10/31/2010 9:05:08 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My
Worship Time Focus: The Lord delivered David
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: 2Samuel 22:1-19
Message of the verses: “1 ¶
And David spoke the words of this song to the LORD in the day that the
LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
“2 ¶ He said, "The LORD is
my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; 3
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my
salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.
4 "I call upon the LORD, who is
worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. 5 "For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me; 6
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
7 "In my distress I called upon the
LORD, Yes, I cried to my God; And from His temple He heard my voice, And my cry
for help came into His ears. 8 "Then
the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were
shaken, because He was angry. 9
"Smoke went up out of His nostrils, Fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it. 10 "He
bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet.
11 "And He rode on a cherub and
flew; And He appeared on the wings of the wind. 12 "And He made darkness canopies around
Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky. 13 "From the brightness before Him Coals of
fire were kindled. 14 "The LORD
thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. 15 "And He sent out arrows, and scattered
them, Lightning, and routed them. 16
"Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the
world were laid bare By the rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of
His nostrils. 17 "He sent from on
high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. 18 "He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. 19 "They confronted me in the day of my
calamity, But the LORD was my support.”
Some
background is needed before heading into the first nineteen verses of this
Psalm, which is very close to Psalm 18.
There
are some differences between 2Samuel 22 and Psalm 18 that Warren Wiersbe notes
in his introduction to his eleventh chapter of his commentary on 2Samuel. “It’s likely that 2Samuel 22 is the original
version, but when the song was adapted for corporate worship David wrote a new
opening: ‘I will love the, O Lord, my strength’
(Ps. 18:1KJV). The Hebrew word used here for ‘love’ means ‘
a deep and fervent love,’ not just a passing emotion. He also deleted from verse 3 ‘my savior; thou
savest me from violence.’ There are
other differences, but they do not deter us from grasping the glorious message
of this song of praise.”
Dr.
Wiersbe goes on to write that this Psalm was probably written right after the
Lord had given His covenant to David that he would always have a descendent on
the throne of Israel.
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