Oh Señor, Dios mío, en ti confío: sálvame – Salmo 7 - Parte 1 Una oración de vindicación

Salmo 7, Versión Reina Valera: Una oración de vindicación - Comentario de Dennis Edwards

7:1 Oh Señor, Dios mío, en ti confío: sálvame de todos los que me persiguen, y líbrame.

El salmista comienza declarando su confianza en el Señor en tiempos de persecución. En el Salmo 34:19 leemos: «Muchas son las aflicciones del justo, pero de todas ellas lo libra el Señor». El apóstol Pablo nos dice: «Y también todos los que quieren ser piadosos en Cristo Jesús padecerán persecución» (2 Timoteo 3:12). En Colosenses, nos anima diciendo que Dios «nos ha librado del poder de las tinieblas y nos ha trasladado al reino de su amado Hijo» (Colosenses 1:13). 

Jesús nos dijo que no debemos temer a los que pueden matar el cuerpo, pero no pueden matar el alma; sino más bien temer a aquel que puede destruir el cuerpo y el alma para llevarlos al infierno”, Mateo 10:28. Dijo: “Estas cosas os he dicho para que en mí tengáis paz. En el mundo tendréis tribulación, pero confiad, yo he vencido al mundo (Juan 16:33).

Salmo 7:2: No sea que me desgarre el alma como un león, despedazándola, sin que haya quien me libre.

El apóstol Pedro nos advierte que seamos sobrios y vigilantes, porque el diablo anda como león rugiente buscando a quien devorar, y debemos resistirlo firmes en la fe (1 Pedro 5:8-9). El apóstol Pablo nos dice: «Vestíos de toda la armadura de Dios, para que podáis estar firmes contra las asechanzas del diablo» (Efesios 6:11). Luego describe la armadura: «Estad, pues, firmes, ceñidos vuestros lomos con la verdad, vestidos con la coraza de justicia, y calzados los pies con la preparación del evangelio de la paz; Ante todo, tomen el escudo de la fe, con el cual podrán apagar todos los dardos de fuego del maligno. Y tomad el yelmo de la salvación, y la espada del Espíritu, que es la palabra de Dios. Efesios 6:13-17.

Salmo 7:3-4 Oh Señor, Dios mío, si he hecho esto, si hay iniquidad en mis manos, si he castigado con maldad al que estaba en paz conmigo (sí, si he librado al que sin causa es mi enemigo):

David le dice al Señor que, si es culpable de maldad, al haber condenado al inocente, sea castigado como el impío.

Salmo 7:5 Que el enemigo persiga mi alma y la arrebate; que la pisotee en la tierra y reduzca mi honor al polvo. Selah.

David dice: Si soy culpable, Señor, condéname.

Salmo 7:6 Levántate, oh Señor, en tu ira; levántate a causa del furor de mis enemigos; despierta por mí para el juicio que has preparado. mandado.

En tiempos de persecución, los justos imploran a Dios que se levante en su defensa. Dios juzgará a quienes persiguen a los justos. Durante la futura gran tribulación, Dios primero pone una marca o sello sobre aquellos que le pertenecen. «No dañes la tierra, ni el mar, ni los árboles, hasta que hayamos sellado en sus frentes a los siervos de nuestro Dios», Apocalipsis 7:3. Luego, desata la tribulación sobre los impíos y los incrédulos. 

Ezequiel 9:1-7 presenta una imagen similar, donde un ángel sale y designa con una marca a quienes vivirán durante el juicio sobre Jerusalén. Dios protegería sobrenaturalmente a quienes no eran culpables de los pecados de la nación y se habían negado a participar en la iniquidad. Los demás ángeles salen y guían las manos de los soldados babilonios mientras matan a quienes participaron en el mal, y dejan ilesos a quienes tienen la marca.

Salmo 7:7 Así te rodeará la congregación de los pueblos; por amor a ellos, pues, vuelve. (desde) lo alto.

Cuando los pueblos o naciones ven castigados a los malvados, muchos llegan a la fe. Tras una gran catástrofe natural o provocada por el hombre, la gente suele ser más sensible a Dios. Puede que algunos hayan sobrevivido, mientras que otros han muerto. Comprenden que fue la misericordia de Dios y, por lo tanto, están más abiertos a Él. Cuando Jesús regrese en las nubes, muchos de los que no se han arrepentido se arrepentirán y llegarán a la fe.

