{"id":3549,"date":"2014-12-31T21:45:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T21:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=3549"},"modified":"2018-09-23T20:13:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T20:13:47","slug":"tehillim-psalms-57-part-2-in-the-shadow-of-his-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-57-part-2-in-the-shadow-of-his-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 57, Part 2, In the Shadow of His Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week\u2019s study is from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 57:1-11,<\/span> the psalm opens saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span> For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. (NASB)<\/span> David seeks the Lord when destruction is near, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05e1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea: <\/span> 57:1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by. (NASB)<\/span> What is the significance of the phrase <\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/a>shadow of Your wings?\u201d<\/span> David continues saying, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d2\u05bc\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd | \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05e3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span> 57:2 I will cry to God Most High, To God who accomplishes all things for me. 57:3 He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth. (NASB)<\/span> Why does David state that his soul is among lions? (<\/span>\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b2\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd \u05d7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span>, <\/span>57:4 My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword. NASB<\/span>) Even though men plot against David, he gives glory to the Lord Almighty. What a great example this is to us to exalt the name of God even in the midst of troubles, <\/span>\u05d5 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: <\/span> 57:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth. (NASB)<\/span> David says his enemies, <\/span>\u05d6 \u05e8\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea | \u05d4\u05b5\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05e3 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span> 57:6 They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They dug a pit before me; They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah. 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Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 57:9 I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations. 57:10 For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds. 57:11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth. (NASB)<\/span> The grace and truth of God is certainly reason to give glory to the name of the Lord. Halleluia!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s study is from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 57:1-11,<\/span> the psalm opens saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05ea \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span> For the choir director; set to <\/span><\/a>Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. (NASB)<\/span> Here we find the words <\/span>\u201cAl-tashheth\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05ea<\/span>) transliterated into the English language. The word <\/span>\u201cAl\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc<\/span>) is an adverb meaning <\/span>\u201cdon\u2019t, it is forbidden to; not, no,\u201d<\/span> and the word <\/span>\u201ctashheth\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05ea<\/span>) is from the root word <\/span>\u201cShakhat\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05e9\u05d7\u05ea<\/span>) meaning <\/span>\u201cdestruction.\u201d<\/span> The opening phrase in the Psalm from the MT appears to be related to <\/span>\u201cnot causing destruction\u201d<\/span> upon Saul in the cave. Why do the translators choose to transliterate these words into English? The Septuagint states \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03c1\u1fc3\u03c2 meaning <\/span>\u201cdo not utterly destroy.\u201d<\/span> The entire verse states, 57:1 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u1f73\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f74 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c6\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03c1\u1fc3\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u0394\u03b1\u03c5\u03b9\u03b4 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03b4\u03c1\u1f71\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 <\/span>57:1 To the director; do not utterly destroy; to David; for an inscription on a monument; in his running away from the face of Saul into the cave. (LXX)<\/span> The Aramaic Targum states, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e2\u05e7\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d6\u05de\u05df \u05d3\u05d9 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d7\u05d1\u05d9\u05dc \u05d0\u05ea\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05de\u05db\u05d9\u05da \u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05de\u05e2\u05e8\u05e7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05dd \u05e9\u05d0\u05d5\u05dc \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5\u05e1\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05d3\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> 57:1 For praise, concerning the distress at the time when David said, \u201cDo not harm.\u201d It was spoken by David, humble and innocent, when he fled from Saul\u2019s presence in the cave. (EMC)<\/span> The transliterated words which mean to not destroy, is consistent with both the Septuagint and the Aramaic Targum to not do harm to Saul, therefore David was innocent before God and man.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
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Tehillim \/ Psalms 57<\/span><\/p>\n

For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. 57:1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by. 57:2 I will cry to God Most High, To God who accomplishes all things for me. 57:3 He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth. 57:4 My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword. 57:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth. 57:6 They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They dug a pit before me; They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah. 57:7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises! 57:8 Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 57:9 I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations. 57:10 For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds. 57:11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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T<\/span>oviyah \/ Psalms 57<\/span><\/p>\n

