RR Psalm 62:9 Part 5

Shalom,

Psalm 62:9 Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart in His presence. God is our refuge. Selah

This verse is made up of three thoughts.  Let’s look closely at all three.  First, “Trust in Him at all times, you people.”  Grammatically, “you people” could belong to this first thought, or the next.  Perhaps it is purposefully ambiguous.  The “Etnachta” (the cantorial mark that divides the parts of almost every Hebrew Scripture) doesn’t appear until the end of the second thought.  

“Trust,” what is trust?  It means we can rely on God to always speak the truth.  Yeshua is the reality of all things.  That means God is our reality.  Everyone or everything else, that is manufacturing an alternative reality is a liar.  

John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks lies he is just being himself—for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Now, let’s review… we are instructed here to trust, or count on, God always.  That’s wisdom, because God is reliable.  God has never been late, distracted, or in any way missing from our point of need.  Psalm 145:3 Great is Adonai, and greatly to be praised—His greatness is unsearchable.

Next, we are told to “Pour out your heart in His presence.”  The Hebrew word for “pour” is “Shafakh”(Shin-Pey-Kaf Sofit,” and carries the same meaning we have for “pour out” in English.  When we “pour out” our hearts to God, He responds as a loving Father.  Galatians 4:6 Now because you are sons, God sent the Ruach of His Son into our hearts, who cries out, “Abba! Father!  He is ready to heal, answer, bind up, restore, forgive, and just plain love us through every trial.  1John 4:16 So we have come to know and trust in the love that God has for us. God is love. Now whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Finally, we are reminded, “God is our refuge.”  Psalm 46:2 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  The Israelis have a slang phrase they use, which is borrowed from English, “Veetamin P.”  The “P” stands for protection.  In Hebrew it is “Protec’sia,” again borrowed from English.  We count on God to be our refuge in the storm.  Does that mean we won’t get rained on?  Not at all, but there is a promise.  Romans 8:28 Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.

Go forth in the love of God and the promise of His victory.  Go read the end of the Bible.  Take heart, “Yiyeh Baseder” meaning (everything) will be in order.  Shalom shalom.

Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
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