:5-14.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Matthew 6:5-14<\/span><\/p>\n

6:5 \u2018When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6:6 \u2018But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. 6:7 \u2018And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 6:8 \u2018So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. 6:9 \u2018Pray, then, in this way: \u2018Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 6:10 \u2018Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 6:11 \u2018Give us this day our daily bread. 6:12 \u2018And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 6:13 \u2018And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]\u2019 6:14 \u2018For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

5<\/span>\u039a\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c7\u03b7\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5, \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f14\u03c3\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u1f61\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b1\u1f77: \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f11\u03c3\u03c4\u1ff6\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9, \u1f45\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2: \u1f00\u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03c9 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd, \u1f00\u03c0\u1f73\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u1f78\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd. <\/span>6<\/span>\u03c3\u1f7a \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c7\u1fc3, \u03b5\u1f34\u03c3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u1f79\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b8\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c3\u03b5\u03c5\u03be\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u1f77 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c0\u03c4\u1ff7: \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 \u03b2\u03bb\u1f73\u03c0\u03c9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c0\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u1f7d\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9. <\/span>7<\/span>\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f65\u03c3\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f10\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u1f77, \u03b4\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f77\u1fb3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9. <\/span>8<\/span>\u03bc\u1f74 \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9\u03c9\u03b8\u1fc6\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u03bf\u1f36\u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f41 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u1f74\u03c1 \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f67\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f51\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f30\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd. <\/span>9<\/span>\u039f\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c7\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5 \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2: \u03a0\u1f71\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f41 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2, \u1f01\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u1f75\u03c4\u03c9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, <\/span>10<\/span>\u1f10\u03bb\u03b8\u1f73\u03c4\u03c9 \u1f21 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b7\u03b8\u1f75\u03c4\u03c9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b8\u1f73\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, \u1f61\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03c2. <\/span>11<\/span>\u03a4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f04\u03c1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03b4\u1f78\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c3\u1f75\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd: <\/span>12<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f04\u03c6\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u1f75\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f61\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f21\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c6\u1f75\u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f40\u03c6\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u1f73\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd: <\/span>13<\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd\u1f73\u03b3\u03ba\u1fc3\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f79\u03bd, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u1fe5\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f21\u03bc\u1fb6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6.<\/span><\/p>\n

The text literally says <\/span>6:10 \u201cLet come to pass your will as in heaven also upon the earth,\u201d and in 6:12 \u201cforgive us our debts as also we forgive our debtors.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> Yeshua goes on to say in <\/span>6:14 \u201cFor if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> Here in <\/span>Mathew 6:12 <\/span>Yeshua is instructing us in order to receive forgiveness \u201cafes\u201d (\u1f04\u03c6\u03b5\u03c2) we must forgive \u201cafiemen\u201d (\u1f00\u03c6\u1f75\u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd) others. The one who seeks forgiveness in prayer must be conscious of forgiving others their sins. Yeshua is saying that in prayer, a correct relationship with God, drawing near to the Lord and seeking forgiveness requires one to forgive others their sins as well. The purpose is so that we do not come before the Lord with malice (hostility) towards others in our hearts. Based on these scriptures, what Yeshua taught and what David is saying, prayer was not intended to manipulate God into giving us our own way, but a way to draw near to the Lord and to be pleasing as an evening sacrifice. Prayer should be a pleasing aroma before the Lord. It seems to be in this way that David is seeking the Lord in prayer, his faith is in the Lord God his rock upon whom he places his hope (<\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e8\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8:<\/span>). He prays that he is not numbered with the wicked and asks for justice to be meted out to the wicked for their works in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 28:4-5<\/span>, <\/span>\u05d3 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b3\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd: \u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d4\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05e1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05dd: <\/span>28:4 Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Requite them according to the deeds of their hands; Repay them their recompense. 28:5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up. (NASB)<\/span> David is asking the Lord to deal with the wicked in a just manner. It doesn\u2019t appear that he is asking the Lord to maliciously repay the wicked. According to these verses, it is not wrong to pray for justice to be done to those who do not love their neighbors, and do harm to the innocent (<\/span>those who violate the Torah<\/span>). Notice how David is asking for the Lord\u2019s help. He says <\/span>\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b3\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd<\/span> \u201cgive to them according to their works\u201d<\/span> where <\/span>\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b3\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd<\/span> is from the root <\/span>\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc<\/span> which gives the sense of <\/span>\u201claborious work.\u201d<\/span> The wicked labor in their sin, meaning that they work hard at committing great evils. David appears to be expressing a strong desire not to be united with the wicked in life or in death. He prays with the understanding that it may be a temptation to associate with the wicked and that he should not yield to become associated with these evil men. The Aramaic Targum states <\/span>\u05d3 \u05d4\u05d1\u05e4\u05e8\u05e2 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05d9\u05d9 \u05db\u05e2\u05d5\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05db\u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea \u05e2\u05d5\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05e2\u05dc\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05db\u05e2\u05d5\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d3\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d4\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d1 \u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e2\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 \u05d4 \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d5\u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05d4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e4\u05d2\u05e8\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df\u05c3<\/span> 28:4 Give to them according to their deeds, and according to their evil deeds; according to the works of their hands, repay them; turn upon them their retribution. 28:5 Because they do not understand the Torah of the Lord or the works of his hands; he will tear them down and not rebuild them. (EMC) <\/span>and the Septuagint states 28:4 \u03b4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03b7\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 28:5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u1fc6\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f14\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2<\/span> 28:4 Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their devices: give them according to the works of their hands; render their recompense unto them. 28:5 Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord, even to the works of his hands, thou shalt pull them down, and shalt not build them up. (LXX)<\/span> It is interesting that the Aramaic translation says the wicked do not understand the Torah (<\/span>\u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0<\/span>) literally saying that they <\/span>\u201cdo not pay attention to the Torah\u201d<\/span> of God and the works of His hands. Having a closer look at <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 28:5<\/span>, <\/span>\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d4\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05e1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05dd:<\/span> 28:5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord Nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up. (NASB) <\/span>notice the parallel here in the <\/span>28:5<\/span>, they are making a distinction between (<\/span>\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5<\/span>) the works of the Lord and the work of his hands, two different words are being used here. What are the works of the Lord? Note the word here is <\/span>\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea<\/span> from the root <\/span>\u05e4\u05d5\u05e2\u05dc<\/span> which gives the sense of <\/span>\u201claborious work.\u201d<\/span> Does the words <\/span>\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/span> (Ma\u2019aseh yadav) parallel <\/span>\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b5\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4<\/span> (ma\u2019aseh haTorah)? Throughout the Scriptures, we see the anthropomorphic use of the arm to symbolize the power and strength of God to reach into the affairs of man. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Shemot \/ Exodus 6:6-7<\/span><\/p>\n