Recientemente fuimos a una zona de España donde las inundaciones habían destruido varios pueblos pequeños y muchas personas habían muerto. Al hablar con el director de una asociación a la que nos había recomendado un líder comunista, tuvimos cuidado al hablar de Dios, para no ofender a un hombre que suponíamos que no era creyente. Mi esposa dijo: «Creemos en Dios, pero no estamos afiliados a ninguna denominación». El director respondió: «Nosotros también creemos, como quieran llamarlo. Estábamos aquí cuando el canal se desbordó. Estábamos aquí en la oscuridad y oímos los gritos de auxilio. Mi esposa y mis dos hijos estaban conmigo. Creemos». Sabemos que es por la misericordia de Dios que hoy estamos aquí. La tragedia lo había llevado a la fe.

Mateo 24:29-30 Inmediatamente después de la tribulación de aquellos días… las potencias de los cielos serán conmovidas. Entonces aparecerá en el cielo la señal del Hijo del Hombre; y entonces lamentarán todas las tribus de la tierra, y verán al Hijo del Hombre viniendo sobre las nubes del cielo con poder y gran gloria.

Después de la tribulación, en el momento del rapto, parece que habrá un gran arrepentimiento en Jerusalén y en todo el mundo, y muchos creerán.

Zacarías 12:10: «Derramaré sobre la casa de David y sobre los habitantes de Jerusalén el espíritu de gracia y de súplica; y mirarán al que traspasaron, y llorarán por él como se llora por un hijo único, y se lamentarán amargamente por él como se lamenta por el primogénito».

Apocalipsis 1:7: «He aquí que viene con las nubes, y todo ojo le verá, y los que le traspasaron; y todos los linajes de la tierra se lamentarán por causa de él».

Algunos se lamentarán arrepentidos, mientras que otros seguirán enojados con Dios.

Apocalipsis 16:21 Y los hombres blasfemaban contra Dios a causa de la plaga del granizo, porque la plaga era muy grande.

Salmo 7:8 El Señor juzgará al pueblo; júzgame, oh Señor, conforme a mi justicia, y conforme a mi integridad que hay en mí.

Nosotros, los que creemos, nos hemos revestido de la justicia que es de Cristo. Estamos revestidos de su justicia, no de la nuestra. Dios nos castigará por nuestros pecados, porque el juicio debe comenzar primero por la casa de Dios. Y si los justos apenas se mantienen en pie, ¿qué sucederá con los impíos y pecadores? 1 Pedro 4:17-18.

2 Corintios 5:21 Porque a quien no conoció pecado, Dios lo hizo pecado por nosotros, para que nosotros fuésemos hechos justicia de Dios en él.

Los que creemos compareceremos ante el tribunal de Cristo, pero nuestro juicio será moderado, porque hemos creído y seguido a Cristo. «Porque es necesario que todos comparezcamos ante el tribunal de Cristo, para que cada uno reciba lo que le corresponda según lo que haya hecho mientras estaba en el cuerpo, sea bueno o malo» (2 Corintios 5:10).

Los incrédulos comparecerán ante el Gran Trono Blanco de Dios después del Milenio de 1000 años y la segunda batalla de Gog y Magog.

Apocalipsis 20:11-13: «Vi un gran trono blanco, y al que estaba sentado en él; de cuya presencia huyeron la tierra y el cielo, y no se halló lugar para ellos. Vi también a los muertos, grandes y pequeños, de pie ante Dios; y se abrieron los libros, y se abrió otro libro, que es el libro de la vida; y los muertos fueron juzgados por las cosas que estaban escritas en los libros, según sus obras. Y el mar entregó los muertos que estaban en él». Y la muerte y el Hades entregaron los muertos que estaban en ellos; y cada uno fue juzgado según sus obras.

Todos seremos juzgados. Cada uno dará cuenta de sus obras, sean buenas o malas.

A los justos, a quienes verdaderamente creyeron en el nombre del Hijo unigénito de Dios, se les revestirá de la justicia del Hijo y serán aceptados por el Padre. Los injustos, que no aceptaron el don de la vida eterna en Cristo, serán juzgados por sus propias obras, sean buenas o malas. Aquellos cuyas obras fueron buenas verán extendida su vida en la otra vida. Continuarán creciendo en el conocimiento y la aceptación del amor de Dios, hasta que también ellos puedan entrar en la Ciudad Celestial, la Nueva Jerusalén, y morar en la presencia del Altísimo.