57:1 For praise, concerning the distress at the time when David said, \u201cDo not harm.\u201d It was spoken by David, humble and innocent, when he fled from Saul\u2019s presence in the cave. 57:2 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in your word my soul has trusted, and in the shade of your Presence I will be confident until the turmoil passes. 57:3 I will pray before God Most High, the mighty one, who commanded the spider who completed a web for me. 57:4 He will send his angel from heaven above, and he will redeem me; he has put to shame the one who bruises me, forever; God will send his goodness and his truth. 57:5 My soul glows while in the midst of flames; I will sleep among coals that burn, the sons of men whose teeth are like lances and arrows, and whose tongue is like a sharp sword. 57:6 Be exalted over the angels of heaven, O God; your glory is over all those who dwell on earth. 57:7 They have set a net for my footsteps; my soul is bowed down; they dug before me a pit, they have fallen into the middle of it forever. 57:8 My heart is turned to your Torah, O Lord; my heart is turned to fear you; I will praise and sing! 57:9 Wake up, my glory! Wake up to praise by means of the harp and lyre; wake up for the prayer of morning. 57:10 I will give thanks before you among the peoples, O Lord; I will praise you among the nations. 57:11 For your goodness is high to reach the heavens, and your truth, to the clouds. 57:12 Be exalted, O Lord, above the angels of heaven; O God, above all the inhabitants of the earth is your glory. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Psalmoi \/ Psalms 57<\/span><\/p>\n

For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial, when he fled from the presence of Saul to the cave. 57:1 Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: for my soul has trusted in thee: and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until the iniquity have passed away. 57:2 I will cry to God most high; the God who has benefited me. Pause. 57:3 He sent from heaven and saved me; he gave to reproach them that trampled on me: God has sent forth his mercy and his truth; 57:4 and he has delivered my soul from the midst of lions\u2019whelps: I lay down to sleep, though troubled. As for the sons of men, their teeth are arms and missile weapons, and their tongue a sharp sword. 57:5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth. 57:6 They have prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul: they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it themselves. Pause. 57:7 My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms. 57:8 Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early. 57:9 O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles. 57:10 For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds. 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

David preserved the life of God\u2019s anointed one (Saul). Considering the Hebrew text, the words <\/span>\u201cAl-tashheth\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05ea<\/span>) draws in a Torah context from <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 12<\/span> and the story of Pesach (Passover) where the Lord tells Moshe this shall be the beginning of months. On the tenth of the month they are to take a lamb, slay the lamb, take the blood and spread its upon the door posts of their house, and roast the lamb by fire and eat it until morning having their cloths on and sandals on your feet and staff in hand because this is the Lord\u2019s <\/span><\/a>Pesach (Passover) (<\/span>Shemot \/ <\/span><\/a>Exodus 12:1-11<\/span>). The blood is to be a sign so that the Lord will pass over the house and the first born will not die (<\/span>\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05e3 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd:<\/span>) (<\/span>12:13<\/span>). The Lord declares that this shall be an everlasting statute that must be observed (<\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d7\u05bb\u05e7\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd<\/span>) (<\/span>12:17<\/span>). Beginning on the fourteenth day the feast of unleavened bread begins (<\/span>Shemot \/ <\/span><\/a>Exodus 12:18-12:25<\/span>). The Lord strikes dead the first born of Egypt and as a result the Egyptians sent the people out in haste out of fear that they would all die if they remained any longer (<\/span>12:33<\/span>). The Lord declares that this will be remembered as a feast to the Lord, that the Torah of the Lord will be in your mouth and remember that the Lord brought you out of Egypt by a mighty hand (<\/span>13:1-16<\/span>, <\/span>\u05d8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d6\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3 \u05d7\u05b2\u05d6\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b4\u05d0\u05b2\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd:<\/span>). The word from the Psalm that draws in the context from the Torah on Passover is the word <\/span>\u201cHamashkhit\u201d<\/span> \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> from <\/span><\/a>Parashat Bo, <\/span>\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d0 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d1\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05ea\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05df \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b9\u05e3:<\/span> 12:23 \u2018For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. (NASB)<\/span> Based upon the Hebrew syntax, the Lord God Almighty is the one who sees the blood on the lintel (<\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3<\/span>) and on the door-posts (<\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc\u05d6\u05b9\u05ea<\/span>) and having seen the blood would not give the destroyer (<\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span>) to enter into the house and strike down the first born. The English translations translate <\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> as <\/span>\u201cdestroyer\u201d<\/span> or <\/span>\u201cSlaughterer\u201d<\/span> depending on the translation. The Aramaic translations on <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 12:23<\/span> (Targum Onkelos) translates <\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> using different words, <\/span>\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0<\/span> \u05f4\u05dc\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc\u05d0\u05f4<\/span> but have the same meaning of <\/span>\u201cdestroyer\u201d<\/span> or <\/span>\u201cmessenger of injury\u201d<\/span> according to the Aramaic Lexicon, <\/span>A dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Bavli, and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic literature, by Marcus Jastro<\/span>. Targum Pseudo Jonathan states <\/span>\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d0 \u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0<\/span> meaning <\/span>\u201cangel messenger of injury, or destroyer.\u201d<\/span> The Targum Neofiti translates like the Targum Onkelos using the word <\/span>\u05dc\u05de\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc\u05d0 \u05f4\u05dc\u05de\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc\u05e0\u05d0\u05f4<\/span> but the marginal notes in the <\/span><\/a>Targum Neofiti (<\/span>Neofiti Marginalia<\/span>) give the translation <\/span>\u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d0 \u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0<\/span> \u201cdestroying angel\u201d<\/span> similar to the Targum Pseudo Jonathan. Therefore, according to the Aramaic translation, the word <\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> is understood by the rabbis to be the <\/span>\u201cangel \/ messenger destroyer\u201d<\/span> or as we more commonly know him as the <\/span>\u201cangel of death.\u201d<\/span> <\/a>Brown Driver and Briggs (BDB) Lexicon states that <\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> means <\/span>\u201cruin, destruction\u201d<\/span> as it is used in <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 12:13,<\/span> \u05d9\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05e4\u05b8\u05e1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d9\u05b4\u05d4\u05b0\u05d9\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05e0\u05b6\u05d2\u05b6\u05e3 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd:<\/span> 12:13 \u2018The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. (NASB)<\/span> The Septuagint (LXX) does not provide any additional insights to the translation for this text where the key word here in the Septuagint from the book of Exodus is \u1f40\u03bb\u03b5\u03b8\u03c1\u03b5\u1f7b\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 (olethreuonta) meaning <\/span>\u201cannihilating\u201d<\/span> having the same meaning as <\/span>\u201cruin, destruction\u201d<\/span> according to the BDB Lexicon. Based upon th Torah\u2019s use of the word <\/span>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea<\/span> and the use of the words <\/span>\u201cAl-tashheth\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b5\u05ea<\/span>), David realizes that his role as a child of the most High God is not to be a messenger of destruction. He is not out for blood (Saul\u2019s blood), and behaving in innocence, with righteousness, and truth, David chooses to save Saul\u2019s life because the Lord had chosen him as king over Israel. David does the righteous thing and does not take Saul\u2019s life even though the Lord God Almighty had delivered Saul\u2019s life into his hands. <\/span><\/p>\n

