{"id":3491,"date":"2014-12-03T22:02:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T22:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2018-09-23T20:09:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T20:09:40","slug":"tehillim-psalms-55-part-2-the-spirit-checks-what-the-heart-desires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-55-part-2-the-spirit-checks-what-the-heart-desires\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 55, Part 2, The Spirit checks what the heart desires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">This week\u2019s study is from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:1-23,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the psalm opens saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-6\"> David says, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b5\u05d1 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d8\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. 55:2 Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted, 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me And in anger they bear a grudge against me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He seeks the Lord to hear his prayer because he seeks a speedy answer due to the pressure of the enemy. David says that his heart is in anguish (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), he has been put in fear because of the enemy (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), he wishes that he had wings to fly away and be at rest (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), so that he could goto the wilderness (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:7<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) to be at rest. He asks the Lord to confuse the tongue of the wicked drawing a parallel to the Torah and <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Migdal Bavel (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He says that day and night mischief is in their midst (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:10<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) which might be paralleled to the Lord being in the midst of the righteous. David says that it is not an enemy who reproaches him (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), who is it that is causing him such anguish? He appears to be speaking to someone who is an equal to himself (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:13<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), someone who walked in the house of God with him (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). There appears to be a certain level of deceit in this person, David calls for death and the grave (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), whereupon he will call upon the Lord God Almighty to save (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). David speaks of continually coming before the Lord to make his petition known (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and believes the Lord will redeem his soul (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). He says, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 | \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05e7\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05dd \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:19 God will hear and answer them Even the one who sits enthroned from of old Selah. With whom there is no change, And who do not fear God. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David concludes saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d7\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9: \u05db\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc | \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea: \u05db\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7: \u05db\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d3\u05b5\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:20 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant. 55:21 His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. 55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David describes a man of deceit, who pretended to be a man of peace but the true intent of his heart is revealed to be full of war and swords. David says the Lord will not allow the righteous to be shaken. I suspect this is pertaining to faith.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"_idContainer000\" class=\"Basic-Text-Frame\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-7\"> \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea Hebrew\u05d0\u05e8\u05de\u05d9 Aramaic \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 Greek<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table001\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-1\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-2\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-4\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-1\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-8\">\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e0\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3: \u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b5\u05d1 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d8\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-2\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-3\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"CharOverride-7\">\u05e1\u05dd\u05e8 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e0\u05d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-9\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e9\u05d9\u05db\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05d3 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class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-10\" lang=\"en-US\">\u03a8\u0391\u039b\u039c\u039f\u0399<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\" lang=\"en-US\"> 55<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-2\" lang=\"en-US\">55:1 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f55\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u1f73\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u0394\u03b1\u03c5\u03b9\u03b4 \u1f10\u03bd\u1f7d\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u1f74\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f51\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f77\u03b4\u1fc3\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u1f73\u03b7\u03c3\u1f77\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 55:2 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\u1f21\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03c4\u1f70\u03c2 \u1f21\u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c0\u03b9\u1ff6 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c3\u1f73 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table002\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-1\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-2\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-6\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-4\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-8\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-6\" lang=\"en-US\">For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. 55:1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. 55:2 Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted, 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me And in anger they bear a grudge against me. 55:4 My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 55:5 Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me. 55:6 I said, \u2018Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. 55:7 \u2018Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah. 55:8 \u2018I would hasten to my place of refuge From the stormy wind and tempest.\u2019 55:9 Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city. 55:10 Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And iniquity and mischief are in her midst. 55:11 Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets. 55:12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him. 55:13 But it is you, a man my equal, My companion and my familiar friend; (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-5\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-11\">T<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-11\" lang=\"en-US\">oviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 55<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\" lang=\"en-US\">55:1 For praise, with the words of a hymn; good teaching composed by David. 55:2 Hear, O God, my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my prayer. 55:3 Hear my utterance, and accept it from me; I will roar out in my words and be agitated. 55:4 From the voice of the enemy, from the trouble of the wicked, for they extend lies against me, and in anger they will hold a grudge towards me. 55:5 My heart will tremble within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 55:6 Fear and trembling come to me, and disaster has covered me. 55:7 And I said, \u201cWho will give to me wings like a dove, [that] I may fly and come to rest?\u201d 55:8 Behold, I would go to a far place to wander, I would lodge in the wilderness forever. 55:9 I would make hasten to me rescue from the tempest, shelter from the storm. 55:10 Destroy, O Lord, their counsel, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 55:11 Day and night they encircle it, around her walls, and misery and lies are in her midst. 55:12 Tumult is in her midst, and lies and deceit do not depart from her squares. 55:13 For an enemy will not belittle me, else I would bear it; my foe has not vaunted himself against me, else I would hide from his presence. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-6\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-8\" lang=\"en-US\">Psalmoi \/ Psalms 55<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\" lang=\"en-US\">For the end, among Hymns of instruction by David. 55:1 Hearken, O God, to my prayer; and disregard not my supplication. 55:2 Attend to me, and hearken to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled; 55:3 because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner: for they brought iniquity against me, and were wrathfully angry with me. 55:4 My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me. 55:5 Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me. 55:6 And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest. 55:7 Lo! I have fled afar off, and lodged in the wilderness. Pause. 55:8 I waited for him that should deliver me from distress of spirit and tempest. 55:9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen iniquity and gain saying in the city. 55:10 Day and night he shall go round about it upon its walls: iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness are in the midst of it; 55:11 and usury and craft have not failed from its streets. 55:12 For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it; and if one who hated me had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hid myself from him. 55:13 But thou, O man like minded, my guide, and my acquaintance, (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"table003\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-1\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-2\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-3\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-7\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-4\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-8\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\" lang=\"en-US\">55:14 We who had sweet fellowship together Walked in the house of God in the throng. 55:15 Let death come deceitfully upon them; Let them go down alive to Sheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst. 55:16 As for me, I shall call upon God, And the Lord will save me. 55:17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice. 55:18 He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me. 55:19 God will hear and answer them Even the one who sits enthroned from of old Selah. With whom there is no change, And who do not fear God. 55:20 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant. 55:21 His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. 55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-5\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-12\">T<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-12\" lang=\"en-US\">oviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 55<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-13\" lang=\"en-US\">55:14 But you, O Achitophel, a man who is like me; a leader who taught me, and who tells me wisdom. 55:15 For together we will explain mysteries in the sanctuary of God, we will walk in haste. 55:16 He will condemn them to the judgement of death, and he will decree for them evil things, for Doeg and Achitophel; they will descend to Sheol while alive, for evil things are in their dwellings, in their bodies. 55:17 I will pray in the presence of God, and the word of the Lord will redeem me. 55:18 In the evening, and in the morning, and at noon I will pray, and I will tremble; and he heard my voice. 55:19 He redeemed my soul in peace, so that no evil came near to me, for his word was my help in many troubles. 55:20 God will hear and receive from them [their prayer], and the one who dwells in heaven from of old forever; but the wicked who are not from of old, who do not change their ways, are evil, and are not afraid in the presence of God. 55:21 He stretched out his hands against the men of his peace; he desecrated his covenant. 55:22 Smoother than oil of curds are the words of his mouth; and like weapons of war his heart. Softer are his words than tallow, but they are deadly lances. 55:23 Cast your confidence on the Lord, and he will feed you; he will never allow privation to the righteous. 55:24 But you, O God, by your word will bring them down to deep Gehenna; murderous and deceitful men will not see half of their days; but I will trust in your word. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-6\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-8\" lang=\"en-US\">Psalmoi \/ Psalms 55<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\" lang=\"en-US\">55:14 who in companionship with me sweetened our food: we walked in the house of God in concord. 55:15 Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into Hades, for iniquity is in their dwellings, in the midst of them. 55:16 I cried to God, and the Lord hearkened to me. 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon I will declare and make known my wants: and he shall hear my voice. 55:18 He shall deliver my soul in peace from them that draw nigh to me: for they were with me in many cases. 55:19 God shall hear, and bring them low, even he that has existed from eternity. Pause. For they suffer no reverse, and therefore they have not feared God. 55:20 He has reached forth his hand for retribution; they have profaned his covenant. 55:21 They were scattered at the anger of his countenance, and his heart drew nigh them. His words were smoother than oil, yet are they darts. 55:22 Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 55:23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down to the pit of destruction; bloody and crafty men shall not live out half their days; but I will hope in thee, O Lord. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This week\u2019s study is from <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:1-23,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the psalm opens saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-6\"> Here we find the opening verse saying literally, for the choir director, playing music (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b9\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-6\">) of the wisdom of David. David opens his psalm saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David literally says <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe ear of God my prayer\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Does God literally have ears? If we think about this for a moment, this is a very good question that has application to many doctrines found within the Scriptures that require a <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cliteral translation.