RR Psalm 55:15-17 Part 7
Shalom,
Psalm 55:15 Together we enjoyed great fellowship. We used to walk with the throng in the House of God. 16 Let desolation come upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol—for evil is in their dwelling, among them. 17 As for me, I will call on God, and Adonai will save me.
Remember, David is writing about his previously trusted, but now “turncoat” advisor, Ahithophel, who became a leader of the anti-David faction headed up by David’s own son, Absalom. Verse 16 begins with the Hebrew word translated as “desolation.” Yet, it could also be translated as “sudden death.” David is praying that his enemies, including his son, will experience sudden death, and that’s exactly what happened.
Absalom’s hair got caught upin a tree while he was fighting against David’s army, after which he was subsequently killed. Ahithophel found his end by hanging himself in a successful suicide. He had become an advisor to Absalom, but Absalom didn’t take his advice, so Ahithophel determined the Absalom revolt was doomed to fail and chose suicide as his preferred way out.
David resolves his situation by deciding to “call upon God” for salvation. Do you suppose David knew the Psalms of the sons of Korach? Psalm 46:2 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. This also reminds me of Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of Elyon, will abide in the shadow of Shaddai. 2 I will say of Adonai, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust…. 9 For you have made Elyon your dwelling, even Adonai, who is my refuge, 10 so no evil will befall you nor any plague come near your tent.
Like the guy in the V-8 commercial who hits himself up-side the head and says, “I could’a had a V-8.” We also should hit ourselves on the side of our heads and say, “I could’a turned to God for help.” Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Sun14-Jun-202629th of Sivan, 5786
Nu 16:1-13Jer 37-38Da 122 Co 2 (Lk 2:1-21)
Mon15-Jun-202630th of Sivan, 5786
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Day 1
Nu 16:14-19; 28:11-15Jer 39-40Ezr 12 Co 3 (Lk 2:22-52)
Psalm 55:15 Together we enjoyed great fellowship. We used to walk with the throng in the House of God. 16 Let desolation come upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol—for evil is in their dwelling, among them. 17 As for me, I will call on God, and Adonai will save me.
Remember, David is writing about his previously trusted, but now “turncoat” advisor, Ahithophel, who became a leader of the anti-David faction headed up by David’s own son, Absalom. Verse 16 begins with the Hebrew word translated as “desolation.” Yet, it could also be translated as “sudden death.” David is praying that his enemies, including his son, will experience sudden death, and that’s exactly what happened.
Absalom’s hair got caught upin a tree while he was fighting against David’s army, after which he was subsequently killed. Ahithophel found his end by hanging himself in a successful suicide. He had become an advisor to Absalom, but Absalom didn’t take his advice, so Ahithophel determined the Absalom revolt was doomed to fail and chose suicide as his preferred way out.
David resolves his situation by deciding to “call upon God” for salvation. Do you suppose David knew the Psalms of the sons of Korach? Psalm 46:2 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. This also reminds me of Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of Elyon, will abide in the shadow of Shaddai. 2 I will say of Adonai, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust…. 9 For you have made Elyon your dwelling, even Adonai, who is my refuge, 10 so no evil will befall you nor any plague come near your tent.
Like the guy in the V-8 commercial who hits himself up-side the head and says, “I could’a had a V-8.” We also should hit ourselves on the side of our heads and say, “I could’a turned to God for help.” Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Sun14-Jun-202629th of Sivan, 5786
Nu 16:1-13Jer 37-38Da 122 Co 2 (Lk 2:1-21)
Mon15-Jun-202630th of Sivan, 5786
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Day 1
Nu 16:14-19; 28:11-15Jer 39-40Ezr 12 Co 3 (Lk 2:22-52)
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