David continues saying, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05e1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea: <\/span> 57:1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by. (NASB)<\/span> How does one\u2019s soul take refuge in the Lord God Almighty in heaven and what is the significance of the phrase <\/span>\u201cshadow of Your wings?\u201d<\/span> In a similar manner, in <\/span>Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 11:1<\/span>, David opens the Psalm stating,<\/span> \u201cFor the choir director a Psalm of David, in the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul flee as a bird to your mountain\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d5 [\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9] \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05e6\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8:<\/span>). In addition to this, <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 34<\/span> verses <\/span>8<\/span> and <\/span>22 <\/span>state that a person is blessed (or happy) who take refuge in Him, and that whoever takes refuge in Him will not be condemned.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d8 \u05d8\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d7\u05b1\u05e1\u05b6\u05d4-\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span> Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 34:8<\/span> O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! David\u2019s hope is in the refuge that God provides in His salvation and deliverance. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05db\u05d2 \u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b6\u05d0\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span> Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 34:22<\/span> The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned. (NASB) <\/span><\/p>\n

The phrase to take refuge in God is a rather common biblical image or theme, but just what does it mean? In the <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 11<\/span> study we discussed how the Lord provides a refuge through His abiding presence in our lives making a reference to <\/span><\/a>Parashat Ki Tisa (<\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 30:11-34:35<\/span>) the Lord made a promise in <\/span>Shemot \/ <\/span><\/a>Exodus 33:14<\/span> saying, <\/span>\u201cMy Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05dc\u05b5\u05db\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d7\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0:<\/span>). <\/span><\/p>\n