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> One such doctrine is that of the Eucharist and transubstantiation (e.g. <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker001\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) in the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker002\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">RCC. Thinking on this topic of whether God has an ear to listen with, this causes us to go back to the Torah, the first few chapters in the Torah, the creation account, and the anthropomorphisms that we find which describe the Lord during the creation process. Anthropomorphisms (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">from Greek \u1f04\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 (anthr\u014dpos) = man\/human + \u03bc\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae (morph\u0113) = form<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) are figures of speech which represent God as having human characteristics, form or personality. They are symbolic descriptions, which are designed to help make God\u2019s attributes, powers and activities real to us. For example, In <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 1-8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> we find the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">God speaking<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker003\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 1:3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Does this mean that God has vocal cords?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">God seeing<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker004\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 1:4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Does God have eyes with pupils and retinas?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">God walking<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker005\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 3:8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Does God have legs?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">God making clothes<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> for Adam and Eve (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker006\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 3:21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Does God have hands?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">God smelling<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> a sweet savor from Noah\u2019s sacrifice (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker007\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 8:21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Does God have a nose and olfactory receptors?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The point is whether we should insist these descriptions are literal or not? Does the fact that God is Spirit, and does not necessarily have body parts undermine the meaning of these Scriptures, as David is asking the Lord to give His ear to listen to his prayer? In order to understand what is taking place, we must first consider the intention of the author. In the Torah, the author is Moshe, and according to the Scriptures Moshe\u2019s purpose was to tell us what God did in the creation account in a way that we can understand, while at the same time not making or drawing an image of God so as to violate the command against graven images. Moshe does this, in the examples above, by portraying God\u2019s actions in terms of their human counterparts; namely voice, sight, companionship, work and satisfaction. In the example of God speaking the creation into existence (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">e.g. \u201cAnd God said, Let there be light,\u201d on Day 1, with a similar form of words on each of Days 2 to 6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the Lord was expressing His will that the creation events happened. He chose to do this by way of commands which expressed and illuminated the fact that it was at His Word (at His command) that creation came into being, and not, for example, as the result of random processes. The repeated phrase <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cand it was so\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> reveals to us that there was an immediate fulfillment of each creation command. In addition to this, we are also given God\u2019s objective assessment, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cand God saw that it was good,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> before each day closed. This speaks contrary to the idea of long-age\/progressive creation and theistic evolutionary theories. It is also obviously more emphatic than if the record had merely stated simply, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnd it was good.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The addition of the words <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cGod saw\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> suggest a careful assessment by a competent authority, who brings down a reliable verdict. Moshe\u2019s intention in describing God\u2019s activity in this way is clear. In chapters 2 and 3, the Torah tells us about God\u2019s interaction with Adam and then with Eve. The Lord God walks in the garden in the cool of the day, He has personal conversation with Adam, and then has an interview with Adam and Eve following their sin (disobedience) against His command. In the Torah, God gives us a record of events and details which actually occurred. The events described are not allegories, or theological poetry composed many centuries later, but historically true and accurate. Moshe\u2019s purpose was to record these historical events and details. In doing this he uses, where appropriate, figures of speech about God, as though He were a man (anthropomorphisms), which help us understand better what he means to convey. It is clear that Moshe\u2019s use of anthropomorphisms in Genesis is no obstacle to taking the account to be what the author so obviously intended to convey, a historical account of creation. It is also in this way that David describes the Lord asking Him to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cgive ear\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and to hear his prayer. He qualifies this clause saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David is asking the Lord to hear, to listen to his plea for help. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He continues saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b5\u05d1 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05ea \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05d8\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 55:2 Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted, 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me And in anger they bear a grudge against me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He seeks the Lord to hear his prayer because he seeks a speedy answer due to the pressure of the enemy. The Aramaic Targum states, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d2 \u05d0\u05e6\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d5\u05e7\u05d1\u05d9\u05dc \u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05e2\u05dd \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05e9\u05c3 \u05d3 \u05de\u05e7\u05dc \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05dc \u05d3\u05d1\u05d1\u05d0 \u05de\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05e2\u05e7\u05ea \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d9\u05d2\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05d9\u05e2\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05d2\u05d6\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e0\u05d8\u05e8\u05df \u05dc\u05d3\u05d1\u05d1\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d1\u05d5\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:3 Hear my utterance, and accept it from me; I will roar out in my words and be agitated. 55:4 From the voice of the enemy, from the trouble of the wicked, for they extend lies against me, and in anger they will hold a grudge towards me. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Septuagint states, 55:2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03c3\u03c7\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u1f71\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f79\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03bb\u03c5\u03c0\u1f75\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03b4\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03c7\u1f77\u1fb3 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u1f71\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd 55:3 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03b8\u03bb\u1f77\u03c8\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u1f01\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03c9\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03be\u1f73\u03ba\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1fbd \u1f10\u03bc\u1f72 \u1f00\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f40\u03c1\u03b3\u1fc7 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u1f79\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:2 Attend to me, and hearken to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled; 55:3 because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner: for they brought iniquity against me, and were wrathfully angry with me. (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic translation states the voice of the enemy is extending lies against David and holding a grudge against him. The Septuagint states that the enemy brings iniquity and anger against him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-8\">Masoretic Text<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:4-8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:4 My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 55:5 Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me. 55:6 I said, \u2018Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. 55:7 \u2018Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah. 55:8 \u2018I would hasten to my place of refuge From the stormy wind and tempest.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-7\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea \u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d5 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea: \u05d6 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d7 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05e0\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8 \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e1\u05b9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-8\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-8\">Aramaic Targum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Toviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 55:5-9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:5 My heart will tremble within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 55:6 Fear and trembling come to me, and disaster has covered me. 55:7 And I said, \u201cWho will give to me wings like a dove, [that] I may fly and come to rest?\u201d 55:8 Behold, I would go to a far place to wander, I would lodge in the wilderness forever. 55:9 I would make hasten to me rescue from the tempest, shelter from the storm. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-9\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e8\u05ea\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d2\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05de\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05e0\u05e4\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d5 \u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d5\u05e8\u05ea\u05d9\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d7\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05ea\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d6 \u05d5\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05df \u05d9\u05ea\u05df \u05dc\u05d9 \u05db\u05e0\u05e4\u05d0 \u05d2\u05d3\u05e4\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d8\u05d5\u05e1 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d7 \u05d4\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8 \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d3\u05d3 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05de\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05df\u05c3 \u05d8 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e9 \u05e9\u05d6\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05de\u05df \u05d6\u05e2\u05e4\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d8\u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05e2\u05dc\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05d0\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-8\">Septuagint<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Psalmoi \/ Psalms 55:4-8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:4 My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me. 55:5 Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me. 55:6 And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest. 55:7 Lo! I have fled afar off, and lodged in the wilderness. Pause. 55:8 I waited for him that should deliver me from distress of spirit and tempest. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">55:4 \u1f21 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u1f71\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f77 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u1f77\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u1f71\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f73\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1fbd \u1f10\u03bc\u1f73 55:5 \u03c6\u1f79\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03c1\u1f79\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f26\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1fbd \u1f10\u03bc\u1f73 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03ba\u1f71\u03bb\u03c5\u03c8\u1f73\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03ba\u1f79\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 55:6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f36\u03c0\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f77\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f7d\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c4\u1f73\u03c1\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f61\u03c3\u03b5\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u1f7b\u03c3\u03c9 55:7 \u1f30\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u1f10\u03bc\u1f71\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b7\u1f50\u03bb\u1f77\u03c3\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f10\u03c1\u1f75\u03bc\u1ff3 \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1 55:8 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03b4\u03b5\u03c7\u1f79\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03c3\u1ff4\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u1f71 \u03bc\u03b5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u1f40\u03bb\u03b9\u03b3\u03bf\u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03b3\u1f77\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David calls upon the imagery of the dove, that if he had wings like a dove, he would fly to a place where he can find rest. Remember from a previous study that the Babylonian Talmud and Midrash Rabbah liken the hovering of God\u2019s spirit in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 1:2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to the hovering of a dove. In addition to this, the same <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201chovering\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> language is used to describe God\u2019s spirit in the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as the Apostolic Writings. These are not the only allusions to a dove in the Hebrew Bible. The best-known example comes from Parashat Noach (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker008\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 6-9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), where in <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker009\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Bereshit \/ Genesis 8:8-1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">2, after the ark has landed on the mountains of Ararat, Noah sends out a dove three times to see how far the flood waters have receded. The first time the dove found nothing and returned to the ark. The second time it brought back an olive leaf, so Noah could see that God\u2019s punishment was over and life had begun again on the earth. Note that the image of a dove holding an olive branch continues to be a symbol of peace to this day. The third time, the dove did not return, and Noah knew that it was safe to leave the ark. The dove imagery is also utilized in several of