Apocalipsis 21:23-27: Y la ciudad no tenía necesidad de sol ni de luna que la iluminaran, porque la gloria de Dios la iluminaba, y el Cordero es su lumbrera. Y las naciones de los que sean salvos andarán a la luz de ella; y los reyes de la tierra traerán a ella su gloria y honor. Y sus puertas no se cerrarán jamás de día, pues allí no habrá noche. Y traerán a ella la gloria y el honor de las naciones. Y no entrará en ella nada impuro, ni el que hace abominación, ni el que miente, sino solo los que están inscritos en el libro de la vida del Cordero.

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Salmo 7: Um Salmo de David - Uma Oração de Vindicação

 

Salmo 7 Um Salmo de David - Uma Oração de Vindicação Comentário de Dennis Edwards

Salmo 7:1 Senhor, Deus meu, confio, salva-me de todo o que me persegue, e livra-me;

O salmista começa por declarar a sua confiança no Senhor durante os tempos de perseguição. No Salmo 34:19 lê-se: “Muitas são as aflições do justo, mas o Senhor o livra de todas.” O apóstolo Paulo diz-nos: “Sim, e todos os que piedosamente querem estar em Cristo Jesus padecerão perseguições”, 2 Timóteo 3:12. Em Colossenses, encoraja-nos dizendo que Deus “nos libertou do poder das trevas e nos transportou para o reino do Filho do seu amor”, Colossenses 1:13. Jesus disse-nos que não devemos temer os que podem matar o corpo, mas não podem matar a alma; temamos, antes, aquele que pode fazer perecer no inferno tanto o corpo como a alma,” Mateus 10:28. Ele disse: “Eu disse-vos estas coisas para que em Mim tenhais paz. No mundo tereis aflições, mas tende bom ânimo, Eu venci o mundo”, João 16:33.

Salmo 7:2 para que ele não me arrebate, qual leão, despedaçando-me, sem que haja quem acuda.

 

O apóstolo Pedro adverte-nos a sermos sóbrios e vigilantes, porque o diabo anda ao redor, rugindo como leão, buscando a quem possa tragar; O apóstolo Paulo diz-nos: “Revesti-vos de toda a armadura de Deus, para que possais ficar firmes contra as ciladas do diabo”, Efésios 6:11.

Descreve, então, a armadura: “Estai, pois, firmes, tendo cingidos os vossos lombos com a verdade, e vestida a couraça da justiça; e calçados os pés na preparação do evangelho da paz; acima de tudo, tomai o escudo da fé, com o qual podereis apagar todos os dardos inflamados do maligno. Tomai também o capacete da salvação, e a espada do Espírito, que é a palavra de Deus,” Efésios 6:13-17.

Salmo 7:3-4 Senhor, Deus meu, se eu fiz isto, se há perversidade nas minhas mãos, se paguei com o mal àquele que tinha paz comigo, ou se despojei o meu inimigo sem causa.

 

David diz ao Senhor que, se é realmente culpado de maldade, por ter condenado o inocente, que seja castigado como o ímpio.

Salmo 7:5 persiga-me o inimigo e alcance-me; calque aos pés a minha vida no chão, e deite no pó a minha glória.

 

David está a dizer: Se eu sou culpado, Senhor, condena-me.

Salmo 7:6 Ergue-te, Senhor, na tua ira; levanta-te contra o furor dos meus inimigos; desperta-te, meu Deus, pois tens ordenado o juízo.

 

Em tempos de perseguição, os justos imploram a Deus que se levante em sua defesa. Deus julgará aqueles que perseguem os justos. Durante o tempo da futura grande tribulação, Deus coloca primeiro uma marca ou selo naqueles que são Seus. “Não danifiqueis a terra, nem o mar, nem as árvores, até que selemos nas suas frontes os servos do nosso Deus”, Apocalipse 7:3. Reprime então a tribulação sobre os ímpios e os descrentes. 

Ezequiel 9:1-7 tem imagens semelhantes, onde um anjo sai e designa com uma marca quem viverá durante o julgamento de Jerusalém. Deus protegeria sobrenaturalmente aqueles que não eram culpados dos pecados da nação e se recusavam a participar na iniquidade. Os outros anjos avançam e guiam as mãos dos soldados babilónicos enquanto estes matam aqueles que participaram no mal e deixam aqueles com a marca intocados.

