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Salmo 25
Verse 1
To you, O Lord. See how the holy soul flies to its God as a dove up to its back. When the storm winds cease, the the Lord's vessels set and make their haven well remembered. That mercy that the Lord will condescend to hear our cries in time of anguish, although you may have almost forgotten him in our hours of imagined prosperity. To you, Lord, I lift my soul. It is just a zombaria raise your hands and eyes, unless we also bring our souls for our devotions. True prayer can be described as the soul that rises from the earth to have communion with the sky; is taking a journey on Jacob's ladder, leaving our worries and fears at the feet finding a pact with God at the top. Many times the soul cannot rise, she lost her wings and is heavy and tied to the ground; more like a mole digger than a flying eagle. In such dark times, not we must yield to prayer, but we must, with God's help, exercise all our powers to lift our hearts. May faith be the lever and the grace be the arm, and the dead mass will still be stirred. But what elevator, by times, proved! With all our pulls and efforts, we were totally defeated, until the celestial stone of the love of our Savior showed its omnipotent attractions, and then our hearts rose to our Beloved as flames of fire.
Verse 2
O my God. This title is more precious than the name Jehovah, which is used in the first sentence. The sweet singer has already approached his assistant celestial, for dared to hold it with a hand of assured possession, calling it Oh, more than the heavenly music of this word - 'My' God!" It should be noted that the psalmist does not deny expression to those gracious feelings with which God favored him; he does not fall into modesty false and repugnant, yet finds in her soul the desire to seek the Lord that he declares; believing that he had a legitimate interest in Jehovah, he declare this, and knowing that he had faith in his God, he professes it; Oh My God, I trust in you. Faith is the rope that connects our boat to the shore and, by pulling it...
We are attracted to the earth; faith unites us to God and then draws us closer.
It remains. As long as the anchor of faith persists, there will be no fear in the worst storm. if this failed us, there would be no more hope. We need to make it happen that May our faith be solid and strong, for otherwise prayer cannot prevail. with God. Woe to the warrior who casts away his shield; what defense can there be found for the one who finds no defense in his God? Do not leave me to embarrass. May my disappointed hopes not make me feel shame of my old testimonies of your faithfulness. Many were Be attentive to this. The best of men have their enemies, and must pray against them. they so that they cannot see their evil desires fulfilled. Do not let my enemies triumph over me. Do not suffer the evil mouth to do blasphemy of my anguish, asking: "Where is your God?" There is a great jealousy in the believers for the honor of God, and they cannot bear it that the unbelievers should provoke them with the failure of their expectations of God of your salvation. All other trusts will end in disappointment and eternal shame, but our confidence will never be confused.
Verse 3
Yes, let no one who waits on you be ashamed. The suffering increase the heart, creating the power of empathy. If we pray anxiously for ourselves, we cannot forget our suffering companions.
No one feels pity for the poor like those who have been or still are. the poor, no one has as much tenderness for the sick as those who have been for a long time sick. We should be grateful for the occasional wounds, if to spare us from chronic hardness; for of all afflictions, a heart indelicate is the worst, it is a plague for its possessor and a torment for those who surround him. Prayer when it is from the teaching of the Holy Spirit nunca é egoísta; o crente não clama por monopólios por si mesmo, mas teria everything in a similar case to participate in divine mercy with him. The prayer can be seen as a promise; our Heavenly Father never will allow your trusted children to consider you false or rude. He sempre estará atento ao seu pacto. Deixem-nos envergonhar-se e transgredir without cause. David did not give his enemies any provocation; his hatred was dishonest. Sinners have no justifiable reason or valid excuse for to transgress; they do not benefit anyone, not even themselves by your sins; the law against which they transgress is not harsh or unjust; God it is not a tyrannical ruler, providence is not a slavery: the men sin because they will sin, not because it is beneficial or reasonable to do so they do not benefit anyone, not even themselves sins; the law against which they transgress is not harsh or unjust; God does not he is a tyrannical ruler, providence is not a slavery: men they sin because they will sin, not because it is beneficial or reasonable to do so. they do not benefit anyone, not even themselves for their sins; the law against which they transgress is not harsh or unjust; God is not a tyrannical ruler, providence is not a slavery: men sin for they shall sin, not because it is beneficial or reasonable to do so. Therefore, the shame is your appropriate reward. May they blush from penitential shame now, or else they will not be able to escape from the eternal disdain and the bitter shame that is the portion of fools in the world for male.