the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. For example, the low, cooing sound of a dove served as mournful imagery to evoke the suffering of the people of Judah (see <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker010\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 38:14, 59:11 and <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker011\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Ezekiel 7:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Doves were more than just a soundtrack for a people who had fallen away from God; they were also an instrument of atonement. Several passages of the Torah (especially in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) we find the requirement of the sacrifice of two doves (or young pigeons) either as a guilt offering or to purify oneself after a period of ritual impurity (including the birth of a child). By the time of Yeshua, the dove was already rich with symbolism and many interpretations, such as being a representation of Israel, atoning sacrifice, suffering, a sign from God, fertility and the Holy Spirit of God, etc. All these meanings and more were incorporated into the Christian use of dove iconography that we find today. The most familiar dove imagery from the Apostolic Writings is recounted in all four of the Gospels at the baptism of Yeshua by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. After Yeshua came up out of the water, the Holy Spirit of God came from heaven and descended on him <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201clike a dove\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (see <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker012\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 3:16, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker013\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mark 1:10, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker014\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 3:22, and <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker015\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 1:32<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The baptism story built upon the pre-existing symbol of the dove as God\u2019s spirit and thus firmly established it as the representation of the Holy Spirit, especially in later artistic depictions of the Trinity. It is also interesting to note that the cross gained prominence in the fourth century as representing the Christian faith. This conclusion comes based on the writings from the second-century <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker016\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Clement of Alexandria urging early Christians to use the dove or a fish as a symbol to identify themselves and each other as followers of Yeshua rather than the cross. Archaeologists have recovered oil lamps and <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker017\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Eucharistic vessels in the shape of doves from Christian churches throughout the Holy Land. When David says, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:6 I said, \u2018Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. (NASB),<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the idea of the dove representing peace may be what David is thinking upon with regard to the enemy and being able to escape by wings like a dove to a place of refuge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David continues saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d2 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05e1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1\u05b0\u05d1\u05bb\u05d4\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc: \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc: \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05d9\u05bb\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 55:9 Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city. 55:10 Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And iniquity and mischief are in her midst. 55:11 Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets. 55:12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him. 55:13 But it is you, a man my equal, My companion and my familiar friend; (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting how David calls upon the dove imagery just prior to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> when he seeks the Lord to confuse their tongues (language). This would be consistent with the Torah narrative, following Noach leaving the ark, man did not disperse across the earth but stayed at <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker018\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Migdal Bavel and the Lord confused their language. The interesting point of confusing language was to decrease the amount of sin amongst the people. By the peoples lost of the ability to communicate, they did not understand each other and the city dispersed. Together as a unified whole they were filled with sin. As individuals, the amount (or greatness) of their sin was significantly decreased. Could it be that David was reading through the Torah portions while writing this psalm? Certainly his request for the Lord to confuse the language of his enemy was for the purpose of decreasing their sins, their violence, and strife in the city (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). David says day and night they go around upon their walls, iniquity and mischief are in her midst. Note how a man has the ability to put up walls in his own life for protection. The concept of iniquity and mischief being in the midst is in contrast to those who are in a covenant relationship with the Lord and the Lord Himself is dwelling in our midst. The putting up a wall, going around upon the wall, appears to be related to sin in the sense of keeping sin within, the wall protects and keeps sins inward where by consequence, keeping sin inwardly keeps God outward or away. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic Targum states, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9 \u05e1\u05dc\u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e2\u05e6\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05e4\u05dc\u05d2 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05ea \u05d7\u05d8\u05d5\u05e3 \u05d5\u05de\u05e6\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e7\u05e8\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05dd \u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05e9\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05de\u05e6\u05e2\u05d4\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05e6\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d3\u05d9 \u05de\u05df \u05e4\u05dc\u05d8\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05d4 \u05e9\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d5\u05e0\u05db\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d2 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d9\u05dc \u05d3\u05d1\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e7\u05dc \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e1\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05de\u05e1\u05e0\u05d0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d1\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d8\u05de\u05e8 \u05de\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05d5\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05e4\u05dc \u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e8 \u05e0\u05e9 \u05d3\u05d3\u05de\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05e8\u05d1 \u05d3\u05d0\u05dc\u05e4\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05de\u05d4\u05d5\u05d3\u05e2 \u05d7\u05d5\u05db\u05de\u05ea\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:10 Destroy, O Lord, their counsel, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 55:11 Day and night they encircle it, around her walls, and misery and lies are in her midst. 55:12 Tumult is in her midst, and lies and deceit do not depart from her squares. 55:13 For an enemy will not belittle me, else I would bear it; my foe has not vaunted himself against me, else I would hide from his presence. 55:14 But you, O Achitophel, a man who is like me; a leader who taught me, and who tells me wisdom. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Notice how the rabbis bring us back to Absalom and <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker019\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Achitophel in the translation from David\u2019s words of a man David\u2019s equal, a companion and familiar friend. Achitophel espoused the cause of Absalom according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Samuel 15:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. According to the Scriptures, David sent his old friend Hushai back to Absalom, in order that he might counteract the counsel of <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker020\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Achitophel (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Sam. 15:31-37<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker021\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Achitophel, seeing that his good advice against David had not been followed due to Hushai\u2019s influence, correctly predicted that the revolt would fail. He left the camp of Absalom at once, returned to Giloh, his native place, and after arranging his worldly affairs, hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulcher of his fathers (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Sam. 17:1-23<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The Septuagint parallels the Masoretic text saying, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:13 But thou, O man like minded, my guide, and my acquaintance, (LXX)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David mentions that, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05e4\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05de\u05b0\u05e9\u05b7\u05b9\u05e0\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, Then I could hide myself from him. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He says that his enemy is not one from whom he is able to hide himself. The Masoretic Text states, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d8\u05d5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5 \u05e0\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d2\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1:<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 55:14 who in companionship with me sweetened our food: we walked in the house of God in concord. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where David says <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d2\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, beragesh, meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201csoulfully\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where the English translation renders <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cin concord.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Septuagint, however, renders it, \u03b5\u03bd \u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1, meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cin concord, consort, or union, or with consent,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> saying that David walked with this man as one in the house of God <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">(<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">), 55:14 \u1f43\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f79 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03b3\u03bb\u1f7b\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f10\u03b4\u1f73\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03bf\u1f34\u03ba\u1ff3 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u1f41\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u1f77\u1fb3 55:14 who in companionship with me sweetened our food: we walked in the house of God in concord. (LXX) <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-2\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\" lang=\"en-US\"> David continues saying the following in His Psalm:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-8\">Masoretic Text<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:15-18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-6\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\" lang=\"en-US\">55:15 Let death come deceitfully upon them; Let them go down alive to Sheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst. 55:16 As for me, I shall call upon God, And the Lord will save me. 55:17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice. 55:18 He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-9\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea| [\u05d9\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea] | \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4\u05b3\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d4\u05b1\u05de\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d9\u05d8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-8\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-8\">Aramaic Targum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Toviyah \/ Psalms Chapter 55:5-9<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-6\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\" lang=\"en-US\">55:16 He will condemn them to the judgment of death, and he will decree for them evil things, for Doeg and Achitophel; they will descend to Sheol while alive, for evil things are in their dwellings, in their bodies. 55:17 I will pray in the presence of God, and the word of the Lord will redeem me. 55:18 In the evening, and in the morning, and at noon I will pray, and I will tremble; and he heard my voice. 55:19 He redeemed my soul in peace, so that no evil came near to me, for his word was my help in many troubles. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-9\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d8\u05d6 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d3\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d5\u05d9\u05d2\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05df \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05d0\u05d2 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05e4\u05dc \u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05e9\u05d9\u05d5\u05dc \u05db\u05d3 \u05d4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d7\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05df \u05d1\u05de\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05d2\u05d5\u05e4\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d7 \u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d1\u05e6\u05e4\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d4\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e8\u05d2\u05d9\u05e9 \u05d5\u05e9\u05de\u05e2 \u05e7\u05dc\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d8 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d1\u05e9\u05dc\u05dd \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9 \u05d3\u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05de\u05e7\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05d1\u05e1\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05df \u05e2\u05e7\u05df \u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e1\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9\u05c3 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-5\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-8\">Septuagint<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Psalmoi \/ Psalms 55:15-18<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-6\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\" lang=\"en-US\">55:15 Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into Hades, for iniquity is in their dwellings, in the midst of them. 55:16 I cried to God, and the Lord hearkened to me. 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon I will declare and make known my wants: and he shall hear my voice. 55:18 He shall deliver my soul in peace from them that draw nigh to me: for they were with me in many cases. