#Psalm 39
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To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun,
A Psalm of David.
1 I said, I will take heed to my ways,
that I sin not with my tongue:
I will keep my mouth with a bridle,
while the wicked is before me.
2 I was dumb with silence,
I held my peace, even from good;
and my sorrow was stirred.
3 My heart was hot within me,
while I was musing the fire burned:
then spake I with my tongue,
4 Lord, make me to know mine end,
and the measure of my days, what it is;
that I may know how frail I am.
5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth;
and mine age is as nothing before thee:
verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew:
surely they are disquieted in vain:
he heapeth up riches,
and knoweth not who shall gather them.
7 And now, Lord, what wait I for?
my hope is in thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions:
make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth;
because thou didst it.
10 Remove thy stroke away from me:
I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity,
thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth:
surely every man is vanity. Selah.
12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry;
hold not thy peace at my tears:
for I am a stranger with thee,
and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
13 O spare me, that I may recover strength,
before I go hence, and be no more.
— Psalm 39 | Authorized King James Version (AKJV)
The Holy Bible: Authorized King James Version; Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK. All rights reserved.
Cross References: Exodus 9:3; 2 Samuel 16:10; Job 2:10; Job 6:11; Job 7:19; Job 9:34; Job 11:12; Psalm 32:3-4; Psalm 38:13; Psalm 38:15; Psalm 44:13; Psalm 51:9; Isaiah 38:16; Jeremiah 20:9; Matthew 6:27; Luke 12:20; Luke 24:32; 1 Corinthians 7:31; Hebrews 6:19; Hebrews 11:13; James 1:26; James 3:2; 1 Peter 2:11; 2 Peter 2:16
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We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it. And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.
Psalm 39:6-7
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A academic reflection of Dallas Willard's "Renovation of the Heart"
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Introduction
This essay is framed in the context of Christianity. Spirituality must be viewed from our own lived experience and our weltanschauung[1] and it would be disingenuous to not be authentically Christian and…
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PSALMS S.O.A.P. ~ PSALM 39
Tuesday, 9/12/23
SCRIPTURE:
I said, “I will guard my ways
"That I may not sin with my tongue;
"I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle "
While the wicked are in my presence.”
~ Psalm 39:1
OBSERVATION:
"I said, 'I will... that I may not...'"
What I say, and what I'm able to do are, too often, two different things...
"...guard my mouth... while the wicked are in my presence..." ?
Why just then?
Why not all the time?
Though in God's sight, without Jesus, we're all wicked I s'pose, so yeah - "guard my mouth..."
APPLICATION:
Guard my ways...
Guard my mouth...
Guard my heart...
Lean into His protective guarding...
PRAYER:
Using verses 7 & 8 to guide me this morning...
Guarding and protective Father;
For what do I wait?
My hope is in You.
Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
May Your Holy Spirt guide and guard me from the enemy and myself, and remind me to fall on Jesus's words of Your will, not my own... In His Name, and for Your honor and worshipful praise in all things...
My hope for y'all is in Him...
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Psalm 39:4
King James Version
4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.
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Considering Psalms, 12 – Psalm 39
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Please read Psalm 39 in whichever reputable translation you prefer in preparation for this reflection. The translation I am using is the New American Standard Version, which has been revised many times since 1960. I am using the 1995 version.
The subscript of Psalm 39 says “For the choir director. For Juduthun. A Psalm of David.”
There is some difference of…
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Psalm 39
Psalm 39
Know the Measure of Man’s Days
Psalm 39:1-13
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1I said, “I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”
2I was mute with silence,
I held my peace even from good;
And my sorrow was stirred up.
3My heart was hot within me;
While I was musing, the fire burned.
Then I spoke…
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Trusting God beyond our own lifetime
Trusting God beyond our own lifetime
Today we will be looking at the topic of trust, and how the contrast of our fleeting lives with the eternity of God should keep our trust and our focus firmly grounded in him.