Verse 4
Show me your ways, O Lord. The natures do not sanctified ones cry out for their own way, but the gracious spirits they shout: "Not my will, but your will." We cannot, in all the moments, discerning the path of duty and, on such occasions, it is our wisdom applies to the Lord Himself. Frequently the relationships of God I know they are mysterious, and then we can also appeal to him as your own interpreter, and in due time he will make all things clear. Forms moral, providential, and mental guidance are all precious gifts. from a gracious God to a teachable people. The second petition, teach me your paths seem to mean more than the first, and may be illustrated by the case of a little child who should say to his father: "Father, first Tell me what the way is and then teach little trembling feet to walk. nele ". Que criaturas dependentes fracas nós somos!Quão constantemente we must cry for the strong for strength!
Verse 5
Guide me in your truth and teach me. The same request as the last one.
The small child having just started to walk, asks to be still. guided by the help of their parents, and to be more educated in the alphabet of truth. The experimental teaching is the burden of this prayer. Guide me according to the your truth and prove yourself faithful; lead me to the truth so that I can know your preciousness, guide me along the path of truth so that I may to manifest your spirit. David knew a lot, but he felt his ignorance and I wished to still be in the school of the Lord; four times in these two verses he apply for a scholarship at Grace College. For many teachers, it would be good if, instead of following their own tricks and they will carve new paths of thought for themselves, they asked through the good and old paths of God's own truth, and we implore to the Holy Spirit, may you grant them sanctified understandings and teachable spirits.
Because you are the God of my salvation. The Three One Jehovah is the Author and Perfection of salvation for his people. Reader, he is the God of your salvation? You find it in the election of the Father, in the atonement of the Son, and in Is the Spirit accelerating all the foundations of your eternal hopes? If so, you can use this as an argument to obtain more blessings; If the Lord has commanded to save you, surely He will not refuse to instruct you. on our paths. It is a happy thing when we can turn to the Lord with the confidence that David expresses here, gives us great power in prayer and comfort in the test. I wait for you all day. Patience is the beautiful servant and daughter. of faith; we joyfully wait when we are sure that we should not to wait in vain. It is our duty and our privilege to wait on the Lord in service, in worship, in expectation, in trust every day of our life.
Our faith will be tested by faith and, if it is of the true kind, it will give continuity in the trial without yielding. We will not tire of waiting on God if to remember how long and how graciously he waited for us time.
Verse 6
Remember, Lord, your mercies and your benignities. We are generally tempted in times of affliction to fear that our God has either forgotten us or forgotten His usual kindness in regarding us; hence the soul reminds the Lord, and implores Him to remember. the works of love that he once did towards her. There is an audacity sacred one that dares to deal with the Most High, let us cultivate it; but there is also an impious disbelief that suggests our fears, let us strive against her with all our strength. What treasures are these two expressions: 'tender mercies and kindness!' They are the virgin honey of language, for no sweetness can overshadow them, but as for the funny favors that are intended for them, the language cannot describe them.
When all your mercies, O my God, My rising soul lifts Transported by the vision, I am lost in admiration, love, and praise.
If the Lord only does for us in the future as He did in the past, we will be well. contents. We seek no change in divine action, just we wish that the river of grace never stops flowing. For they have already been of in ancient times. A more accurate translation would be "from eternity". David I firmly believed in the doctrine of God's eternal love. The kindnesses of the Lord are not new. When we beg Him to deliver us, we can urge the use and the practice of the older type. In the courts, the men create many precedents, and we can defend them at the throne of grace. "Faith," says Dickson, "must use experiences and read them to God, outside of record of a sanctified memory, like a registrar for one who "You cannot forget." With an unchanging God, it is a very effective argument. to remind you of your ancient mercies and your eternal love. As we outline everything we enjoy at the head of the source of eternal love, we will rejoice greatly our hearts, and those who do not bother us are the ones that they try to dissuade us from meditating on the election and its related topics.