6:6 \u2018Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, \u2018I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage. I will also redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. 6:7 \u2018Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d5 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05d3\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d2\u05b8\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05e0\u05b0\u05d8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d6 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e1\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Isaiah 48:13<\/span><\/p>\n

48:13 \u2018Surely My hand founded the earth, And My right hand spread out the heavens; When I call to them, they stand together. (NASB) <\/span>\u05d2 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e3-\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d8\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e7\u05b9\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Isaiah 53:1<\/span><\/p>\n

53:1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? (NASB) <\/span>\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05bb\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Isaiah 59:1<\/span><\/p>\n

59:1 Behold, the Lord\u2019s hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear. (NASB) <\/span>\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05e7\u05b8\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05db\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Isaiah 62:8<\/span><\/p>\n

62:8 The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm, \u2018I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies; Nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.\u2019 (NASB) <\/span>\u05d7 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05e2\u05bb\u05d6\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05de\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e0\u05b5\u05db\u05b8\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d2\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Isaiah 63:5<\/span><\/p>\n

63:5 \u2018I looked, and there was no one to help, And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold; So My own arm brought salvation to Me, And My wrath upheld Me. (NASB) <\/span>\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e1\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><\/p>\n

We find in the book of Exodus, the Lord says that He will redeem Israel with an outstretched arm. Isaiah uses the arm and hand to describe the power of God, the arm of the Lord is revealed (53:1) for salvation (63:5), the Lord set the foundations of the earth and stretched out the heavens, the Lord swears by his right hand, and the Lord\u2019s hand is not short to save. Numerous Scriptures also combine both the arm and hand. <\/span>\u201cSo the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 26:8, 5:15, 7:19, 11:2, Tehillim \/ Psalms 44:3, Jeremiah 32:21, and Ezekiel 20:33<\/span>). Deliverance was accomplished by The Angel (messenger) of the Lord. The Lord God upholds and saves with His right hand (<\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 108:6, 138:7, 139:10, and Isaiah 41:10<\/span>) in the phrase the <\/span>\u201carm of the Lord,\u201d<\/span> brings salvation (<\/span>\u05d6 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05b5\u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span>). In <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 28:4-5<\/span>, the wicked are described as having no regard for the works of the Lord, what the Lord has done in creation, through His Torah (His commands), and by His Holy Spirit. The wicked do not find pleasure in His works, or in the works of His hands, in the Scriptures, they do not listen to His Word or the calling influence of his Spirit. The Apostle Paul had some words as a commentary on this regarding those who do not take pleasure in the works of the Lord in Romans chapter 2. Remember in Romans 1 Paul introduces himself and begins speaking on the gospel of Christ being the power of God to save and then contrasts this with how the wrath of God is poured out on those who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. Romans 2 begins within this context.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Romans 2:1-29<\/span><\/p>\n