The Scriptures provide us with rich imagery that describes those who dwell under the <\/span>\u201cshadow\u201d<\/span> of God. The imagery tells us about the character of God provides a connection between ancient Israel, the people, and the events of the Apostolic Writings. What does it mean to live under the Shadow? According to David, the best place to be in is God\u2019s shadow. The Torah tells us that shortly after the exodus, the Lord God called Moses up the mountain to give him the <\/span>\u201cTen Words\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Shemot \/ <\/span><\/a>Exodus 20<\/span>). Later on in the text, the Lord calls Moshe along with 72 elders to go up the mountain. According to these Scriptures, they <\/span>\u201cbeheld God\u201d <\/span>and shared a covenant-meal in His presence (<\/span>Shemot \/ <\/span><\/a>Exodus 24<\/span>). The Lord reveals to Moshe that He wants him to build a sanctuary for him in <\/span>Shemot \/ <\/span><\/a>Exodus 25:8-9<\/span>, <\/span>\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05df \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05ea \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 25:8 \u2018Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them. 25:9 \u2018According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall construct it. (NASB)<\/span> In this section of the Scriptures we are told of a man who was chosen to construct the Tabernacle, the Lord says<\/span>, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b6\u05df-\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05d8\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d2 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05db\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d3 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05d1 \u05de\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05d1 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea: \u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05df \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05e2\u05b5\u05e5 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05db\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> 31:2 \u2018See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 31:3 \u2018I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship, 31:4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze, 31:5 and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all kinds of craftsmanship. (NASB)<\/span> Based upon this reading, three things stand out that are related to dwelling in the shadow of God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary Points<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Bezalel was an accomplished artisan, he was a metal worker, jeweler, gem-cutter, and wood worker. <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 35<\/span> adds that he was an engraver, designer, embroiderer and weaver, and performed every inventive work (<\/span>35:33-35<\/span>). He was the first in the history of mankind to build a sanctuary for the Lord. <\/span><\/a>Bezalel\u2019s name (<\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc<\/span>) is the composition of a preposition (<\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0<\/span>), the word <\/span>\u05e6\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0<\/span> meaning <\/span>\u201cshadow,\u201d<\/span> and the word <\/span>\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc<\/span> meaning <\/span>\u201cGod.\u201d<\/span> Thus, his name means <\/span>\u201cin the shadow of God.\u201d<\/span> His assistant was a man named Oholiab (<\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 31:6<\/span>). <\/span><\/a>Oholiab\u2019s name (<\/span>\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b3\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1<\/span>) is a composition of two words, the word in the construct form <\/span>\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4\u05b3\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9<\/span> meaning <\/span>\u201cthe tent of,\u201d<\/span> and the word <\/span>\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1<\/span> meaning <\/span>\u201cFather.\u201d<\/span> Therefore, his name means <\/span>\u201cthe Father\u2019s tent.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The Scriptures say that Bezalel\u2019s <\/span>\u201cwisdom\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>) came to him by the Spirit of God. The NJPS translation states <\/span>31:3 \u201cI have endowed him with a divine spirit of skill, ability, and knowledge in every kind of craft.\u201d<\/span> He was filled by the power of God by his Ruach (the Spirit of God, Ruach Elohim). Bezalel (<\/span>\u201cin the shadow of God\u201d<\/span>) his name is descriptive of the way in which he was overshadowed by the power of God. The overshadowing provided him with the means to do the work the Lord had intended by being in God\u2019s shadow, enshrouded by His divine Spirit. What is the power of the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit) today in light of these verses? (<\/span>e.g. the tabernacle, kingdom of God, overcoming sin, serving others, etc?<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Bezalel was also from the tribe of Judah. It is interesting to note that his task was to build God\u2019s earthly dwelling place. King David, whose purpose was to build our Father in Heaven a second earthly dwelling place, whose task was passed on to his son Solomon. According to the Scriptures, He was given <\/span>\u201cthe plan\u201d<\/span> for God\u2019s house <\/span>\u201cby the Spirit with him\u201d<\/span> and then passed the blueprints on to his son Solomon (<\/span>1 Chronicles 28:12 and 2 Samuel 7:12\u201316<\/span>). Later on, according to the Apostolic Writings, we read of a Judean King, Yeshua who enabled the indwelling of God\u2019s Spirit in houses of flesh and bone, a house that is not made by human hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In addition to this, studying the prophet Isaiah (<\/span><\/a>Isaiah 40-66<\/span>), we are given a picture of God\u2019s servants, (i) Israel and (ii) his anointed one (Mashiach). In <\/span>Isaiah 49<\/span> we read the following, <\/span>49:1 Listen to Me, O islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me. 49:2 He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; And He has also made Me a select arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver. (NASB)<\/span> According to these Scriptures, being under the shadow of God\u2019s hand implies a form of protecting, nurturing, and training. For example, a father uses his hand to guide the hand of his inexperienced son, and in a similar manner, the Lord God trains his children. <\/span>\u201cThe LORD is the shade on your right hand\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 121:5<\/span>). <\/span>\u201cYou have taken hold of my right hand\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 73:23<\/span>). <\/span>\u201cYour right hand upholds me\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 18:35<\/span>). In <\/span>Isaiah 49<\/span>, the Lord kept his anointed one under His hand until he steps forward <\/span>\u201cto raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel\u201d<\/span> (<\/span><\/a>Isaiah 49:5<\/span>). He will then be sent out as a flaming arrow as <\/span>\u201ca light to the Gentiles\u201d<\/span> (<\/span><\/a>Isaiah 49:6<\/span>) though he will be despised and abhorred by his own people (<\/span>Isaiah 49:7<\/span>), he will succeed in the job he was sent to do. Note also how Isaiah writes in <\/span><\/a>Isaiah 51:16<\/span> and <\/span>59:21<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

