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18 R . V .). D av id p u t h is tru s t n o t m erely in th e p rom ises o f Jeh o v ah , b u t in Jeh o v ah H im self. O th e rs m ig h t choose to p u t th e ir confidence in m an o r in th em selv es b u t D av id chose to p u t h is “in Je h o v a h ” (cf. Je r. 1 7 :5, 7) ; w ise m an. v. 9. "Keep me from the ,j;nare which they have laid for me, and from the gins of the workers of iniquity." D a v id ’s ene m ies laid sn a res fo r h im b u t D av id tru ste d in G od to keep h im o u t o f th em , an d G od d id keep h im o u t o f th em . O u r enem ies m ay lay sn a res fo r u s th a t a re to o w ell h id d en fo r u s to d etect th em , an d certain ly o u r g re a t enem y, th e D evil, can lay sn a re s fo r u s th a t w e can n e v er d etect (E p h . 6 : 11) ; b u t n o sn a re th a t an y enem y, m an o r D evil, can lay fo r u s can be so cu n n in g ly h id d en th a t G od c a n n o t1d etect it. A n d if w e tr u s t in G od, w e a re safe fro m every p lo t th a t can be fo rm ed a g ain st us, In v erse 3 D av id p ra y s “K eep the door of my lips" b u t h e re h e p ray s, “ K eep me," th a t in clu d es every th in g . v. 10. “ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.” T h is is a p ra y e r th a t G o d is co n stan tly a n sw erin g . T h e w ick ed do fall in to th e ir ow n n e ts ; n o t o n ly th e B ible b u t all h u m an h isto ry is fu ll o f illu stra tio n s o f th is (P s . 7:15, 16; 37:14, 15; E x . 7 :1 0 -1 2 ). S h o u ld m en p e rsist in p ra y e r? 1 T h ess. 5:17. W h e re sh o u ld m en p ra y ? 1 T im . 1 :8. H o w sh o u ld m en p ra y ? Ju d e 20. (2) Lip and Life, vs. 3, 4. W h y sh o u ld m en n eed to set a w a tch be fo re th e ir m o u th s ? P s. 3 1 :1. W h a t does G od ab om in ate? P ro v . 12:22. W h a t m ay a m o u th becom e? P ro v . 18:7. S h o u ld w e fe ar flatterin g lip s? P s. 12-2. F o r w h a t sh o u ld w e p ra y ? P s. 120:2.
tra n sla ted . T h e body w en t in to th e grave, th e sp irit d ep arted to be in S heol. T h e O ld T e sta m e n t d ra w s a clear d istin ctio n betw een th e tw o w h en th e H e b rew w o rd is p ro p erly tra n sla te d , an d even w ith th e in co rre c t tra n s latio n o f o u r A u th o rize d V e rsio n in m an y places, it is ev id en t th a t “th e g rav e” can n o t m ean “g ra v e ” in th e sense th a t w e o rd i n arily u se it in th ese days. T h e re is an e n tirely d ifferen t H eb rew w o rd th a t m eans “g rav e.” M u ch o f th e a n n ih ilatio n ist an d so u l-sleep in g e rro r arises from th is u n fo r tu n a te tra n s la tio n in th e A u th o rize d V e r sion. v. 8. “ For mine eyes are unto thee, O Jehovah the Lord: in thee do I take refuge; leave not my soul destitute." D av id knew w h a t to do even w h en h e seem ed a t th e v e ry d o o rs o f S h e o l; th e re w as n o m an to w h om he co u ld tu rn h is eyes, so h e tu rn e d th em u n to G od (cf. P s. 2 5 :1 5 ; 123:1, 2 ; 2 C h ro n . 2 0 :1 2 ). T h e w o rd s tra n s la te d “ leave n o t m y soul d estitu te,” lite rally tra n sla te d w o u ld read , “m ak e n o t m y soul n ak ed ,” o r “p o u r n o t o u t m y soul.” E v en w hen th e b eliev er dies, h is soul is m ad e n ak ed , th o u g h h is sp irit d e p arts td be w ith C h rist w h ich is v e ry fa r b e tte r (2 C or. 5 :1 -3 ). T h e L o rd Je su s w ill n e v er leave on e of H is “b ereav ed ” o r “d eso late” (J o h n 14: (1) Persistent and Prevailing Prayer, vs. if 2 . D o es G od h e a r p ra y e r? P s. 6 5 :2. D o es th e L o rd lo v e to h av e H is people p ra y ? P ro v . 15:8. Is p ra y e r lik e incense to th e L o rd ? M ai. 1 :1 1 ; R ev. 5 :8 ; 8 :3. I s p ra y e r th e la s t re so rt o f th e n eed y ? P s. 40:13. D o th e n eed y p ray earn e stly ? P s . 70:1-5. D oes th e L o rd an sw er p ra y e r ? D an iel 9 : 20-23; A cts 16:25-27. L E S S O N
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