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-6\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\" lang=\"en-US\">55:15 \u1f10\u03bb\u03b8\u1f73\u03c4\u03c9 \u03b8\u1f71\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c0\u1fbd \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u1f75\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f85\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b6\u1ff6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c1\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u1f77\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03bc\u1f73\u03c3\u1ff3 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd 55:16 \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u1f78\u03bd \u1f10\u03ba\u1f73\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f41 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u1f75\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u1f73\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 55:17 \u1f11\u03c3\u03c0\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03c1\u03c9\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b2\u03c1\u1f77\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b7\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 55:18 \u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03c1\u1f7d\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u1f75\u03bd\u1fc3 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f75\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9\u03b6\u1f79\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f26\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u1f7a\u03bd \u1f10\u03bc\u03bf\u1f77<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">David seeks justice for God\u2019s people, he asks the Lord to allow death to come upon the wicked without their knowledge and to let them go down to the grave alive. This is an obvious reference to Parashat Korach where the house of <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker022\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Korach, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker023\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Datan, and <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker024\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Aviram all went down to the grave alive because of their sins, the ground opened up and swallowed them alive. The Aramaic Targum translates this as <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea| [\u05d9\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05de\u05b8\u05d5\u05b6\u05ea] | \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">He will condemn them to the judgment of death, and he will decree for them evil things, for Doeg and Achitophel; they will descend to Sheol while alive, for evil things are in their dwellings, in their bodies.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The body is described as a dwelling place for evil things. Doeg and Achitophel are described as men whose bodies housed evil and for this reason they will descend to the grave while alive. The descending may not be an immediate process or event, this may be a gradual and life long process, the point is that the unrighteous, the wicked do not recognize their descent to death because their lives are filled with death and sin. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> On the other hand, David seeks the Lord to save him, and says that both Evening and morning he will complain and murmur and the Lord will hear his voice. Does the Lord want a complaining heart? Would this be considered a form of disobedience? The Aramaic Targum states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:18 In the evening, and in the morning, and at noon I will pray, and I will tremble; and he heard my voice. (EMC)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> translating David\u2019s complaint and murmuring as prayer in the presence of God. The Masoretic text uses the verb Qal Imperfect 1<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">st<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> person common singular word <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cto put forth, mediate, muse, commune, speak\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> however the NASB English translation states he <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ccomplained.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David speaks of continually coming before the Lord to make his petition known (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and believes the Lord will redeem his soul (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) David\u2019s continually coming before the Lord sounds like a parable Yeshua taught regarding the Widow and the Unjust Judge in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 18:1-5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Luke 18:1-5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Then Yeshua told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: \u201cIn a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, \u2018Grant me justice against my adversary.\u2019 For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, \u2018Even though I don\u2019t fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won\u2019t eventually wear me out with her coming!\u201d (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">In this parable, Yeshua taught that we are to continually pray and not give up. The Lord God Almighty Himself is the arbiter of all justice; He is the source of justice and He brings justice to everyone. Yeshua is the mediator between us and God. David believed this saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:18 He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He says, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 | \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05e7\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05dd \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: <\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:19 God will hear and answer them Even the one who sits enthroned from of old Selah. With whom there is no change, And who do not fear God. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> David concludes saying, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d7\u05b4\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9: \u05db\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc | \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea \u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e8\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea: \u05db\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7: \u05db\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d3\u05b5\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0:<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:20 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant. 55:21 His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. 55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Aramaic Targum states, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d0\u05e0\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e9\u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e1 \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05d4\u05c3 \u05db\u05d1 \u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05e2\u05df \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05df \u05e9\u05de\u05df \u05d3\u05d2\u05d5\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05d6\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05db\u05df \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05df \u05de\u05e9\u05d7 \u05d3\u05e4\u05d5\u05d8\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc\u05c3 \u05db\u05d2 \u05d8\u05dc\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e1\u05d9\u05d1\u05e8\u05da \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d6\u05df \u05d9\u05ea\u05da \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05df \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d0 \u05d7\u05d5\u05e1\u05e8\u05e0\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e6\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05d0\u05c3 \u05db\u05d3 \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05da \u05ea\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d2\u05d4\u05e0\u05dd \u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05e7\u05d0 \u05d2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9 \u05de\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d5\u05e0\u05db\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d7\u05de\u05d5\u05df \u05e4\u05dc\u05d2\u05d5\u05ea \u05d9\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e5 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05e8\u05da\u05c3<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:21 He stretched out his hands against the men of his peace; he desecrated his covenant. 55:22 Smoother than oil of curds are the words of his mouth; and like weapons of war his heart. Softer are his words than tallow, but they are deadly lances. 55:23 Cast your confidence on the Lord, and he will feed you; he will never allow privation to the righteous. 55:24 But you, O God, by your word will bring them down to deep Gehenna; murderous and deceitful men will not see half of their days; but I will trust in your word. (EMC) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">According to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:21<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> a man desecrates the covenant of God by the words of his lips and by what is in his heart. Is it possible to desecrate the covenant of God by what is in our hearts? David describes a man of deceit, who pretended to be a man of peace but the true intent of his heart is revealed to be full of war and swords. According to the Scriptures, the Torah states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cif you keep My commandments, I will walk among you and be your God.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Joshua instructed the people according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Joshua 1:8 \u2018This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Scriptures here are instructing us to keep God\u2019s Words close to our hearts. The concept here is <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cwe are what we set out minds upon we will do.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What is it that you set your mind upon each day? Consider the following questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Are you critical of others?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you mope because you do not receive the praise you feel you deserve?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">How much time do you spend worrying about this or that?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">How much time do you spend grumbling or complaining or feeling sorry for your self?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">How much time do you spend thinking about the TV shows you watched last night?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">How much time do you re-live the bad things people do to you?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you list out all your misfortunes?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you allow yourself to be angry for long periods of time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you think about bad things happening to the people you are angry with?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you think about bad things happening to yourself?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you rejoice in the misfortunes of others?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you dwell on lustful and impure thoughts?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you glory in the important position you hold in church?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you review reasons why you are better than others or better suited than others?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Do you list reasons why others you know are deficient in some way as compared to yourself? <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">We are what we spend our time thinking about. If we have evil, deceit, and unrighteousness in our hearts, these things will come forth into our lives. This is the meaning of David\u2019s words that such a person is deceitful, he has violated the covenant of God because of what he has kept in his heart. The real person is shown by what he does which comes from the heart or what one meditates upon. In addition to that, the things that we allow our hearts to dwell upon today is building what we will be for tomorrow and the day after that, etc. The Lord desires that we set out hearts upon Him and His Word. This is what David meant when he said <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The burden can be any one of those things listed above. Our worries, or the things others have done to hurt us. Many times the reason we dwell upon these things listed above, is because we want justice, but we are seeking to find justice by our own hand and not by the hand of the Lord. Seek the Lord and allow Him to do the rest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> A another example from in the Apostolic Writings, the Pharisees are presented as a case of hypocrisy. The point though was their hypocrisy was not so obvious that they themselves noticed. They spent their time on the minutia of the Law making sure that they obeyed the letter of the Law perfectly. From the outside, it appeared that they were keeping God\u2019s word perfectly and were therefore righteous men. In spite of all their work, they were dismissed as being filled with <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker025\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">greed, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker026\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">self-indulgence, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker027\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">hypocrisy and wickedness. It could be that they looked down upon others by taking pride in their observance of the Torah. With that kind of perspective, there would always be a little bit of hypocrisy since the heart tends to go back and forth with the Spirit checking the heart continually. The Spirit checks what the heart desires, then it is our choice to be obedient to the Word and the calling of the Spirit to righteousness. What a shock this accusation must have been to the Pharisees. Don\u2019t get caught being shocked either. The point of these Scriptures is that we need to become consciously aware of what we spend our time meditating upon. We need to make a detailed account of what we think about and based on biblical principles decide whether it is good or bad. When you catch yourself meditating on something undesirable, renounce it and cast it away. Following that mental action, choose then to replace the thought with a good one, such as a prayer, a memorized scripture or song. Do not be discouraged if you find yourself thinking about the same thing only a minute or two later. Simply recognize sin as sin, turn from it again and choose to replace the thought with something of value. Yeshua took an extreme view of the fight against sin when he said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 5:29-30, \u201cIf your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Some days you will win and some days you will find failure, the point is not to give up and to continually seek the Lord\u2019s help for deliverance. David says the Lord will not allow the righteous to be shaken. I suspect this is pertaining to faith and perseverance. Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-18\"> The Rabbinic Commentary (Midrash) on <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55 <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-18\">has 6 parts. Reading through the Midrash we will be looking at Part 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Let\u2019s begin by outlining <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">Midrash Tehillim Chapter 55, Part 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-1\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-7\">Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 55, Part 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">Part 2<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cEvening and morning and at noonday, will I pray (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:18).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) the homiletic introduction to the midrash states, <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cRabbi Samuel taught, From this verse we learn that a man is required to pray three times daily.<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis go on to discuss these words on prayer providing examples from the patriarchs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis expand upon the topic of prayer.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cDavid said, Since the Patriarchs instituted the three daily prayers, I too, will meditate evening, morning, and at noonday.