2:1 Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2:2 And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things. 2:3 But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 2:4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 2:6 who will render to each person according to his deeds: 2:7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 2:8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. 2:9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, 2:10 but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 2:11 For there is no partiality with God. 2:12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; 2:13 for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. 2:14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, 2:15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 2:16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus. 2:17 But if you bear the name \u2018Jew\u2019 and rely upon the Law and boast in God, 2:18 and know His will and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law, 2:19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 2:20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth, 2:21 you, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one shall not steal, do you steal? 2:22 You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 2:23 You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God? 2:24 For \u2018the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,\u2019 just as it is written. 2:25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 2:26 So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 2:27 And he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not judge you who though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor of the Law? 2:28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 2:29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

It is interesting to note the line of reasoning that Paul is using in his letter to the Romans. He begins speaking on judgment and judging others, those who judge are guilty of the same or of similar practices in their own lives. Paul then asks the question <\/span>2:4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? (NASB)<\/span> God\u2019s mercy leads to repentance and seeking God\u2019s forgiveness. In the Psalm, the Aramaic translation states that they have no regard for God\u2019s Torah, the work of His hand. A parallel is drawn between the work of God\u2019s hand and the Law of God. Paul states <\/span>2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 2:6 who will render to each person according to his deeds: (NASB)<\/span> The wicked take pleasure in unrighteousness and not in the righteousness of God. As a result of this they store up wrath and judgment and the Lord will give each person according to their deeds of unrighteousness. He then states <\/span>2:7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; 2:8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. 2:9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, (NASB)<\/span> It is interesting that Paul says those who seek in doing good and persevere in doing so will receive glory, honor, and immortality (eternal life). He then Goes on to speak about those who sin apart from the Law and those who sin under the Law (<\/span>Romans 2:12-16<\/span>). Paul believes that the Lord has written the work of the Law on the heart of all men for the purpose of the conscience bearing witness either for or against them on the day of judgment. He finishes his teaching in <\/span>Romans 2<\/span> returning to whether one judges another while violating the Torah and being guilty of the same crimes. In addition to this, he comments on the value of practicing the Torah and being a transgressor of the Torah, and circumcision both physically and spiritually, our desire should be for spiritual circumcision which is given from God and is an inward spiritual work. The reason we seek these things is to recognize that God is the One who enables us to live according to his Torah (<\/span>Romans 3:31<\/span>), and because of His Spirit, we love the works of His hands, we find pleasure in His Word, and we seek Him so that He works and lives in our hearts and lives. <\/span><\/p>\n