Salmo 7:7 Reúna-se ao redor de ti a assembleia dos povos, e por cima dela remonta-te ao alto.

 

Quando os povos ou as nações virem os ímpios castigados, muitos chegarão à fé. Depois de uma grande catástrofe natural ou provocada pelo homem, as pessoas tornam-se geralmente mais sensíveis a Deus. Podem ter sobrevivido, enquanto outros morreram. Percebem que foi a misericórdia de Deus e, por isso, estão mais abertos a Ele. Quando Jesus voltar nas nuvens, muitos dos que não se arrependeram arrepender-se-ão e chegarão à fé.

 

Recentemente fomos a uma zona de Espanha onde as inundações destruíram várias pequenas cidades e muitas pessoas morreram. Ao conversar com o director de uma associação indicada por um importante comunista, tivemos cuidado com a forma como falávamos de Deus, para não ofender um homem que supúnhamos ser descrente. A minha esposa disse: “Acreditamos em Deus, mas não estamos filiados em nenhuma denominação”. O realizador respondeu: “Nós também acreditamos, não importa como lhe queiram chamar. Estávamos aqui quando o canal transbordou. Estávamos aqui na escuridão e ouvimos os gritos de socorro. A minha mulher e os meus dois filhos estavam comigo. Acreditamos. Sabemos que é pela misericórdia de Deus que aqui estamos hoje.” A tragédia levou-o à fé.

 

Mateus 24:29-30 Imediatamente depois da tribulação daqueles dias…os poderes dos céus serão abalados. Então aparecerá no céu o sinal do Filho do homem, e todas as tribos da terra se lamentarão, e verão o Filho do homem a vir sobre as nuvens do céu, com poder e grande glória.

 

Depois da tribulação, no momento do arrebatamento, parece que ocorrerá um grande arrependimento em Jerusalém e em todo o mundo, e muitos acreditarão.

 

Zacarias 12:10 E derramarei sobre a casa de David, e sobre os moradores de Jerusalém, o espírito de graça e de súplicas; e olharão para mim, a quem traspassaram, e prantearão sobre ele, como quem pranteia por um filho unigénito, e chorarão amargamente por ele, como quem chora amargamente pelo primogénito.

 

Apocalipse 1:7 Eis que vem com as nuvens; e todo o olho o verá, até mesmo aqueles que o trespassaram;

 

Alguns estarão a lamentar-se em arrependimento, enquanto outros ainda estarão zangados com Deus.

 

Apocalipse 16:21 E os homens blasfemaram de Deus por causa da praga da saraiva; porque a praga era muito grande.

Salmo 7:8 O Senhor julga os povos; julga-me, Senhor, de acordo com a minha justiça e conforme a integridade que há em mim.

 

Nós, os que cremos, revestimo-nos da justiça que vem de Cristo. Estamos vestidos com a Sua justiça, não com a nossa. Deus castigar-nos-á pelos nossos pecados, pois o julgamento deve começar primeiro na casa de Deus. E se os justos mal conseguem subsistir, o que acontecerá aos ímpios e aos pecadores? 1 Pedro 4:17-18.

 

2 Coríntios 5:21 Àquele que não conheceu pecado, Deus o fez pecado por nós; para que n’Ele fôssemos feitos justiça de Deus.

 

Nós, que cremos, compareceremos todos diante do tribunal de Cristo, mas o nosso julgamento será moderado, porque cremos e seguimos Cristo. “Porque todos devemos comparecer perante o tribunal de Cristo; para que cada um receba segundo o que tiver feito por meio do corpo, ou bem, ou mal”, 2 Coríntios 5:10.

 

Os descrentes comparecerão diante do Grande Trono Branco, o trono do julgamento de Deus, após o Milénio de 1.000 anos e a segunda batalha de Gog e Magog.

 

Apocalipse 20:11-13 E vi um grande trono branco e o que estava assentado sobre ele, de cuja presença fugiram a terra e o céu; e não foi encontrado lugar para eles. E vi os mortos, grandes e pequenos, de pé, diante do trono; e abriram-se os livros; e abriu-se outro livro, que é o da vida; E deu o mar os mortos que nele havia; e a morte e o inferno entregaram os mortos que neles havia: e foram julgados cada um segundo as suas obras.

 

Todos seremos julgados. Cada homem dará conta das suas obras, sejam elas boas ou más.