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">Part 3<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cHe has delivered my soul in peace so that none came near to me (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:10).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span> to the Midrash says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Rabbi Joshua son of Levi taught, What do the words, He has delivered my soul in peace, etc. mean?<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) the homiletic introduction to the midrash states, <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to discuss the one who delivers the soul and what that means.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis expand upon the one who delivers the soul using examples of angels and demons.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cAccordingly, He has delivered my soul in peace, and the words which follow, so that none came near to me mean that David said, None of the demons came near me. And why not? Because in the multitudes they were with me, the multitudes of angels who were charged to keep David, as is said, For He will give His angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways (Tehillim \/ Psalms 91:11).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">Part 4<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment on He has delivered my soul in peace so that none came near me (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:19).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span> to the Midrash says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">What is meant by the words so that none came near me?<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) the homiletic introduction to the midrash states, <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to say these words refer to Daniel and his friends who endured the lions den and the fiery furnace.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis expand on this bringing in a discussion on Jacob, Leah, Rachael, and Esau.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cAnother comment on He has delivered my soul in peace so that none came near me. The counsel of Ahithophel did not come near me. Why not? Because in multitudes they were with me, the multitudes were the members of the Sanhedrin who put together prayers for me.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">Part 5<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cSuch as have no changes (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:20).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span> to the Midrash says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">These words allude to Ahithophel and his band in whose hearts the inclination to evil underwent no change.<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) the homiletic introduction to the midrash states, <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to compare these words to those who fear God.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis expand upon the comparison with a discussion on <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-13\">Ahithophel<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cWhen David saw that every one was with Ahithophel, and that every one heeded him, he was afraid. Accordingly, the Holy One blessed be He, said to David, Be not afraid. Tough every man is with Ahithophel, I am with you.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"CharOverride-17\">Part 6<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cCast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:33). \u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe homiletic introduction\u201d<\/span> to the Midrash says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">A mortal has a patron and goes to him the first time, and the patron receives him;<\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) the homiletic introduction to the midrash states, <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to compare these words to a man who goes to another and the man does not receive him.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the <span class=\"CharOverride-20\">\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis expand upon the comparison saying that the Lord receives when one comes to Him with their burdens.<\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-10\">The Concluding phrase says <span class=\"CharOverride-5\">\u201cBut You, O God, will bring them down into the nethermost pit (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:24), into Gehenna; men of blood and deceit, Ahithophel and his band, will not live out half their days; but I will trust in You.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 2 opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cEvening and morning and at noonday, will I pray (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:18).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The homiletic introduction to the midrash states, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRabbi Samuel taught, From this verse we learn that a man is required to pray three times daily.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Where does the concept of praying three times a day come from? The entire midrash states the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table004\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-8\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-9\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-10\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-8\">\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e0\u05d4 \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d1<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d1 \u05e2\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05d1\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d5\u05e6\u05d4\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7\u05d4. \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05de\u05d9\u05db\u05df \u05e9\u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05da \u05dc\u05d4\u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05dc \u05e9\u05dc\u05e9 \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd, \u05d5\u05de\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e7\u05df \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05dd, \u05d0\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05ea\u05d9\u05e7\u05e0\u05d5\u05dd, \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05ea\u05e7\u05df \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05ea \u05e9\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e9\u05db\u05dd \u05d0\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4\u05dd \u05d1\u05d1\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05e2\u05de\u05d3 \u05e9\u05dd \u05d0\u05ea \u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05f3 (\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05d8 \u05db\u05d6), \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d7\u05e1 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e4\u05dc\u05dc (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05d5 \u05dc). \u05d9\u05e6\u05d7\u05e7 \u05ea\u05e7\u05df \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05ea \u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e6\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e6\u05d7\u05e7 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d5\u05d7 \u05d1\u05e9\u05d3\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05e2\u05e8\u05d1 (\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05db\u05d3 \u05e1\u05d2), \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05d9\u05d7\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e2\u05e0\u05d9 \u05db\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e2\u05d8\u05d5\u05e3 \u05d5\u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e4\u05d5\u05da \u05e9\u05d9\u05d7\u05d5 (\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05d1 \u05d0). \u05d9\u05e2\u05e7\u05d1 \u05ea\u05e7\u05df \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05ea \u05e2\u05e8\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e4\u05d2\u05e2 \u05d1\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd (\u05d1\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05db\u05d7 \u05d9\u05d0), \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05e4\u05d2\u05d9\u05e2\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc \u05ea\u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05dc \u05d1\u05e2\u05d3 \u05d4\u05e2\u05dd \u05d4\u05d6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05ea\u05e9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d3\u05dd \u05e8\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d5\u05ea\u05e4\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d0\u05dc \u05ea\u05e4\u05d2\u05e2 \u05d1\u05d9 (\u05d9\u05e8\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d6 \u05d8\u05d6). \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05dc \u05d5\u05d0\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05ea\u05e7\u05e0\u05d5\u05dd, \u05d0\u05e3 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e2\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05d1\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d5\u05e6\u05d4\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7\u05d4.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2. Evening and morning and at noonday, will I pray (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:18). Rabbi Samuel taught, From this verse we learn that a man is required to pray three times daily. And who instituted the three prayers? The patriarchs instituted them, Abraham instituted the morning prayers, for it is said Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the Lord (Bereshit \/ Genesis 19:27); here stood clearly alludes to prayer, as in the verse, Then stood up Phinehas, and prayed (Tehillim \/ Psalms 106:30). Isaac instituted the noonday prayer, for it is said, Isaac went out to mediate in the field at the eventide (Bereshit \/ Genesis 24:63); here meditate clearly alludes to prayer, as in the verse, A prayer of the afflicted, when he faints, and pours out his meditation before the Lord (Tehillim \/ Psalms 102:1). Jacob instituted the evening prayer, for it is said, Jacob made intercession at the place, and tarried there all night (Bereshit \/ Genesis 28:11); and made intercession clearly alludes to prayer, as in the verse, Therefore, pray not you for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to Me (Jeremiah 7:16). David said, Since the Patriarchs instituted the three daily prayers, I too, will meditate evening, morning, and at noonday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker028\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Oral Law (Mishnah) makes it our duty to pray three times daily which consists of (i) the morning, (ii) the afternoon, and (iii) at nightfall. These prayers are called morning prayer (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker029\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">shacharit), afternoon prayer (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker030\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">minchah) and evening prayer (arvit or maariv ). Note also that model prayers for the morning, afternoon, and evening maybe found in the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker031\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Siddur. Based upon the midrash, the Sages tell us that the custom of praying three times a day was originally introduced by the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Abraham introduced prayer in the morning, Isaac in the afternoon, and Jacob added one in the evening. In Judaism, the Chabad has a philosophy regarding the three prayer services (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">www.chabad.org<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker032\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Chabad is an acronym for <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker033\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Chochmah, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker034\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Binah, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker035\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Da\u2019at (meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">wisdom, understanding and knowledge<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">); and is the name of a chassidic movement that is based upon the concept of studying and understanding God and His relationship with the world. The Chabad movement was founded by <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker036\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi in White Russia (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">former Soviet republic in eastern Europt that gained independence in 1991<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) in the latter part of the 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-16\">th<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> century. This movement is also known as <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker037\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Lubavitch, or <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker038\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Chabad-Lubavitch. The Chabad philosophy on prayer and the three Patriarchs that is particularly interesting is the way in which each of these Patriarchs introduced the prayer service to the Lord. Abraham served the Lord in love; Isaac in awe; and Jacob in mercy. It is important to notice how each Patriarch adds a quality to that the other lacks. For example, Abraham distinguished himself in the quality of kindness (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d7\u05e1\u05d3<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and love (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05d4\u05d1\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), while Isaac excelled in the quality of justice (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and reverence or the fear of the Lord (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and Jacob inherited both these qualities, bringing out a new quality which combined the first two into the quality of truth (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d0\u05de\u05ea<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and mercy (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). This seems almost like a <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker039\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">kabbalistic approach to the development of the prayer service. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> As the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, we have inherited all these things which the Patriarchs demonstrated for us as our example. In addition to this, the Lord enables us to serve Him, to pray to Him in the name of His Son Yeshua the Messiah, to love Him, and to fear Him in reverence of His name, and to have mercy and forgiveness towards others. In addition to these things, When the Torah was given on the Mountain of Sinai, our way of life before God was established. Torah means <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cteaching, instruction, guidance,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and it is for this reason that we take God\u2019s Law as a guide for our lives. This is very similar to what the Apostle James wrote in <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker040\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">James 1:25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> History tells us that during the first one thousand years, or so, since the time of Moses, there was no set order for prayer. We know according to history, for example from the book titled <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cJudaism in the First Centuries of the Christian Era: The Age of the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker041\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tannaim,\u201d 2 volumes. Moore, George Foote. Hendrickson Publishers. \u00a91977. 1266p<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the rabbinic schools did not begin until following the return from exile to Babylon and the rebuilding of the Second Temple. Before this time, each individual was duty-bound to pray to the Lord every day, but the form of prayer and how many times a day to pray was left to the individual. Here in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> we read of David saying that one is to pray morning, noon, and evening. Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 2 concludes saying, <\/span><span class=\"CharOverride-19\">\u201cDavid said, Since the Patriarchs instituted the three daily prayers, I too, will meditate evening, morning, and at noonday.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The rabbis teach that David was saying the Patriarchs instituted the three daily prayers. According to the apostle Paul, he said in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker042\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">5:16 Rejoice always; 5:17 pray without ceasing; 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is God\u2019s will for you in Christ Jesus. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">There are differences in the types and style of prayer comparing what Paul is saying verses the prayer service according to the midrash. Setting aside time to pray, as we find described in the Psalm and in Judaism, reveals to us the need to pray three times a day. The frequency of prayer that Paul is describing appears to be more of a state of mind. Take for example Nehemiah:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker043\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Nehemiah 2:1-4<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2:1 And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. 2:2 So the king said to me, \u2018Why is your face sad though you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.\u2019 Then I was very much afraid. 2:3 I said to the king, \u2018Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers\u2019 tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?\u2019 2:4 Then the king said to me, \u2018What would you request?\u2019 So I prayed to the God of heaven. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Nehemiah was standing before the king, and in his mind, he made his request to the God of heaven in prayer. The apostle Paul may be speaking of being joyful and praying without ceasing in this manner. Paul describes a state of continual communication with the Lord in prayer about all things. Whereas, appointing three times in which we can properly prostrate ourselves before God, order our thoughts, and specifically go before the Lord formally is also a very important part of our relationship wit the Lord. This practice (approach) to prayer has taken place from antiquity, from ancient of times. With these things in mind, the practice of formally praying three times a day appears to be something we should take seriously. The Patriarchs demonstrated the need to pray, the rabbis derive the minimum amount that one needs to take time out during the day to pray from the Patriarchs. The midrash states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRabbi Samuel taught, From this verse we learn that a man is required to pray three times daily.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> What is the difference between the words <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cneed to\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> verses <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201crequired to?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Does the Lord <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201crequire\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> us to pray three times a day? Does the Lord <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cExpect\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> us to pray three times a day? Is Paul\u2019s approach what the Lord wants from us? If we consider the marriage covenant, and communicating with our spouses, we know there is a time and place for formality, while there is also a place for informal communication. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 3 opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cHe has delivered my soul in peace so that none came near to me (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:10).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The homiletic introduction to the Midrash states, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cRabbi Joshua son of Levi taught, What do the words, He has delivered my soul in peace, etc. mean?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> It is interesting, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:10-11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> does not mention the soul being delivered in peace in either the MT or the Aramaic Targum. What exactly are the rabbis trying to say here? The midrash continues saying the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">That a company of angels goes before a man, and these heavenly beings cry out saying, Make way for the likeness of the Lord. What need is there for a company of angels? Rabbi Yudan explained in the name of rabbi Levi, in the wide space of the universe there is no place, even one so small that it holds no more than a fourth of a kab of seed, that is without nine kab of demons. (Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left- ParaOverride-9\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d0 \u05de\u05d4\u05dc\u05db\u05ea \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05d5\u05d4\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05d6\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05ea\u05e0\u05d5 \u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd, \u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e8\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05df \u05d1\u05e9\u05dd \u05e8\u05f3 \u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05e8\u05d5\u05d1\u05e2 \u05d1\u05d7\u05dc\u05dc\u05d5 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05e9\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05d5 \u05ea\u05e9\u05e2\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05d6\u05d9\u05e7\u05d9\u05df<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The Lord delivering David\u2019s soul in peace so that none come near is paralleled to the angels who go before a man and declare <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cMake way for the likeness of the Lord.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Mankind is given great honor and respect by the angels because the Scriptures say that we are made in the likeness of God, and it is in this way the glory of God is placed upon man. Remember, man is only able to see the glory of God and not God Himself. With this in mind, being made in the likeness of God, we have been given a portion of the glory of God being made in His image and therefore the concept here is that a company of angels go before a man and declare that we have been made in His likeness. Rabbi Yudan says that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cin the wide space of the universe there is no place, even one so small that it holds no more than a fourth of a kab of seed, that is without nine kab of demons.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Note the Aramaic states <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e7\u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05d6\u05d9\u05e7\u05d9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> a <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ccab of insects\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where the insects are translated as demons. A <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e7\u05d1\u05d9\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, cab, kab is a measure of capacity of a small quantity. The idea is that seed contains insects, and if man has a company of angels declaring the glory of God, then seed has its company of insects. Demons are paralleled to the insects associated with the seed. Seed has the capacity of producing good fruit, and so does man have the capacity to produce good works. The insects are called Demons in this translation of the midrash to illustrate these concepts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The midrash continues saying the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">And blindfolds are fastened over the eyes of each of these demons as over the eyes of millers\u2019 asses. Why? That the demons may not injure mortals. But when a man\u2019s sins bring it about, the blindfolds are removed from the demon\u2019s face, so that as he looks upon the man, he injures him. Hence, the Heavenly beings cry out before a man, Make way, etc. in order that the demons may not injure him. Accordingly, He has delivered my soul in peace, and the words which follow, so that none came near to me mean that David said, None of the demons came near me. And why not? (Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Here we find the rabbis developing the concept that angels go before a man declaring God\u2019s glory for the purpose of dispersing the demons who are bent on injuring the man. Blinders are placed upon the demon so he is unable to injure a man. One\u2019s sins cause the blindfolds to come off giving the demon the ability to injure the man. In the Scriptures we learn a lot about demons, for example, foreign gods are called shedim (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker044\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:17, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker045\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 106:37, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker046\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1 Corinthians 10:20<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), is translated as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cdemons\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cdevils\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> in most translations. Based upon the Scriptures, the following list regarding demonology has been developed (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">http:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jsource\/Judaism\/demons.html<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-12\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker047\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">SE\u02bfIRIM<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-5\">\u201chairy demons, satyrs\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is also applied contemptuously to foreign deities (V<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">ayikra \/ Leviticus 17:7, 2 Chronicles 11:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). These creatures haunt ruins, along with Lilith (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 13:21, 34:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-12\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker048\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">LILITH<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Isaiah 34:14, ultimately from Sumerian lil, \u201cair,\u201d not Heb. layl(ah), \u201cnight\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) was originally a succubus, believed to cohabit with mortals, but in the Arslan Tash incantation, she is identified with the child-stealing demon, a character she retains in later folklore. The tradition that the name means <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cscreech-owl\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">(in so many translations) reflects a very ancient association of birds, especially owls, with the demonic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-12\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker049\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">MAVET<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> the ordinary Hebrew word for death, is also the proper name of a Canaanite underworld god (Mot), the enemy of Baal in a Ugaritic epic. The proper name, not the common noun, should probably be understood in I<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">saiah 28:15, 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWe have made a covenant with Death,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jeremiah 9:20 (Eng. 9:21)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cFor Death is come up into our windows\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (see also <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hosea 13:14, Job 18:13, \u201cthe firstborn of Death,\u201d 28:22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-12\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker050\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">RESHEPH<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is another major god of the Canaanite religion who becomes a demonic figure in biblical literature. Resheph is known as the god of plague over much of the ancient Near East, in texts and artistic representations spanning more than a millennium from 1850 B.C.E. to 350 B.C.E. In <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Habakkuk 3:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, YHVH on the warpath is said to be preceded and followed by Dever and Resheph, respectively. (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">This is similar to the picture of two divine attendants who escort major gods in ancient myths.<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Just as some other names of deities are used as common nouns in biblical Hebrew (Dagon (\u201cgrain\u201d); Ashtaroth (\u201cincrease\u201d of the flock, a fertility goddess), thus, Reshef has come to mean <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cplague\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 33:29, Tehillim \/ Psalms 78:48<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), and the fiery darts of the bow (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 76:3, Song 8:6<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), from the common association of plague and arrows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-12\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker051\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">DEVER<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cPestilence\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is the other demonic herald who marches with YHVH to battle (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Habakkuk 3:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Dever is also mentioned in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 91:5\u20136 \u201cThou shalt not be afraid for the Terror (Pa\u1e25ad) by night; Nor for the Arrow (\u1e24e\u1e93) that flieth by day; Nor for the Pestilence (Dever) that walketh in the darkness; Nor for the Destruction (Ketev) that wasteth at noonday.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Not only Dever but also the other words shown above have been plausibly identified as names of demons. The <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cArrow\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is a familiar symbol in folklore, for disease or sudden pain, and Ketev (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:24, Isaiah 28:2, Hosea 13:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) is in this instance the personification of overpowering noonday heat, known also to Greek and Roman demonology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-12\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker052\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-21\">AZAZEL<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> occurs in the ritual for the Day of Atonement (see <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Aaron casts lots over two goats, and the one <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cfor \u02bfAz\u02beazel\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> is presented alive before the Lord, and then released into the wilderness. The ancient Greek and Latin versions understood \u02bfAz\u02beazel as <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cgoat that departs,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> hence <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe scapegoat\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> of some English versions. Most of the rabbinic commentators and some moderns take Azazel as the name of the place to which the goat is driven. The great majority of moderns regard Azazel as the personal name of a demon thought to live in the wilderness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Demons are mentioned extensively in the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker053\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Inter-testamental Literature such as the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker054\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Dead Sea Scrolls. During the inter-testamental period, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker055\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">angelology and <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker056\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">demonology is developed extensively within Judaism. A dualistic system was developed in which God is opposed by the forces of evil and deceit. For example, Belial is the most common name for the leader of the demons in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and we see the Apostle Paul using this in <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker057\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Corinthians 6:15<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">. Belial is a Hebrew compound word which etymologically means <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cno benefit\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cno thriving\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and in liberal usage is often equivalent to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cscoundrel.