David continues saying <\/span>\u05d5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d6 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e2\u05bb\u05d6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05d6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d6 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6-\u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0: \u05d8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: <\/span> 28:6 Blessed be the Lord, Because He has heard the voice of my supplication. 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him. 28:8 The Lord is their strength, And He is a saving defense to His anointed. 28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. (NASB)<\/span> David believes that the Lord has heard his prayer. He proclaims that the Lord is his strength and shield and places his trust in the Lord, as a result of that trust, his heart gives praises to the Lord in song. The phrase <\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> (Baruch Adonai) <\/span>\u201cBlessed be the Lord\u201d<\/span> is used 27 times throughout the Tanach, and 9 times in the Psalms. David declares his faith by blessing the name of the Lord because He has heard his prayer. The Aramaic Targum states <\/span>\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05da \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d9\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05e2 \u05e7\u05dc \u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d6 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d5\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05ea\u05e8\u05d9\u05e1\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e1\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e1\u05e2\u05d3\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05e1\u05ea\u05d9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05d3\u05d0\u05d9\u05e5 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d5\u05de\u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05d5\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d7 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d5\u05e3 \u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e3 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05e2\u05d5\u05e9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d8 \u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d9\u05ea \u05e2\u05de\u05da \u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05da \u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05e1\u05e0\u05ea\u05da \u05d6\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05dd \u05d9\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05e1\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> 28:6 Blessed is the Lord because he has accepted the voice of my prayer. 28:7 The Lord is my strength and shield; on him my heart has set its hope; and you have aided me, and my heart exults; I will give thanks in his presence by my psalm. 28:8 The Lord is their strength and might; he is the redemption of his anointed. 28:9 Redeem your people and bless your inheritance; feed them and support them forever. (EMC) <\/span>The Septuagint states 28:6 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03ae\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 28:7 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u2019 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 \u1f24\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f21 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03af\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bd\u03ad\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03bd \u1f21 \u03c3\u03ac\u03c1\u03be \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03ba \u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7 28:8 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03af\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f74\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd 28:9 \u03c3\u1ff6\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u03cc\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03ba\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u1f15\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b1\u1f30\u1ff6\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> 28:6 Blessed be the Lord, for he has hearkened to the voice of my petition. 28:7 The Lord is my helper and my defender; my heart has hoped in him, and I am helped: my flesh has revived, and willingly will I give praise to him. 28:8 The Lord is the strength of his people, and the saving defender of his anointed. 28:9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: and take care of them, and lift them up for ever.(LXX)<\/span> It is interesting in the Aramaic translation, David states <\/span>\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05da \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d9\u05d9<\/span> \u201cblessed is YHVH Word of the Lord\u201d<\/span> note how the YHVH (<\/span>\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4<\/span>) is given, the Memra (<\/span>\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d0<\/span>), and then the abbreviation for the Tetragram (<\/span>\u05d3\u05d9\u05d9\u05d9<\/span>), and that his prayer was accepted (<\/span>\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05e2<\/span>) or to be willingly received by God. The rabbis translate David believing the Lord has \u201cheard the voice of his prayer\u201d to having \u201caccepted the voice of his prayer.\u201d The Greek translation states 28:6 \u03b5\u1f50\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03ae\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 <\/span>28:6 Blessed be the Lord, for he has hearkened to the voice of my petition. (LXX) <\/span>the Lord <\/span>\u201chearkened to the voice\u201d<\/span> meaning that God paid attention to David\u2019s prayer. Does the Lord hearing our prayer correspond with His accepting the prayer? How are we to understand the meaning of God hearing verses accepting prayer? Some people believe that, if the Lord does not do miracles, then He must not be listening. Others see only psychological benefits in prayer or perhaps just the fact that we have obeyed God\u2019s command to pray. Even though we pray Scripturally, these people claim God does not actually intervene in the course of earthly events to bring about what we asked for. The interesting thing is in <\/span>Matthew 18:19, <\/span>Yeshua said, when we ask God to do something, it will be done by our Father in heaven. Therefore the Lord does hear our prayer, but does He act in the way we desire for Him to respond to the prayer? The Scriptures are clear that prayer to the Lord produces results that cannot be achieved by people who do not serve the one true God (see <\/span>James 5:16, 1 John 3:22, Mishley \/ Proverbs 15:8, 29, and Tehillim \/ Psalm 34:15-19<\/span>). In addition to this, we are also called to work, to the extent of our ability, to achieve what we prayed for. The Lord God does act in response to prayers, but He will not act if we are not willing to do our part. Take for example the following examples, in <\/span>Matthew 6:11<\/span> Yeshua teaches that we are to pray for our daily bread, but we must also continue to work for it (<\/span>2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. NASB<\/span>). <\/span>James 1:5<\/span> tells us to pray for wisdom, but we must also continue to study the word to show ourselves approved unto God (<\/span>Acts 17:11, 2 Timothy 3:15-17<\/span>). The Lord provides us with opportunities to learn and He blesses our study so we learn what we might not have known had we not studied and prayed. The Apostle john tells us in 3 John 2:2 to pray for good health, this does not exclude us from having to take care of our bodies. In a similar way, we should pray for the spread of the gospel, but we must also work to teach the gospel truth it to the lost. But because we prayed, the Lord blesses our work so it accomplishes good that may not have been accomplished had we not prayed. John also says in <\/span>1 John 1:5-2:11<\/span> the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>1 John 1:5-2:11<\/span><\/p>\n

1:5 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 1:7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. 2:3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 2:4 The one who says, \u2018I have come to know Him,\u2019 and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 2:5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 2:6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. 2:7 Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. 2:8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining. 2:9 The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. 2:10 The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 2:11 But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

The question is <\/span>\u201care we sons of righteousness\u201d<\/span> or <\/span>\u201care we suns of unrighteousness?\u201d<\/span> Do you walk in darkness and expect the Lord to answer your prayers? Yeshua has cleansed us from our sins but have we turned our backs on sin and unrighteousness? Do we want Yeshua the Messiah more than we want our sins? Note something the Lord said to Ezekiel in the prophecy about the Temple and of Israel in <\/span>Ezekiel 44:4-17. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Ezekiel 44:4-17<\/span><\/p>\n