 

Os justos, aqueles que verdadeiramente acreditaram no nome do Filho Unigénito de Deus, serão revestidos da justiça do Filho e aceites pelo Pai. Os injustos que não aceitaram o dom da vida eterna em Cristo serão julgados pelas suas próprias obras, sejam elas más ou boas. Aqueles cujas obras foram boas terão as suas vidas prolongadas na vida após a morte. Continuarão a crescer no conhecimento e na aceitação do amor de Deus, até que também possam entrar na Cidade Celestial Nova Jerusalém e habitar na presença do Altíssimo.

 

Apocalipse 21:23-27 E a cidade não necessita nem do sol nem da lua, para que nela resplandeçam, porque a glória de Deus a tem iluminado, e o Cordeiro é a sua lâmpada. E as nações dos que são salvos andarão à sua luz; e os reis da terra trarão para ela a sua glória e honra. E as suas portas não se fecharão de dia, porque ali não haverá noite. E trar-lhe-ão a glória e a honra das nações. E não entrará nela coisa alguma que contamine, nem cometa abominação, nem prometa mentira; mas aqueles que estão escritos no livro da vida do Cordeiro.

 

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Originalmente publicado 02-07-2025.

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O LORD My God, in You Do I Put My Trust: Save Me – Psalm 7 - Part 1

A Prayer of Vindication 

Psalm 7 King James Version   A Prayer of Vindication      Commentary by Dennis Edwards

7:1 O Lord my God, in You do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

The psalmist starts off by declaring his trust in the Lord during times of persecution. In Psalm 34:19 we read, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” Apostle Paul tells us, “Yea, and all that will Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution,” 2 Timothy 3:12. In Colossians, he encourages us that God “has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son,” Colossians 1:13. Jesus told us that we should not fear them which can kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both body and soul into hell,” Matthew 10:28. He said, “These things have I spoken unto you, that in Me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world,” John 16:33.

^{Psalm 7:2} Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

Apostle Peter warns us to be sober and vigilant, because it is the devil that goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour, whom we must resist steadfast in the faith, 1 Peter 5:8-9. Apostle Pauls tells us to, “Put on the whole armour of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil,” Ephesians 6:11. He then goes to describe the armour: “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” Ephesian 6:13-17.

^{Psalm 7:3-4} O Lord my God, If I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, (if) I have delivered him that without cause is my enemy):

David tells the Lord, that if he is really guilty of evil, in that he has condemned the innocent, let him, therefore, be punished like the wicked.

^{Psalm 7:5} Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

David is saying, If I am guilty, Lord, condemn me.

^{Psalm 7:6} Arise, O Lord, in Your anger, lift up Yourself because of the rage of my enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that You have commanded.

In times of persecution, the righteous plead with God to rise up in their defence. God will judge those who persecute the righteous. During the time of the future great tribulation, God first sets a mark or seal on those that are His. “Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads,” Revelation 7:3. He then reins down tribulation on the wicked and the unbelievers. Ezekiel 9:1-7 has similar imagery where an angel goes forth and designates with a mark who shall live during the judgment on Jerusalem. God would supernaturally protect those who were not guilty of the sins of the nation and had refused to participate in iniquity. The other angels go forth and guide the hands of the Babylonian soldiers as they kill those who participated in evil, and leave those with the mark untouched.

^{Psalm 7:7} So shall the congregation of the people compass You about: for their sakes therefore, return You (from) on high.

When the peoples or nations see the wicked punished, many will come to faith. After a major natural or man-made catastrophe, people are usually more sensitive to God. They may have survived, while others died. They realise it was God’s mercy and are therefore more open to Him. When Jesus comes back in the clouds many of the unrepented will repent, and come to faith.

Recently we went to an area of Spain where flooding had destroyed various small towns and many were killed. When talking to a director of an association which a leading communist had directed us to, we were being careful about how we talked about God, not wanting to offend a man we assumed was an unbeliever. My wife said, “We believe in God, but we are not affiliated with any denomination.” The director responded, “We, also believe, however you want to call Him. We were here when the canal overflowed. We were here in the darkness and heard the screams for help. My wife and two children were with me. We believe. We know that it is by God’s mercy that we are here today.” The tragedy had brought him to faith.

Matthew 24:29-30 Immediately after the tribulation of those days…the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

After the tribulation, at the time of the rapture, it seems a great repentance will take place in Jerusalem and around the world, and many will believe.

Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his first born.

Revelation 1:7 Behold, He comes with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him.