Isaiah 26:4 – “Trust in Yahweh forever, because Yahweh God is the Rock eternal.”
God deserves our trust because he never changes. What he has decreed will come to pass. What he has done remains forever. What he continues…
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Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
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I said, “I will guard my ways
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will keep a muzzle on my mouth
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
2
I was silent and still;
I held my peace to no avail;
my distress grew worse;
3
my heart became hot within me.
While I mused, the fire burned;
then I spoke with my tongue:
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“Lord, let me know my end
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.
5
You have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight.
Surely everyone stands as a mere breath. Selah
6
Surely everyone goes about like a shadow.
Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
they heap up and do not know who will gather.
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“And now, O Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in you.
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Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the scorn of the fool.
9
I am silent; I do not open my mouth,
for it is you who have done it.
10
Remove your stroke from me;
I am worn down by the blows of your hand.
11
“You chastise mortals
in punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is dear to them;
surely everyone is a mere breath. Selah
12
“Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry;
do not hold your peace at my tears.
For I am your passing guest,
an alien, like all my forebears.
13
Turn your gaze away from me, that I may smile again,
before I depart and am no more.”
— Psalm 39 | New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved worldwide.
Cross References: Exodus 9:3; 2 Samuel 16:10; Job 2:10; Job 6:11; Job 7:19; Job 9:34; Job 11:12; Psalm 32:3-4; Psalm 38:13; Psalm 38:15; Psalm 44:13; Psalm 51:9; Isaiah 38:16; Jeremiah 20:9; Matthew 6:27; Luke 12:20; Luke 24:32; 1 Corinthians 7:31; Hebrews 6:19; Hebrews 11:13; James 1:26; James 3:2; 1 Peter 2:11; 2 Peter 2:16
#hope#despair#troubles#life#prayer#Psalm 39#Book of Psalms#Old Testament#NRSVUE#New Revised Standard Version Bible Updated Edition#National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America
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Psalm 39:7 (NIV) -
“But now, Lord, what do I look for?
My hope is in You.
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Psalm 103:19. “The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all.”
Genesis 39:2. “The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.”
Genesis 39:21. “But the LORD was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.”
“Piece by Piece” By Charles F. Stanley: “We may not see the big picture of our life, but God does.”
“Does it sometimes feel as though your life is a mess of scattered puzzle pieces? Each situation seems to be an isolated event with no connection to what happened previously or what could occur in the future. Some pieces are beautiful moments of joy and blessing, but others are dark and painful. Perhaps you wonder why God allows these events or why He doesn’t intervene and relieve your suffering.
We can’t see what the picture will be once the puzzle is assembled, but God knows exactly how to fit everything together. When our situations look hopeless, this is our comfort: that a holy, perfect, all-knowing God is sovereign over everything in our life (Psalm 103:19). Nothing is random or meaningless when we belong to Him.
The story of Joseph is a great example of God’s omnipotent hand working in and through every situation (Gen. 37, 39-50). And by reading it, we learn four essential truths about the Lord and His sovereignty.
God is always with us. Joseph was hated by his 10 older brothers because he was the favorite son. When an opportunity arose to get rid of him, they sold him to a caravan of traders and told their father he’d been killed by a wild animal. This dramatic turn of events could easily have caused Joseph to feel forgotten by God. But throughout his various trials, one thing was constant—“The Lord was with Joseph” (Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:21).
Like him, we never walk through any situation alone. At the moment of our salvation, the Holy Spirit comes to live within us and seals us as God’s children (Ephesians 1:13). He’s with us in every circumstance whether we feel His presence or not. This is a truth we can count on because the Lord always keeps His word.
God has a purpose for everything. Joseph was only 17 when his ordeal began, and it didn’t end until he was 30. That’s 13 years of unexplained hardship and suffering, but the Lord knew exactly what was required to prepare Joseph for his future role as governor of Egypt, a position that made him second in authority to Pharaoh.