44:4 Then He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the house; and I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord, and I fell on my face. 44:5 The Lord said to me, \u2018Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears all that I say to you concerning all the statutes of the house of the Lord and concerning all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with all exits of the sanctuary. 44:6 \u2018You shall say to the rebellious ones, to the house of Israel, \u2018Thus says the Lord God, \u2018Enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel, 44:7 when you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you offered My food, the fat and the blood; for they made My covenant void this in addition to all your abominations. 44:8 \u2018And you have not kept charge of My holy things yourselves, but you have set foreigners to keep charge of My sanctuary.\u2019 44:9 \u2018Thus says the Lord God, \u2018No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the sons of Israel, shall enter My sanctuary. 44:10 \u2018But the Levites who went far from Me when Israel went astray, who went astray from Me after their idols, shall bear the punishment for their iniquity. 44:11 \u2018Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house and ministering in the house; they shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them. 44:12 \u2018Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn against them,\u2019 declares the Lord God, \u2018that they shall bear the punishment for their iniquity. 44:13 \u2018And they shall not come near to Me to serve as a priest to Me, nor come near to any of My holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they will bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed. 44:14 \u2018Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the house, of all its service and of all that shall be done in it. 44:15 \u2018But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer Me the fat and the blood,\u2019 declares the Lord God. 44:16 \u2018They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and keep My charge. 44:17 \u2018It shall be that when they enter at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and wool shall not be on them while they are ministering in the gates of the inner court and in the house. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Lord speaks to Ezekiel of the house of Israel and the priests who profaned the house of the Lord, they brought uncircumcised men in both heart and flesh to the temple, they went after idols, false practices making void the covenant of God and the Scriptures say that these priests will bear their iniquity (<\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd<\/span>)! The Lord then says to Ezekiel <\/span>44:15 \u2018But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer Me the fat and the blood,\u2019 declares the Lord God. 44:16 \u2018They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and keep My charge. (NASB)<\/span> It is interesting that these Levite priests, the Sons of Zadok (<\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7<\/span>) kept the commandments and did not walk in these evil ways. In addition to this, the Sons of Zadok (<\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e6\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7<\/span>) may be translated as the <\/span>\u201cSons of Righteousness.\u201d <\/span>The Sons of Righteousness are the ones who may enter God\u2019s sanctuary, the Sons of Righteousness are the ones who may draw near to the Lord. Today, we are made to be priests and kings in Yeshua the Messiah (see <\/span>Revelation 1:6<\/span>). We draw near to the Lord in prayer, but if we are not the <\/span>\u201cSons of Righteousness\u201d<\/span> are we able to draw near to the Lord God Almighty? This brings us back to <\/span>1 John 1<\/span>, and to <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 28<\/span> regarding the Lord hearing our prayer. If we do not <\/span>\u201cpractice\u201d<\/span> righteousness, will the Lord hear our prayer or answer our prayers outside of the prayer of repentance? David believes the Lord heard his prayer. He puts forward the idea that he has kept the commands of God and that he walks in innocence before the Lord and therefore the Lord has heard his prayer. David concludes saying <\/span>\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05e2\u05bb\u05d6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05d6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d6 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b9\u05d6-\u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0: \u05d8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd: <\/span> 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him. 28:8 The Lord is their strength, And He is a saving defense to His anointed. 28:9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever. (NASB)<\/span> If you take a couple steps backwards and look at (examine) your life, have you been living in righteousness? Ask the Lord in prayer by the power of His Holy Spirit to help you to begin living in righteousness, and to help in setting ourselves apart for the Lord. The Lord is our Shepherd, He is our strength and our shield, let\u2019s not step out from behind the shield by walking contrary to the way He has called us to be, the <\/span>\u201cSons of Righteousness.\u201d<\/span> Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n

Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rabbinic Commentary (Midrash) on <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 2<\/span>8<\/span> has <\/span>6<\/span> parts. Reading through th<\/span>e<\/span> Midrash we will be looking at Parts <\/span>2, 3, 4, and 6<\/span>. Let\u2019s begin by outlining <\/span>Midrash Tehillim Chapter 2<\/span>8<\/span>, Parts <\/span>2, 3, 4, and <\/span>6<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outline on Midrash Tehillim Chapter 28, Parts 2, 3, 4, and 6<\/span><\/p>\n

Part <\/span>2<\/span><\/p>\n