7. Do not remember the sins of my youth. Sin is the obstacle.
This is the thing to be removed. Sir, pass an act of forgetfulness for all my sins and, especially, for the hot-blooded craziness of my youth. Those insults we remember with regret, God forgets, but if we forget them, justice will bring them back. punishment. The world winks at the sins of younger men and yet, they are not so few; the bones of our youthful feasts at Satan's table they will painfully accumulate in our throats when we are old.
He who boasts in his youth is poisoning his old age. How great a tear can wet this page, as some of us reflect about the past! Not my transgressions. Another word for the same males. Sincere penitents cannot rush their confessions; they are compelled to use many lamentations, for their sins the burning ones hurt them with countless pains. A painful sense of any sin prompts the believer to repentance for the whole mass of your iniquities. Nothing other than the most complete and clear forgiveness will satisfy a fully awakened consciousness. David would have his sins not only forgiven, but forgotten. According to your mercy, remember me for the sake of your goodness, O Lord. David and the thief of death breathe the same prayer and, without a doubt, they base it on the same request, the free grace and the undeserved kindness of Jehovah. We do not dare to ask may our portion be measured from the balances of justice, but we pray to be treated by the hand of mercy. Nothing more than the complete and Surely, forgiveness will satisfy a completely awakened conscience. David.
Your sins would be not just forgiven, but forgotten. According to your mercy, remember me for the sake of your goodness, O Lord. David and the the thief of death breathes the same prayer and, undoubtedly, they base it about the same request, the free grace and the undeserved kindness of Jehovah. Not we dare to ask that our share be measured from the balances of justice, but we pray to be treated by the hand of mercy. Nothing furthermore, the most complete and clear forgiveness will satisfy a conscience completely awake. David would have his sins not only forgiven, but forgotten. According to your mercy, remember me for the sake of your love goodness, O Lord. David and the thief of death breathe the same prayer and, without doubt, they base it on the same request, the free grace and the unmerited kindness of Jehovah. We do not dare to ask that our portion may it be measured from the balances of justice, but we pray to be treated by the hand of mercy. the free grace and the unmerited kindness of Jehovah. We do not dare to ask that our portion be measured from of the balances of justice, but we pray to be treated by the hand of mercy. The free grace and undeserved kindness of Jehovah. We do not we dare to request that our portion be measured from the balances of justice, but we pray to be treated by the hand of mercy.
Versículos 8-10. Esses três versículos são uma meditação sobre os atributos e acts of the Lord. He who labors in the field of the harvest of prayer must occasionally take a break and refresh with a meal of meditation.
Verse 8
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore he will teach sinners in the path. Here the goodness and righteousness of the divine character are contemplated in friendly union; He who sees them thus united in bonds of perfect friendship must be by the cross and see them mixed in the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus.
It is no less true than wonderful that through atonement the justice of God pleads as strongly as His grace for the salvation of sinners. that Jesus died to save. Furthermore, how a good man strives naturally to make others like him, the Lord, our God, to have compassionhe will take sinners on the path of holiness and will mold them to his own image; thus, the goodness of our God leads us to hope for the resumption of sinful men. We cannot conclude from God 'It is good that he saves the sinners who continue wandering in their own ways, but we can be sure that he will renew the hearts of the transgressors and the will guide to the path of holiness. May those who wish to be freed from sin comfort themselves with this. God Himself will be condescending in being the professor of sinners. What a ragged school is this for God to teach!
God's teaching is practical; it teaches sinners not only to doctrine, but the way.
Verse 9
The humble will guide in judgment. Gentle spirits are on high. favor with the Father of the meek and humble Jesus, for he sees in them the image of your only begotten Son. They know your need for guidance and are willing to submit their own understandings to the divine will and, therefore, the Lord condescends to be your guide. Humble spirits are in this verse endowed with a rich heritage; may they have good spirits. The problem places gentle spirits within reach of their sagacity and leads them to act without discretion, but grace comes to rescue them, illuminates their minds to pursue what is just and helps them discern the way in which the Lord they wish that they depart. Proud of their own wisdom, the fools do not they will learn and, therefore, lose their way to heaven, but the hearts the humble will be seated at the feet of Jesus and will find the door to glory, for the meek shall teach their way. Blessed teacher! Scholar favored! Divine lesson! My soul, be familiar with the whole.
