RR Psalm 51:16 Part 15
Early Shabbat Shalom,
Psalm 51:16 Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God—God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing for joy of Your righteousness.
Like so many verses of Scripture, this verse is in the form of “cause and effect.” If “this” happens, then “that” will happen. In this verse, David is calling upon God (by name… twice: “Elohim, Elohei T’shuati”) to deliver him from “bloodguilt.” Then he goes on to say, “When You do that, my tongue will shout for joy (consistent with) Your righteousness.”
Rabbi Trail: The use of the word for “tongue” here is not the organ that is part of the mouth, but the tongue of a language. What language will we be speaking? The language of praise to God. After all, what are you gonna do when you’ve been delivered from bloodguilt? We can’t help ourselves. The joy we experience at being delivered from such guilt commands an exuberant shout. End RT.
Furthermore; while we’re on the subject of being ecstatic over being delivered from a death sentence, (Although it isn’t mentioned here specifically, that’s exactly what is happening.) how dare we return to our misery as if nothing has changed.
Our deliverance from that eternal guilty verdict by the blood of Yeshua is greater than the temporary redemption of the children of Israel at the Red Sea. Yet they sang… Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and Bnei-Yisrael sang this song to Adonai: I will sing to Adonai, for He is highly exalted! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea. 2 Adonai is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will glorify Him, my father is God, and I will exalt Him.
They were delighted with being saved from first (physical) death. How much more should we, who are saved from second (spiritual) death rejoice to the point that we can’t restrain ourselves.
Matthew 5:12a Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great!
1Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray constantly, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Messiah Yeshua. 19 Do not quench the Spirit.
Shalom shalom.
Day 27 of the Omer
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Fri1-May 202614th of Iyar, 5786 Pesach Sheni
Le 23:33-44Isa 63-64Job 18 3 Jn (Mt 18)
Psalm 51:16 Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God—God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing for joy of Your righteousness.
Like so many verses of Scripture, this verse is in the form of “cause and effect.” If “this” happens, then “that” will happen. In this verse, David is calling upon God (by name… twice: “Elohim, Elohei T’shuati”) to deliver him from “bloodguilt.” Then he goes on to say, “When You do that, my tongue will shout for joy (consistent with) Your righteousness.”
Rabbi Trail: The use of the word for “tongue” here is not the organ that is part of the mouth, but the tongue of a language. What language will we be speaking? The language of praise to God. After all, what are you gonna do when you’ve been delivered from bloodguilt? We can’t help ourselves. The joy we experience at being delivered from such guilt commands an exuberant shout. End RT.
Furthermore; while we’re on the subject of being ecstatic over being delivered from a death sentence, (Although it isn’t mentioned here specifically, that’s exactly what is happening.) how dare we return to our misery as if nothing has changed.
Our deliverance from that eternal guilty verdict by the blood of Yeshua is greater than the temporary redemption of the children of Israel at the Red Sea. Yet they sang… Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and Bnei-Yisrael sang this song to Adonai: I will sing to Adonai, for He is highly exalted! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea. 2 Adonai is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will glorify Him, my father is God, and I will exalt Him.
They were delighted with being saved from first (physical) death. How much more should we, who are saved from second (spiritual) death rejoice to the point that we can’t restrain ourselves.
Matthew 5:12a Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great!
1Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray constantly, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Messiah Yeshua. 19 Do not quench the Spirit.
Shalom shalom.
Day 27 of the Omer
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Fri1-May 202614th of Iyar, 5786 Pesach Sheni
Le 23:33-44Isa 63-64Job 18 3 Jn (Mt 18)
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