Some will be wailing in repentance, while others will still be in anger at God.

Revelation 16:21 And men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague was exceeding great.

^{Psalm 7:8} The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity that is in me.

We that believe have put on the righteousness which is of Christ. We are clothed with His righteousness, not our own. God will chastise us for our sins, for judgment must begin first at the house of God. And if the righteous scarcely stand, what shall happen to the ungodly and sinners? 1 Peter 4:17-18.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For He (God) has made Him (Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

We that believe shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, but our judgment will be tempered, because we have believed and followed Christ. “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad,” 2 Corinthians 5:10.

The unbelievers shall stand before the Great White Throne Judgment seat of God after the 1,000 year Millennium and the second battle of Gog and Magog.

Revelation 20:11-13 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

We will all be judged. Every man will give account to his works whether they have been good or evil.

To the righteous, those who have truly believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God, they shall be clothed in the righteousness of the Son and accepted by the Father. The unrighteous who accepted not the gift of eternal life in Christ, shall be judged by their own works, whether they were evil or whether they were good. Those whose works were good shall have their lives extended in the afterlife. They will continue to grow into the knowledge and acceptance of the love of God, until they too may enter into the Heavenly City New Jerusalem and dwell in the presence of the most High.

Revelation 21:23-27 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defiles, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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Originally published 02-04-2025.

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Psalm 6 – A Psalm of David     Commentary by Dennis Edwards

1 O LORD, rebuke me not in Your anger, neither chasten me in Your displeasure.

God’s word tells us specifically that when God chastens us, He does so in love. In Hebrews 12:5b-6 we read, “My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of Him: for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives.” Further on the Lord explains why He chastens us, “Now no chastening seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby,” Hebrews 12:11.

God has a purpose for whatever He is allowing in our lives that is causing us problems, His “chastening.” It may seem hard while we are going through it. However, if we yield to Lord, and learn from the problem, whatever we need to learn, the “chastening” will bring out God’s goodness in our lives.

2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

When we are going through an affliction, no matter what it is, we feel weak, and we become discouraged, our bones ache and we feel older. But God’s word says, “wherefore, lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees,” Hebrews 12:12. In other words, the Lord is admonishing us to fight discouragement with praise and thanksgiving, and don’t give up! “In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you,” 1st Thessalonians 5:18.

3 My soul is also sore vexed: but You, O LORD, how long?

David is crying out to the Lord asking Him how long will he need to go through the valley of affliction. In Psalm 84:6, the valley is called Baca, which means weeping, in other words, the valley of weeping. In the psalm the man whose strength is in the Lord, makes the valley a well of water, “the rain also fills the pools,” or the Lord Himself sends His refreshment.

In Hebrews 12:13a we find, “And make straight paths for your feet,” in other words, “Enter in at the straight gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be which go in there at: because straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it,” Matthew 7:13-14. We need to stay on the straight and narrow road to salvation and usefulness to God. When God corrects us, we need to turn from our wayward paths, back to the path of God, “that shines more and more unto that perfect day,” Proverbs 4:18b.

The rest of the verse in Hebrews says, “lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed,” Hebrews 12:13b. God doesn’t want us to get discouraged in our testing or chastening. He wants us to find victory and healing through it, not discouragement, or a falling away, or bitterness.

4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh, save me for my enemies’ sake.

5 For in death there is no remembrance of You: in the grave who shall give You thanks?

In the Old Testament, various authors make mention of death as being the end. Solomon in Ecclesiastes 9:6 writes, “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.” Isaiah similarly transcribes, “For the grave cannot praise You, death cannot celebrate You: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for Your truth. The living, the living, he shall praise You, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known Your truth,” Isaiah 38:18-19.

However, Apostle Paul explains death differently. He says, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain…For I am in a straight between two, having a desire to depart, and be with Christ; which is far better; nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you,” Philippians 2:21&23. We see Apostle Paul expecting to be with and see Jesus when he dies.

In 2 Corinthians 5:10, he writes, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that which he has done, whether it be good or bad.” Death for Apostle Paul is very active. In the book of Revelation, we have a similar view. We see that those who had arrived in heaven after the rapture are singing and praising God.

“And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having harps of God. And they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are thy ways, You King of saints. Who shall not fear you? O Lord, and glorify Your name? for You only are holy: for all nations shall come and worship before You; for Your judgments are made manifest,” Revelation 15:2-4. We see the saints in the heavenly realm giving thanks and glory to God. Even in death they shall sing, give thanks, and give praise unto God.