    Isaiah 51:16<\/span><\/p>\n

    51:16 \u2018I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the <\/span>shadow of My hand<\/span>, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, \u2018You are My people.\u2019\u2018 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Isaiah 59:21<\/span><\/p>\n

    59:21 \u2018As for Me, this is My covenant with them,\u2019 says the Lord: \u2018My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring\u2019s offspring,\u2019 says the Lord, \u2018from now and forever.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

    These Scriptures denote being under the shadow of the hand of the Lord. David also wrote in his psalms using this metaphor of being in the shadow of God according to <\/span>Tehillim 17:8, 57:1, 63:7, and 91:1-4<\/span>: <\/span><\/p>\n

    Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 17:8<\/span><\/p>\n

    17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 57:1<\/span><\/p>\n

    57:1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 63:7<\/span><\/p>\n

    63:7 For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 91:1-4<\/span><\/p>\n

    91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 91:2 I will say to the Lord, \u2018My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!\u2019 91:3 For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper And from the deadly pestilence. 91:4 He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

    The hand of the Lord casts a shadow over His people. The idea of living under the <\/span>\u201cshadow\u201d<\/span> of God is a prominent concept throughout Israel\u2019s history. This concept puts forth the idea that the Lord extended His Presence over those who trusted him and expressed willingness to dwell under His protection. The shadow metaphor comes by descriptions of the Hand of God, the Wings of God, and the <\/span><\/a>Ruach (<\/span>Wind or Spirit<\/span>) of God which all convey his loving interest in those who fear him. David says, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e1\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05dc-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05e1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea: <\/span> 57:1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by. (NASB)<\/span> The righteous ones (you and I) are to place our soul in God\u2019s hands by trusting and believing in His Word, in His promises, and in His Messiah Yeshua. The significance of the phrase of the <\/span>\u201cshadow of Your wings,\u201d<\/span> is the concept of trusting, remaining in our faith, and serving Him according to truth and righteousness by obedience to His commands according to the Torah. <\/span><\/p>\n

    David continues saying, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b6\u05dc\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d2\u05bc\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd | \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05e3 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9:<\/span> 57:2 I will cry to God Most High, To God who accomplishes all things for me. 57:3 He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth. (NASB)<\/span> The Masoretic Text literally says <\/span>\u201cI will call to God Most High, to God who finish\/complete\/conclude (<\/span>\u05d2\u05bc\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8<\/span>) unto me.\u201d<\/span> The NASB translates <\/span>\u201cTo God who accomplishes all things for me.\u201d<\/span> The Lord finishing, completing, or concluding all things, this is only possible if He is ultimately in control and is capable of accomplishing what is necessary to save or deliver. If we place ourselves under His shadow, we give the Lord the opportunity to work in a miraculous way in our lives. <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 57:3<\/span> states that <\/span>\u201cHe will send from heaven,\u201d<\/span> either the Lord will send His angels, as in <\/span>Daniel 3:28<\/span>, or by His power, the Lord will help in some extraordinary way in either changing the heart of man, or to overcome the enemy that surrounds us. Note that the enemy may come in many forms, take for example <\/span>\u201csin,\u201d<\/span> the Lord gives us the power to overcome sin in our lives. The reproach (<\/span>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05d0\u05b2\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9<\/span>) which Saul is planning on bringing upon David, the Lord can turn that around for victory, the Lord will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth for the glory of His name. <\/span><\/p>\n