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The Scriptures describe the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cstreams of Belial\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> meaning <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cstreams of destruction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker058\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">2 Samuel 22:5 and <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker059\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 18:5<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). In the dead sea scrolls, Belial is <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe spirit of perversion, the angel of darkness, the angel of destruction\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and other spirits are subject to him. The Apostolic Writings in part reflects contemporary popular belief, which turns up also in rabbinic literature, and in part the dualism attested in the sectarian literature from the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker060\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Qumran society. Demons are called <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cunclean spirits\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> or <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cevil spirits,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">as in rabbinic literature. They are believed to inhabit waste places. Becoming possessed by demons causes, or is associated with, various sicknesses, especially those in which there is a perversion of the human personality, so that the demon, not the man himself, directs his actions and speech (see <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker061\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mark 1:23, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker062\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">1:26, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker063\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">9:17\u201329<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The story of how Yeshua cured the demoniac by sending a legion of unclean spirits into a herd of swine (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker064\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 8:28\u201334, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker065\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Mark 5:1\u201320, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker066\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 8:26\u201339<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) illustrates vividly the persistence of a very ancient popular belief, as does the parable of <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker067\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Matthew 12:43\u201345, <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">in which the unclean spirit after wandering through the wilderness (arid places) takes seven devils with him and reenters the previous house (the man). In addition to this, in the Apostolic Writings lesser demons have little independent personality or power, but are subject to a prince, or greater power, <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker068\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Beelzebul, the chief of demons, or <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker069\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Satan, and the demon is often presented, not as something occasional and relatively harmless, but as having a part in the role of the greater enemy of God and man (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Ephesians 6:12<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here in the midrash, one\u2019s sins enables demons to have the power to injure him. To continue sinning results in demonic activity in one\u2019s life, this echoes Yeshua\u2019s words when he said <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cstop sinning or something worse might happen to you!\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker070\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">John 5:14<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 3 closes staying,<\/span> <span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAccordingly, He has delivered my soul in peace, and the words which follow, so that none came near to me mean that David said, None of the demons came near me. And why not? Because in the multitudes they were with me, the multitudes of angels who were charged to keep David, as is said, For He will give His angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways (Tehillim \/ Psalms 91:11).\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The conclusion suggests that David did not sin and the Lord sends multitudes of angels to keep him safe and at peace. The quote from <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms 91:11<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> has David saying that the Lord places his angels over us to keep us in our ways. How much influence do you believe the holy angels have with regard to our lives, and watching over us? <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker071\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Roman Catholicism teaches that each person has a angel that God has placed over them, that one should pray to their angel, communicate with their angel, etc. Do you think this is a biblical concept? Is there any danger in doing that?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 4 opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment on He has delivered my soul in peace so that none came near me (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:19).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The homiletic introduction to the Midrash says, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWhat is meant by the words so that none came near me?\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Here we find an alternate interpretation on the verse, the midrash states the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">They mean that David said I beheld Daniel, who is to rise up out of my tribe, and how, though he be cast into a den of lions, they will not touch him. Thereupon, David said, He has delivered my soul in peace so that none came near me, that is, the lions would not come near Daniel. And who brought it about that Daniel was delivered? Those who in muiltitudes were with me, by which is meant that Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah also put prayers together for Daniel. Hence, David said, God will hear and answer them (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:20). (Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The words <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cnot come near me\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> refer to Daniel in this alternate interpretation. When Daniel was cast into the lions den, the lions did not come near, the Lord had preserved Daniel hearing his prayers and the prayers of his friends. The midrash continues saying:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Another comment. The verse in multitudes, etc. alludes to Rachel. Thus the words so that none came near me (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:19) mean that the design of Esau came not near Rachel, though the arrangements were that Jacob was to take Leah and that Esau was to take Rachel. And who brought it about that Rachel was delivered from him? Those who in multitudes were with me, but which is meant that Jacob and Leah also put prayers together for Rachel. Thus we read, And God remembered even the person of Rachel (Bereshit \/ Genesis 30:22). In this verse the word Rachel by itself implies that God remembered her because of her own merit, and the phrase the person of Rachel, implies that He remembered her also because of the merit of the Patriarchs and the Matriarchs. (Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 4)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The idea here is that <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cnot coming near me\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> refers to Esau not coming near for destruction. Those who were with David refers to Jacob and Leah praying for Rachel to have children. It is interesting to see the interpretive style of Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 4 as compared to Part 3. In Part 4, the rabbis do not use supernatural deliverance by angels. They use references to the Torah and real life events to explain what David is saying. The group of rabbis who hold to this interpretation may not hold to the belief that angels are helping mankind as we find in the previous midrash, and in the inter-testamental texts. The Apostolic Writings though agree with the previous midrash saying in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Hebrews 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? (NIV)<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 4 concludes saying, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cAnother comment on He has delivered my soul in peace so that none came near me. The counsel of Ahithophel did not come near me. Why not? Because in multitudes they were with me, the multitudes were the members of the Sanhedrin who put together prayers for me.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Again we see the interpretative style of this midrash is to exclude a supernatural angelic help for David. A fictitious interpretation is given, that the Sanhedrin put together prayers for David.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 5 opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cSuch as have no changes (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:20).\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The homiletic introduction to the Midrash states, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThese words allude to Ahithophel and his band in whose hearts the inclination to evil underwent no change.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In Judaism, yetzer hara (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d9\u05b5\u05e6\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b7\u05e2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) refers to the inclination to do evil, or the desire to violate the will of God. The underlying principle in Jewish thought states that every man is born with, both, a good inclination and an evil inclination. This, in itself, is not bad, the problem, however, arises when one chooses to willfully disobey God, to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ccross over the line,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to satisfy his <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cevil inclination.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> These concepts are based upon models of right and wrong in the Hebrew Bible. According to this midrash, the rabbis say that his evil inclination underwent no change. The idea is that our lives are to be in the process of undergoing change for the better. The rabbis say that Ahitophel the counselor of David was <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ca man, like Balaam, whose great wisdom was not received in humility as a gift from heaven, and so became a stumbling-block to him\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Midrash Rabbah Numbers 22<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). The man with great wisdom studies the Torah and consequentially, there is a progression towards righteousness as opposed to the evil inclination (<\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker072\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Yetzer Hara). If we remain in the Word of God, our lives should be on a progression towards righteousness with the help of the Lord. The midrash continues saying,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">And so the verse goes on to say to them, And they do not fear God. He has put forth his hands against the peaceful ones (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:21), Ahithophel and his bands put forth their hands against men that were at peace with them. And so the verse goes on to say of Ahithophel He has broken his covenant. The words of his mouth were smoother than butter (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:22). The words of Ahithophel were more slippery than butter. The verse concludes, His words were softer than oil, for they were suave. The words of Ahithophel were so persuasive that every one heeded him. Thus, we read moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, let men now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night; and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him will flee; and I will smite the king only, and the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel (2 Samuel 17:1-4). (Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The midrash states about Ahithophel:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">He put forth his hands against men of peace.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">His words were smooth and slippery as butter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">His words were softer than oil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Everyone heeded his words.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Bulleted-List ParaOverride-4\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">He gave bad advise to Absalom regarding what he should do to David.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">This is consistent with the Aramaic Targum which states, <\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05db\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d0\u05e0\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e9\u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e1 \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05d4\u05c3 \u05db\u05d1 \u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05e2\u05df \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05df \u05e9\u05de\u05df \u05d3\u05d2\u05d5\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e4\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05d6\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05db\u05df \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05df \u05de\u05e9\u05d7 \u05d3\u05e4\u05d5\u05d8\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc\u05c3 <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\"> 55:21 He stretched out his hands against the men of his peace; he desecrated his covenant. 55:22 Smoother than oil of curds are the words of his mouth; and like weapons of war his heart. Softer are his words than tallow, but they are deadly lances. (EMC) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Notice how the inclination to evil is connected to Ahithophel\u2019s words. The inclination to evil is manifested in one\u2019s words by Lashon Hara (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05dc\u05e9\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05e8\u05e2<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the halakhic term for derogatory (evil) speech about another person. The central prohibition against lashon hara is found in <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker073\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 19:16,<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> which states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cLo telech rachil b\u2019ameicha\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d8\u05d6 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05ea\u05b5\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05dd \u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cdo not go about as a talebearer among your people.