Verse 10
This is a rule without exception. God is good to those who are Goodness. Mercy and faithfulness will abound for those who... mercy is made faithful. Whatever the external appearances may be that they may threaten, we must firmly establish in our minds that, although grace empowers us to obey the will of the Lord, we do not need to fear that Providence may cause us any real loss. There will be mercy in every unpleasant piece and fidelity in every bitter drop; not let us perturb our hearts, but let us rest by faith in the unchangeable covenant of Jehovah, who is certain in all things and secure. However, this is not a a general truth to be trampled by pigs, is a pearl for the neck of a child. The graceful souls, by faith based on the finished work of the Lord Jesus, keep the covenant of the Lord and, being sanctified by the Spirit Saints, they walk in their testimonies; these will find all things working together for your good, but for the sinner there is no such thing promise. The keepers of the covenant will be kept by the covenant; those those who follow the commandments of the Lord will find the mercy of Sir following them.
Verse 11
This sentence of prayer seems out of place, were it not for the prayer. always be in your place, whether in season or out of season. Meditation Having refreshed the psalmist, he falls again into his heavy work and struggles. with God for the remission of your sin. For the sake of your name, O Lord.
Here is a blessed request, it never fails. Not for us or for our merit, but to glorify your mercy and show the glory of your divine attributes. Forgive the iniquity. It is confessed, it is abominable, it is consuming my heart with pain; Lord, forgive this; let your own lips pronounce my absolution. For it is great. This weighs so much on mine that I pray to remove it. Your greatness is not difficult for you, for you are a great God, but the misfortune that this causes me is my argument with you for quick forgiveness. Lord, the patient is sick, therefore, heal him.
To forgive a great sinner will bring you great glory, therefore, love of your name forgive me. Observe how this verse illustrates the logic of faith, which is pure, contrary to that of the legal spirit; faith does not seek merit in creature, but consider the goodness of the Creator; and instead of being unsteady by the demerits of sin, look at the precious blood and ask with more vigor, because of the urgency of the case, and instead of being staggering through the demerits of sin, look to the precious blood and ask with more vigor, for reason for the urgency of the case. And instead of stumbling due to the demerits of the sin, look at the precious blood and ask with more vigor, because of the urgency of the case.
Verse 12
Who is the man that fears the Lord? Let the question provoke. self-examination. The privileges of the Gospel are not for every aspirant. You are Is the seed real or not? He will teach in the way he chooses. Those those whose hearts are right will not err for lack of heavenly direction. Where God sanctifies the heart, He illuminates the mind. We all wish to choose. our path; but what mercy it is when the Lord directs this choose and exercise free will to be good will! If we do the will of God, God will allow us to have our will. God does not violate our will, but leaves much to our choice; however, he instructs our wills and, thus, we choose what is pleasant to his sight. The will must be subject to the law; there is a path we must choose, but we are so ignorant that we need to be taught, and so willful that no one, except for God Himself, can teach us effectively.
Verse 13
He who fears God has nothing else to fear. His soul must live at will. He must present the content chamber. One can sleep. as deeply in the little bed in the corner as in the Big Bed of To have; it is not abundance, but content that brings true ease. Even here, having learned by grace to abound and to be empty, the believer remains at ease; but how deep will be the ease of your soul forever! There he will enjoy otium cum dignitate; ease and glory will go together.
Like a warrior whose battles have ended, or a farmer whose stables are full, your soul calms and becomes happy forever. Your the seed will inherit the earth. God remembers Isaac because of Abraham and Jacob. because of Isaac. The good sons of men have a good share to start the world, but many of them, unfortunately! Transform the blessing of father in a curse. The promise is not broken because, in some cases, men voluntarily refuse to receive her; moreover, it is in her spiritual meaning that now matters; our spiritual seed inherits everything understood as 'the land' or Canaan; they receive the blessing of the new alliance. May the Lord make us joyful parents of many spiritual children, and we will not be afraid of your maintenance, for the Lord will make each of them princes across the land.
The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him. Some read it as 'the' amizade": significa relações familiares, intimidade confidencial e select companionship. This is a big secret. Carnal minds do not they can guess what he intends, and even the believers do not they can explain it in words, as it should be felt as being known.
The higher spiritual life is necessarily a path that the eye of eagle does not know, and the lion cub did not travel; nor wisdom natural neither the strength can force a door to this inner chamber. The saints have the key to the hieroglyphs of the sky; they can't solve enigmas celestial.