    How are lovingkindness and truth sent forth? What does that mean? By now we certainly recognize that the NASB translates khesed by the English word <\/span>\u201clovingkindness.\u201d<\/span> This Hebrew word (khesed) has a great deal more in its full meaning than we can capture in one English word. For example, we can learn something about the translators of the KJV bible the KJV translates khesed as <\/span>\u201cmercy\u201d<\/span> 155 times, as<\/span> \u201ckindness\u201d<\/span> 43 times, as <\/span>\u201clovingkindness\u201d<\/span> 30 times, and as <\/span>\u201cgoodness\u201d<\/span> 14 times. Gordon R. Clark has a more comprehensive study on the word khesed in his book titled <\/span>\u201c<\/span>\u05d7\u05e1\u05d3\u200e<\/span> – A Study of a Lexical Field.\u201d<\/span> The word khesed is often the object of the sentence, not the subject; therefore the verb that precedes the word khesed is an important indicator as to what khesed is doing. While not every occurrence of khesed is found in a verb-object relationship, but of those that are, the vast majority follow the verb asah (<\/span>\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4<\/span>), translated in the KJV as <\/span>\u201csheweth\/showed,\u201d<\/span> refers to something that is done, <\/span>\u201cto do,\u201d<\/span> etc. The term asah (<\/span>\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4<\/span>) is a common Hebrew verb meaning <\/span>\u201cto do, to make, to perform;\u201d<\/span> thus when translating it with khesed as the object, it is more correct to say that one <\/span>\u201cdoes\u201d<\/span> khesed. What is important to understand here is the predominance of God as the one who <\/span>\u201cdoes khesed.\u201d<\/span> There are 245 such references found in the MT, two-thirds of them either describe God as one who <\/span>\u201cdoes khesed\u201d<\/span> or are praises to God because he <\/span>\u201cdoes khesed.\u201d<\/span> Of the remaining third, about half of those also mention khesed in connection with the Lord God. Therefore, khesed is clearly associated with the Lord and may even be used to define having an experience with God similar to what we find here in the Psalm, the Lord sends forth his khesed and truth. Note how this is also connected to being under the shadow of His presence. In addition to this, khesed may also be performed by man, which suggests that khesed is a characteristic that is common between both the nature of man and his relationship with God. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Two examples on the word khesed may be found in the Torah, concerning Abraham and Lot. In the narrative on the story of Lot we find a reference to khesed in the words of Lot to the angels who had come to warn him of the impending destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. After the angels told Lot to leave and travel some distance, Lot\u2019s response was to ask if he could travel to a nearby town in <\/span>Bereshit \/ <\/span><\/a>Genesis 19:19-20<\/span> he said, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05de\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d7\u05b5\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05dc \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05b7\u05dc \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b6\u05df-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9: \u05db \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4-\u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span> \u201c19:19 \u2018Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your lovingkindness, which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, for the disaster will overtake me and I will die; 19:20 now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) that my life may be saved.\u2019\u201d (NASB)<\/span> As the Scripture shows, Lot began his request by recognizing that God, or God\u2019s messenger in this case, had already performed khesed by warning Lot of the impending destruction. Therefore <\/span><\/a>Lot was asking for another act of khesed, as implied by virtue of his mentioning that God had already performed khesed on his behalf (e.g. <\/span>\u201cNow behold, your servant has found favor in your site…\u201d<\/span>). Similarly, Abraham was acquainted with khesed, both as a giver and a receiver. In <\/span>Bereshit \/ <\/span><\/a>Genesis 20<\/span>, Abraham asked Sarah to show him khesed by saying that she was his sister when they met potentially life-threatening individuals in <\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 20:13<\/span> saying, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b4\u05ea\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9-\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0:<\/span> 20:13 and it came about, when God caused me to wander from my father\u2019s house, that I said to her, \u2018This is the kindness which you will show to me: everywhere we go, say of me, \u2018He is my brother.\u2019\u2019 (NASB)<\/span> Note how Abraham says <\/span>\u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9<\/span> \u201cthis is your khesed that you are to do\/perform unto me.\u201d<\/span> Here we find the <\/span>\u201cperformance of khesed\u201d<\/span> in a word or deed. In <\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 21<\/span>, Abimelech, one of Abraham\u2019s neighbors and rivals, wishing to avoid future confrontations, entered into a covenant relationship with Abraham saying in <\/span>Bereshit \/ <\/span><\/a>Genesis 21:23<\/span>, <\/span>\u05db\u05d2 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05db\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b6\u05e1\u05b6\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05dd-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8-\u05d2\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc:<\/span> 21:23 now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have sojourned.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span> The idea that God sends forth his khesed and truth, means that He will perform something on our behalf for deliverance from a situation, disease, sickness, an enemy, and all of these things will occur for those who remain under His shadow by faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

    David continues saying, <\/span>\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b2\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9-\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d7\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05dd \u05d7\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span>, <\/span>57:4 My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword. NASB<\/span> He lives among men who bite, who lie, and he describes this as though one breathed forth fire. The teeth of these men are spears and arrows, and the tongue like a sharp sword, may be a reference to <\/span><\/a>Doeg and His performing lashon hara against David and the priests in the Tabernacle of God. Even though men plot against David in this way, giving their words to the service of evil, death, and destruction, he gives glory to the Lord God Almighty. He says, <\/span>\u05d5 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: <\/span> 57:5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth. (NASB)<\/span> Note the MT the English verse is translated from. David uses the word <\/span>\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> meaning <\/span>\u201cdischarge cup.\u201d<\/span> The Aramaic Targum agrees with the MT saying, <\/span>\u05d5 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8\u05dd \u05e2\u05dc \u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05dc \u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e8\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05da\u05c3<\/span> 57:6 Be exalted over the angels of heaven, O God; your glory is over all those who dwell on earth. (EMC)<\/span> The word <\/span>\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> occurs in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 21:14, 57:6, 57:12, and 108:6<\/span> and in each case, its usage in the Psalms is exalting the Lord God in heaven. David uses this word to say that the Lord is exalted above the heavens. This is a place that is higher than the heavens, the highest degree possible to glorify His power and goodness, justice and faithfulness, etc. The use of the word for the discharge cup may be similar to raising or lifting a cup to honor Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