6 I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed to swim; I water my mouth with my tears.

The psalmist is mourning over a loss, perhaps the death of a loved one, a son or daughter, or wife. He is passing through that almost uncontrollable grief we can experience as a result of a sudden death of a loved one.

7 My eye is consumed because of grief; it waxes old because of my enemies.

Job had said something similar, “My eye also is dim by reason of my sorrow,” Job 17:7a. Earlier Job had said, “Oh that my grief was thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! For now, it would be heavier than the sand of the sea,” Job 6:1-2a. He implores God to finish him off rather than let him suffer any longer. “Oh, that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! Even that it would please God to destroy me; that He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!” Job 6:8-9.

Among other catastrophes, Job had lost his 10 children in one sudden disaster, Job 1:18-19. “While he was yet speaking, there came also another (messenger), and said, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house, and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness. And smote the four corners of the house. And it fell upon the young men (and women), and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell you.”

Jeremiah was also overwhelmed with grief over the difficulties he passed through in his life of warning Judah of her sins. He said in a moment of despair, “Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto you; making him very glad. And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide; because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me. Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?” Jeremiah 20:14-18.

A death in a family of a young child or adolescent, or even an adult, especially if it was caused by an accident or something preventable, can cause family members to accuse one another for their negligence. Family members can become as enemies to one another causing even greater grief. A prolonged sickness which seems to refuse to be healed like Parkinson or diabetes, a physical handicap like blindness or deftness, a negative prognostic that predicts that medical intervention cannot help like a back problem or hip bone; these can cause us to spin into a cycle of despair and discouragement and lead to depression and even suicide.

8 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.

David is commanding the “workers of iniquity,” the spiritual demonic forces which are not flesh and blood, the principalities, the powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world, the spiritual wickedness in high places, to depart from him. Ephesians 6:12. Our warfare is not just in the physical realm, but much more so in the spiritual. He is "casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5. 

David is rebuking the devil. When we rebuke the devil, he must flee. “Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you,” James 4:7b-8. David is fighting the good fight of faith, and as he praises and thanks God and resists the enemy God's presence comes upon him once again. “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning,” Psalm 30:5. God answers our prayers and sends relief. “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions,” Psalm 107:20.  

9 The LORD has heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

Apostle Paul tells us, that as we pour out our heart in prayer and in supplication with thanksgiving, God hears our prayers and responds. He sends us peace of heart and mind that passes all our understanding, Philippians 4:6-7. The Lord says, “Call upon Me, and I will answer you,” Jeremiah 33:3a. In the Psalms we find, “He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him,” Psalm 91:15ab.

In Habakkuk 2:4b, the Lord tells us that the answer will come, even if it’s slow in coming. “Though it tarries, wait for it: because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” Hold on, the answer is coming! “It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord,” Lamentations 3:26. “For the Lord will not cast off forever: but though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. For He does not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men,” Lamentations 3:31-33.

10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and sore vexed (or troubled): let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

David finishes the psalm praying against his enemies. In contrast, we find Jesus at the cross saying, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do,” Luke 23:34. Some believe Jesus was talking specifically to the Roman soldiers who were only obeying orders. In Matthew 23:35, before His Passion, Jesus had condemned the Pharisees for their hypocrisy, and said, “That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.”

The Scribes and Pharisees knew better, therefore, to them was the greater condemnation. They were the false shepherds and hirelings which cared not for the flock, John 10:13. “To him that knows to do good and does it not, to him it is sin,” James 4:17. “When the lord therefore of the vineyard comes, what will he do unto those husbandmen? …. He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons…. Therefore, say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof,” Matthew 21:40-41&43. “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth,” Matthew 24:51b.

However, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ words are recorded as such: “You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbour, and hate your enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you; that you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven,” Matthew 5:43-45a. 

Prayer: Jesus, we pray against our enemies’ evil influence on us and upon the world. We pray for their conversion. Help us to stand for love and truth and be faithful witnesses with our words and actions no matter what the results may bring. Help us to stand up for everything that is good and everything that is true in the face of evil. Help us not to be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, and be cowardice, but rather be brave and fearless in these evil days. May our words and lives be examples of Jesus and lift the discouraged and refute the wicked. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Originally published 11-07-2024.

 

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