They are initiated into the communion of the heavens; they have heard words that do not belong to them.
It is possible to repeat for your kind. And he will show them his covenant.
Your antiquity, security, justice, fullness, benevolence, and excellence, will be revealed to your hearts and understandings, and above all, your part of it will be sealed to your souls by the testimony of the Holy Spirit. The projects of love that the Lord has for His people in the covenant of grace, he has the pleasure of showing to the believers in the Book of Inspiration, and by his Spirit leads us to the mystery, even to the hidden mystery of redemption.
He who does not know the meaning of this verse will never learn it from one. comment; let him look at the cross, for the secret is there.
15. My eyes are always turned to the Lord. The writer claims to be fixed in his confidence and constant in his expectation; he looks into trust and wait in hope. We can add to this gaze of faith and waiting for the obedient gaze of service, the humble gaze of reverence, the gaze of admiration of admiration, the studious gaze of meditation and the tender gaze of Affection. Blessed are those whose eyes are never removed from their God. "The eye," says Solomon, "is never satisfied with seeing," but this vision is the most satisfying in the world. Because it will take my feet off the net. Observe the conflicting condition in which a graceful soul may be placed, its eyes they are in the sky and yet their feet are sometimes in a net; their nobler nature stops contemplating the glories of God, while its lower parts support the miseries of the world. A net is the metaphor common to temptation. The Lord often prevents His people from falling into it, if they fell, he rescues them. The word 'pull out' is a crude word, and the saints who have fallen into sin believe that the means of their restoration not always easy for the flesh; the Lord abruptly pulls us to Himself let feel that sin is an extremely bitter thing. But that mercy is here: Believer, be very thankful for this. The Lord will deliver us two crafty dispatchers of our cruel enemy, and even if because of the in sickness we have fallen into sin, he will not let us be completely destroyed, but it will tear us away from our dangerous state; although our feet be on the network, if our eyes are turned to God, mercy Certainly he will intervene. And if they have fallen, he will rescue them. The word 'to pluck' it's a rude word, and the saints who have fallen into sin think that the The means of your restoration are not always easy for the flesh; the Lord us suddenly pulls to make us feel that sin is a thing extremely bitter. But mercy is here: Believer, be very grateful for that. The Lord will deliver us from the cunning dispatchers of our cruel enemy, and even if because of the illness we have fallen into sin, he will not let us be totally destroyed, but will pull us from our dangerous state; although our feet are in the net, if our eyes are turned towards God, mercy will certainly intervene. And if they they fell, he rescues them. The word "pull out" is a coarse word, and the saints who have fallen into sin believe that the means of their restoration are not they are always easy for the flesh; the Lord pulls us sharply to make us let feel that sin is an extremely bitter thing. But that mercy is here: Believer, be very grateful for that. The Lord will deliver us. two cunning agents of our cruel enemy, and even if because of the In sickness, if we have fallen into sin, he will not let us be completely. destroyed, but will pull us out of our dangerous state; although our feet they are on the network, if our eyes are turned to God, mercy Certainly, He will intercede. The Lord pulls us abruptly to make us feel. that sin is an extremely bitter thing. But that mercy is Believer, be very grateful for this. The Lord will deliver us from the crafty. messengers of our cruel enemy, and even if due to illness even if we have fallen into sin, He will not allow us to be completely destroyed, but will pull us out of our dangerous state; although our feet are in the Speak, if our eyes are turned towards God, mercy certainly He will intervene. The Lord pulls us abruptly to make us feel that sin is an extremely bitter thing. But that mercy is Believer, be very grateful for this. The Lord will deliver us from the crafty. dispatchers of our cruel enemy, and even if due to the illness even if we have fallen into sin, he will not let us be completely destroyed, but will pull us out of our dangerous state; even though our feet are in the Speak, if our eyes are turned towards God, mercy. certainly mercy will intervene. certainly mercy will intervene. mercy certainly will interpose.