    David says his enemies, <\/span>\u05d6 \u05e8\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea | \u05d4\u05b5\u05db\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e4\u05b7\u05e3 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span> 57:6 They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They dug a pit before me; They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah. (NASB)<\/span> The Aramaic Targum states, <\/span>\u05d6 \u05de\u05e6\u05d3\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d0\u05d9\u05e1\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9 \u05db\u05d9\u05d9\u05e3 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9 \u05db\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d9\u05d9\u05d7\u05d0 \u05e0\u05e4\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05e6\u05e2\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05df\u05c3<\/span> 57:7 They have set a net for my footsteps; my soul is bowed down; they dug before me a pit, they have fallen into the middle of it forever. (EMC)<\/span> The Septuagint states, 57:6 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u1f77\u03b4\u03b1 \u1f21\u03c4\u03bf\u1f77\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u1f77\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f73\u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03c8\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f75\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f64\u03c1\u03c5\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u1f7d\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u1f79\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u1f73\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u1f71\u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1 <\/span>57:6 They have prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul: they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it themselves. Pause. (LXX)<\/span> The rabbis say that the wicked fall into the pit forever (<\/span>\u05dc\u05e2\u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05df<\/span>). David had written previously about how the enemy digs a pit to trap the righteous (<\/span>Tehillim \/ <\/span><\/a>Psalms 7, <\/span><\/a>9, <\/span><\/a>and 35<\/span>). In <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 7<\/span>, David indicated that if we sin and do not repent the very nature of the one who refuses to repent is rooted in lies, untruths, and falsehood. Such a person cannot stand before a Holy God. He continues saying that such people have <\/span>\u05d8\u05d6 \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05dc: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e7\u05b3\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e8\u05b5\u05d3:<\/span> 7:15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made. 7:16 His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate. (NASB)<\/span> The person who is unrepentant, he has trapped himself, he has dug a pit and has fallen himself into the hole that he has made. Unrighteousness, pride, sin, iniquity, transgressions, lies, untruths, falsehoods, all of these one day will return to the person who <\/span>\u201cworks or labors\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05e2\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05dc<\/span>) in sin. His violence, his plot and plan for the harm of the innocent, will return back upon him by the instruments which he uses. David also describes the nations in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 9<\/span> saying, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d6 \u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2 | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e7\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2 \u05d4\u05b4\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05e1\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d2\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05d7\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05e6\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea \u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d5\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05dd [\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd] \u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3: \u05db \u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d9\u05b8\u05e2\u05b9\u05d6 \u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05d8\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8: \u05db\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 | \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d9\u05b5\u05d3\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e1\u05bc\u05b6\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span> 9:15 The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught. 9:16 The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah. 9:17 The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God. 9:18 For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever. 9:19 Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged before You. 9:20 Put them in fear, O Lord; Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah. (NASB)<\/span> It is interesting here that in both the Hebrew and Aramaic translations we read the <\/span>\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5\u05df \u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d9\u05d9\u05d5\u05dc \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d0\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d3\u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05e9\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> 9:18 The wicked will return to Sheol, all the Gentiles who neglected the fear of the Lord. (EMC)<\/span> Both the Hebrew and Aramaic text indicate that the wicked return to the grave. Does this suggest that the wicked, all those who do not fear the Lord, the Gentiles, their state of being is in the grave? They come and go from the grave (<\/span>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8<\/span>), their habitation is in the grave? Based on the description given, sin, unrighteousness, and wickedness are all synonymous to death. The Lord has executed judgment upon the nations and the result is that they have fallen into the pit they have made. This means the plans that our enemies have made for us, to destroy us, will return back upon them and this is the righteous judgment of God. <\/span><\/p>\n