What seemed like random and unfair events were the very things the Lord orchestrated to achieve His purpose. He used a father’s favoritism and brothers’ hatred to move Joseph from Canaan to Egypt. As a slave and prisoner, Joseph learned the skills required to wisely rule over a prosperous and powerful nation. God used Pharaoh’s dream and its interpretation not only to rescue His servant from prison but also to provide enough food to preserve a nation and save Joseph’s family from starvation.
Although the events you experience may not be as dramatic as these, the principle still holds true. The Lord has a divine objective for everything that happens in your life. He’s promised to cause all things to work together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). You may not see a reason for what He’s doing in your life right now, but you can know this: His purpose is superior to any challenge you face.
God’s perspective is eternal and omniscient. When Joseph looked back at all the difficult events of his life, he assured his brothers of the Lord’s sovereign hand at work—even in their mistreatment of him. (See Genesis 50:20.) But what Joseph couldn’t see was God’s eternal purpose being worked out. Ultimately the hope for all humanity was tied up in these events because Jesus Christ was a descendant of that little group of Hebrews who were transplanted to Egypt and sustained by Joseph.
God is working awesome things of eternal value in our lives, but we can’t always understand, because our perspective is limited. The apostle Paul tells us that “momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison” (2 Corinthians 4:17). When the troubles of this life weigh us down, we need to shift our focus from the temporal to the eternal (2 Corinthians 4:18).
God’s timing is perfect. Perhaps the most difficult part of Joseph’s troubles was their duration. At one point, after correctly interpreting the cupbearer’s dream, Joseph saw a glimmer of hope and asked to be remembered to Pharaoh. But after two long years, he was still a prisoner.
Why did God delay Joseph’s release just when he’d begun to hope again? Haven’t we all wondered that at one time or another? It looked as if the Lord was about to intervene, but then nothing happened. It’s easier to bear pain if we know the end is near, but when trials seem endless, we must rely on the wisdom of God’s timing. He knows exactly what He wants to achieve in our life and how long it will take.
Instead of wrangling with the Lord over which pieces should be in the puzzle, let’s learn to accept that He alone knows how all the events of our life fit together. We can trust Him to choose the right pieces, even the dark ones, and place each one exactly where it needs to be, according to His good purpose.”
[Adapted from the sermon “Walking Through Dark Valleys” by Charles F. Stanley]
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Scriptures for when you're going through a rough time
~Psalm 23:4
"Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me."
~John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
~Deuteronomy 31:6
"Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you; He will not leave you or forsake you."
~John 16:33
"I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
~Romans 8:38-39
"For I am convinced that neither life not death, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to seperate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
~Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
God loves you no matter what circumstances you're going through.
He loves you so much and wants to be your source of help during your times of trouble. ❤️
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The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
(Psalm 37:39, ESV)
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Favor Surrounds You
“But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. For You, O Lord , will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield” Psalms 5:11-12, NKJV.
We can rejoice and shout for joy because Jesus became your substitute and satisfied the debt of sin. Your sins have been thrown as far as the east is from the west. They truly have. You stand in Christ as righteous as he is, and now a holy God has come near and surrounds you. Like a shield on every side, His favor surrounds you.
Favor is simply God delighting in you because you received His love through His Son. You accepted His Son, and God’s delight is to accept you not based on what you’ve done but grace–the unmerited favor of God. Don’t allow condemnation or guilt to surround you. Favor surrounds you. Don’t allow hopelessness to surround you. Favor surrounds you. Despite what is happening around you, in between all of it and you, in between the enemy’s attacks and you, is the favor of God that will prevail in your life.
Prayer: Father, thank you! I shout for joy over how much you favor me. Help me to understand who I am in you and the favor I’ve received. I say out loud that I am a blessed, forgiven, and loved. No matter the situation, your favor surrounds me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
(Read Genesis 39:21; Proverbs 8:35 & 12:2; Psalm 35:27)
By Pastor Bernard Trippett
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