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In Rashi\u2019s commentary on this verse he discusses the origins of the word rachil (a roving merchant), and a few divergent ideas about the Hebrew language. The verse in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Vayikra \/ Leviticus 19:16<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> applies to Rechilut (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) and Lashon Hara. <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker074\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Rechilut means <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cgossip, slanderer, backbiting\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and is often understood as the repeating of Lashon Hara. Although Rechilut seems more obviously derived from the verse, both <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201crachil\/rechilut\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> and <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201ctalebearer\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> are synonymous since the Torah is prohibiting any type of harmful or negative speech in this commandment. Ahithophel committed lashon hara satisfying his inclination to evil. <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 5 concludes saying, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cWhen David saw that every one was with Ahithophel, and that every one heeded him, he was afraid. Accordingly, the Holy One blessed be He, said to David, Be not afraid. Though every man is with Ahithophel, I am with you.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This is consistent with <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Tehillim \/ Psalms <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. (NASB) <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">We do not need to fear because the Lord is with us. This is in contrast to those who commit lashon hara and perform the works of unrighteousness (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. NASB<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 6 opens with the Dibur Hamathil (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) saying, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cCast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:33). \u201d<\/span> <span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The homiletic introduction to the Midrash says, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cA mortal has a patron and goes to him the first time, and the patron receives him;\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The entire midrash states the following: <\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"table005\" class=\"Basic-Table TableOverride-1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-11\" \/>\n<col class=\"_idGenTableRowColumn-12\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"Basic-Table _idGenTableRowColumn-13\">\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text CharOverride-8\">\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e0\u05d4 \u05e1\u05d9\u05de\u05df \u05d5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Hebrew-Paragraph-Style--Right-to-Left-\" lang=\"he-IL\"><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\">\u05d5 \u05d4\u05e9\u05dc\u05da \u05e2\u05dc \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d1\u05da \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d9\u05db\u05dc\u05db\u05dc\u05da. \u05d1\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d3\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05e4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05dc\u05da \u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05d5 (\u05d0\u05d5\u05d4\u05d1\u05d5), \u05e4\u05e2\u05dd \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05de\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc\u05d5, \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05de\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc\u05d5, \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e0\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5, \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5, \u05d0\u05d1\u05dc \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05f4\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05db\u05df, \u05db\u05dc \u05d6\u05de\u05df \u05e9\u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05de\u05d8\u05e8\u05d9\u05d7 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05de\u05e7\u05d1\u05dc\u05da, \u05d4\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05dc\u05da \u05e2\u05dc \u05d4\u05f3 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d1\u05da \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d9\u05db\u05dc\u05db\u05dc\u05da, \u05d4\u05e9\u05dc\u05da \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d8\u05d5\u05e2\u05e0\u05da \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d4\u05d3\u05da. \u05d5\u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d3\u05dd \u05dc\u05d1\u05d0\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d7\u05ea. \u05dc\u05d2\u05d9\u05d4\u05e0\u05dd. \u05d0\u05e0\u05e9\u05d9 \u05d3\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05de\u05e8\u05de\u05d4. \u05d0\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05e4\u05dc \u05d5\u05e1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e2\u05ea\u05d5. \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d7\u05e6\u05d5 \u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd \u05d5\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d1\u05d8\u05d7 \u05d1\u05da.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"Basic-Table CellOverride-7\">\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">6. Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:33). A mortal has a patron and goes to him the first time, and the patron receives him; the second time, and he receives him; the third time, he does not personally welcome him; and the fourth time he cannot spare a moment for him. But not so the Holy One blessed be He, Every time you impose yourself upon Him, He receives you. Hence cast what befalls you upon the Lord, and He will sustain you, Cast your burdens upon Him, and He will carry it for you. But You, O God, will bring them down into the nethermost pit (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:24), into Gehenna; men of blood and deceit, Ahithophel and his band, will not live out half their days; but I will trust in You.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The midrash is drawing a contrast between men on earth and God in heaven. The rabbis say that a mortal (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05d1\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d3\u05dd<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) one who is of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cflesh and blood,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> goes to a patron (<\/span><span class=\"Hebrew-verse-text\" lang=\"he-IL\">\u05e4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05df<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">supporter; regular customer; sponsor; guardian, legal guardian<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">). Assuming that this patron is also <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker075\"><\/a><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">basar u\u2019dam (<\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">flesh and blood<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">), the man returns four times to this patron who receives him twice, but on the third time does not see him personally, and the fourth time the patron does not have time for him. However, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cthe Holy One blessed be He, Every time you impose yourself upon Him, He receives you.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> We find a similar reference to the Lord who receives us in the <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker076\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot 9<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> (<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font CharOverride-14\">http:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Jerusalem_Talmud_Berakhot<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">) which states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cHowever much you bother Him, the Holy One blessed be He, will receive you.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This concept that the Lord receives us, or hears us is found in a parable that Yeshua taught concerning the widow and the unjust judge in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 18:1-8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker077\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Luke 18:1-8<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:1 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, 18:2 saying, \u2018In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. 18:3 \u2018There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, \u2018Give me legal protection from my opponent.\u2019 18:4 \u2018For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, \u2018Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, 18:5 yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection, otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.\u2019\u2018 18:6 And the Lord said, \u2018Hear what the unrighteous judge said; 18:7 now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? 18:8 \u2018I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">The concept that is put forward here is with regard to prayer and praying to our Father in heaven. Yeshua taught that we should not lose heart in prayer and illustrates this with the widow and the unjust judge. The widow continually went to the judge and at first he would not listen, but having bothered him for so long, he relented and gave her justice. Yeshua concludes saying, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">18:6 And the Lord said, \u2018Hear what the unrighteous judge said; 18:7 now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? 18:8 \u2018I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> This is interestingly consistent with the rabbinic teaching on the Holy One blessed be He who will receive us <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cevery time we impose ourselves upon Him.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> Midrash Tehillim 55, Part 6 concludes saying, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cHence cast what befalls you upon the Lord, and He will sustain you, Cast your burdens upon Him, and He will carry it for you. But You, O God, will bring them down into the nethermost pit (Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:24), into Gehenna; men of blood and deceit, Ahithophel and his band, will not live out half their days; but I will trust in You.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> The point of the midrash drawn in parallel to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 18<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, demonstrates the need to always pray like that persistent widow, for if even an unjust judge will eventually listen, God is much quicker to do so. Remember also the parable of the <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cFriend at Night\u201d <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">according to <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 11:5-8<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">, a friend comes late at night and the man agrees to help his neighbor due to his persistent demands rather than because they are friends, despite the late hour and the inconvenience of it. The parable found in <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 18 <\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\">comes on the heals of the eschatological tone of <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Luke 17<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> to not fear due to the sign of the times, the distress, and trials that we go through. The Lord hears our prayers and He knows our needs. Our Father in heaven is a God of justice, he helps the weak, and hears the cry of the oppressed, the widow, the orphan, the innocent, the humble, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> In 612 BCE, Israel was going through a time of oppression and cruel violence. This is during the time of the prophet Habakkuk. Habakkuk was burdened by what he saw. His heart was broken by what was taking place in his society. In <\/span><a id=\"_idIndexMarker078\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Habakkuk 1:1-4<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> he asks the Lord saying, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cO Lord, how long shall I cry, and you will not hear? Even cry out to You, Violence! And you will not save. Why do you show me iniquity, and cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; there is strife, and contention arises. Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> He wanted to know why the Lord wasn\u2019t intervening on behalf of His people. The prophet was distressed by the wickedness and lack of justice in Israel. The point we can learn from the midrash, from the parable Yeshua taught, and from Habakkuk is that our hope, life, faith, and actions shouldn\u2019t be controlled by the surrounding circumstances. Our circumstances do affect us and have an impact on us, but we shouldn\u2019t allow the temporal affairs of this world to control our thoughts and our actions. We need to consciously choose to do what is right and just. The last few verses of Habakkuk state:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1 CharOverride-15\">Habakkuk 3:17-19<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-6\"><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">3:17 Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls, 3:18 Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. 3:19 The Lord God is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds\u2019 feet, And makes me walk on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Basic-Paragraph ParaOverride-2\"><a id=\"_idIndexMarker079\"><\/a><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">Habakkuk 3:17-19<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> encourages us to trust the Lord when all seems lost and we feel weak and powerless. Habakkuk says, <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">\u201cThe Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer\u2019s feet, and he will make me walk on my high places,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> this is a parallel thought to David\u2019s words of God\u2019s sustaining power for our lives. He appears to be embracing David\u2019s perspective of the Lord God Almighty, that our Father in heaven is working so that justice will prevail. The Psalm states <\/span><span class=\"Character-Style-1\">55:22 Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You. (NASB)<\/span><span class=\"Std-Hebrew-English-Greek-Font\"> where the midrash adds that the Lord will bring evil men down to Hell (Gehenna). This type of lifestyle, to be men of deceit, satisfying the inclination to evil, committing lashon hara, promoting murders, injustice, and unrighteousness will cause one to not live out half of his days. The Lord God Almighty is the One who extends our lives for His glory and for His purposes. Today the Lord gives us His kingdom and His righteousness in the name of His Deliverer, our Lord and Savior, Yeshua the Messiah. We are to choose to serve God\u2019s purpose, not the purposes that men may choose for themselves. Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Tehillim-55-Part1-and-2.pdf\">Tehillim 55-Part1-and-2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s study is from Tehillim \/ Psalms 55:1-23, the psalm opens saying, \u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b9\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3: For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. 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