    David realizes that the Lord in heaven has the power to save both body and soul from destruction saying the following, <\/span>\u05d7 \u05e0\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d8 \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b6\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8: \u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b9\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d1 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: <\/span> 57:7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises! 57:8 Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 57:9 I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations. 57:10 For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds. 57:11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth. (NASB)<\/span> David says that his heart is <\/span>\u201ctrue\u201d<\/span> or <\/span>\u201ccorrect\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05e0\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df<\/span>). What does it mean to have a correct or true heart? Having a true heart seems to be a reference to one\u2019s inward life. David may be describing how his heart is fixed upon the Lord, his whole heart seeks the Lord. So he gives his heart to be joyful in song with the harp and lyre, and gives thanks to the Lord for his grace (<\/span>\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span>), he is exulted above the heavens. The Aramaic Targum and the Septuagint translate these verses in the following way.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Aramaic Targum<\/span><\/p>\n

    Toviyah \/ Psalms 57:8-12<\/span><\/p>\n

    57:8 My heart is turned to your Torah, O Lord; my heart is turned to fear you; I will praise and sing! 57:9 Wake up, my glory! Wake up to praise by means of the harp and lyre; wake up for the prayer of morning. 57:10 I will give thanks before you among the peoples, O Lord; I will praise you among the nations. 57:11 For your goodness is high to reach the heavens, and your truth, to the clouds. 57:12 Be exalted, O Lord, above the angels of heaven; O God, above all the inhabitants of the earth is your glory. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u05d7 \u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\u05da \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d1\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d7\u05dc\u05ea\u05da \u05d0\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7 \u05d5\u05d0\u05d6\u05de\u05e8\u05c3 \u05d8 \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e2\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e2\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e4\u05d5\u05dd \u05e0\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d5\u05db\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e2\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e6\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea\u05d0 \u05d3\u05e7\u05e8\u05d9\u05e5\u05c3 \u05d9 \u05d0\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05da \u05d1\u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05e2\u05de\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05da \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05e8\u05d1 \u05e2\u05d3 \u05e6\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05da \u05d5\u05e2\u05d3 \u05e9\u05d7\u05e7\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d8\u05da\u05c3 \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05ea\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc \u05de\u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05d9 \u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05dc \u05d9\u05ea\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d0\u05e8\u05e2\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05da\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n

    Septuagint<\/span><\/p>\n

    Psalmoi \/ Psalms 57:7-11<\/span><\/p>\n

    7:7 My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms. 57:8 Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early. 57:9 O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles. 57:10 For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds. 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n

    57:7 \u1f11\u03c4\u03bf\u1f77\u03bc\u03b7 \u1f21 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u1f11\u03c4\u03bf\u1f77\u03bc\u03b7 \u1f21 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u1f77\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f84\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u1ff6 57:8 \u1f10\u03be\u03b5\u03b3\u1f73\u03c1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f21 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f10\u03be\u03b5\u03b3\u1f73\u03c1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u03c4\u1f75\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b9\u03b8\u1f71\u03c1\u03b1 \u1f10\u03be\u03b5\u03b3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b8\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f44\u03c1\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5 57:9 \u1f10\u03be\u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u1f75\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u1f77 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f7b\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03c8\u03b1\u03bb\u1ff6 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd 57:10 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u1f7b\u03bd\u03b8\u03b7 \u1f15\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f14\u03bb\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f15\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bd\u03b5\u03c6\u03b5\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f21 \u1f00\u03bb\u1f75\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u1f71 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 57:11 \u1f51\u03c8\u1f7d\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1f7b\u03c2 \u1f41 \u03b8\u03b5\u1f79\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b3\u1fc6\u03bd \u1f21 \u03b4\u1f79\u03be\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/p>\n

    Notice how the rabbis say that David\u2019s heart is turned to God\u2019s Torah. A true heart looks to God\u2019s ways and has the intent of applying His ways to one\u2019s life. (<\/span>Note what the Apostle John writes in 1 John 2 and 5 with regard to obeying the command of God<\/span>.) He concludes saying the Lord is exalted above the angels of heaven and above the inhabitants of the earth. The Septuagint states that his heart is ready and for this he sings unto the Lord in the midst of the nations. Does your heart sing for joy like David\u2019s heart because of the way in which the Lord has worked in your life? The grace and truth of God is certainly reason to give glory to the name of the Lord. Let\u2019s ask the Lord to help us to have true hearts, to seek His ways, and to have the power of the resurrection in our lives to overcome sin. Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

    The Rabbinic Commentary (Midrash) on <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 57 <\/span>has 4 parts. Reading through the Midrash we will be looking at Part 1, 2, 3, and 4. Let\u2019s begin by outlining <\/span>Midrash Tehillim Chapter 57, Part 1, 2, 3, and 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 57, Part 1, 2, 3, and 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Part 1<\/span><\/p>\n