16. Your own eyes were fixed on God, but he feared that the Lord tivesse evitado seu rosto ele com raiva. Muitas vezes a incredulidade sugere that God turned His back on us. If we know that we turn to God, We do not need to fear that he will stray from us, but that he boldly shouts: Turn to me. The reason for the argument is always within ourselves and, when this is removed, nothing prevents us from fully enjoying the communion with God. Have mercy on me. Saints must still be in foot of mercy; despite all their experience, they cannot go beyond of the publican's prayer: 'Have mercy on me.' Because I am desolate and afflicted. He was alone and bowed down. Jesus was in the days of his flesh in such condition; no one could enter the secret depths of their sorrows, walked alone in the cellar and, for that reason, is able to help in the fullest sense those who walk the lonely path.
Christ takes me through darker rooms What he went through before; The one who comes in the kingdom of God, You must enter through this door.
17. The problems of my heart have increased. When the problem penetrates the heart, it is really a problem. In the case before us, the the heart was swollen with grief like a lake filled with water by huge floods; this is used as an argument for liberation, and it is a powerful one. When the darkest hour of the night arrives, we can expect the dawn; when the sea is at its lowest point, the tide must certainly change; and when our problems are maximized, so we hope that we pray, taking me out of my afflictions.
Verse 18
Look at my affliction and my pain. Observe the many trials.
Dos Santos; here we have nothing less than six words all descriptive of AI. "Desolate and distressed, increased problems, afflictions, afflictions and pains." But note even more the submissive and believing spirit of a true saint; all the What he asks is: 'Lord, look at my difficult situation', he does not dictate, nor even expresses a complaint; a look from God will satisfy you and, being granted, he asks for nothing more. Even more noteworthy is the way in which what the believer under affliction discovers is the true source of all evil, and places the axe at its root. Forgive all my sins, it is the cry of a soul who is more ill from sin than from pain, and would be forgiven sooner from What a cure. Blessed is the man to whom sin is more unbearable. that the disease will not take long for the Lord to forgive your iniquity and cure your diseases. Men take time to see the close connection between the sin and sadness, a grace taught only by the heart feels this.
19. Consider my enemies. Observe them, weigh them, check them, defeat them.
Yes. Because they are many. They need the eyes of Argus to observe them, and the arms of Hercules to combine them, but the Lord is more than enough to defeat them. The devils of hell and the evils of the earth are all defeated when the Lord bares His arm. They hate me with cruel hatred.
It is the breath of the seed of the serpent to hate; its progenitor was an enemy, and they themselves need to imitate him. No hatred as cruel as what is irrational and unfair. A man can forgive someone who has hurt him, but someone whom he offended hates relentlessly. "Behold, I send you like sheep among wolves,
Verse 20
He guards my soul from evil and delivers me when I fall into it.
This is another version of the prayer: "Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from mal." Don't let me be embarrassed. This is the only fear that, like a ghost, haunted the mind of the psalmist. He trembled, fearing that his faith would became an object of ridicule through the extremity of his affliction. Hearts nobles can tolerate anything but shame. David was such chivalrous spirit that could endure any torment rather than being dishonored. For I placed my trust in you. And, therefore, the name of God would be compromised if His servants were deserted; this is the heart a believer cannot bear it in any way.
Verse 21
May integrity and uprightness preserve me. What are the What are the best practical safeguards a man can demand? If not we prosper with these as our guides, it is better for us to suffer adversities.
Even the wicked world admits that "honesty is the best policy". heir of heaven doubly ensures security, as well as the righteousness of your public life, prepares the guardian of the heavens in secret prayer: for I hope On you. Pretending to wait on God without holiness in life is hypocrisy. religious, and trusting in one's own integrity without invoking God is atheism. presumptuous. Perhaps the integrity and righteousness mentioned are the attributes righteous of God, whose faith rests as a guarantee that the Lord will not lose your word.
Verse 22
Redeem Israel, O God, from all its troubles. This is a a very comprehensive prayer, including all the faithful and all their trials.
Sorrow had taught the psalmist's sympathy and given communion with the people proven by God; he then remembers them in his prayers. Israel, the judged, wrestling, the conquering hero, fit as representatives of all saints. Israel in Egypt, in the desert, in wars with the Canaanites, in captivity, fit into the type of the militant church on earth. Jesus is the Redeemer. two problems and also of sin, he is a complete Redeemer, and of all but he will save all the saints. The redemption by blood is complete: Oh God, send us redemption by the power. Amen and amen.