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Psalm 36:1
1 To the chief Musician [natsach], A Psalm of David [David]
the servant [`ebed] of the LORD [Y@hovah].
The transgression [pesha`] of the wicked [rasha`]
saith [n@'um] within [qereb] my heart [leb], that there
is no fear [pachad] of God ['elohiym] before his eyes [`ayin]. KJV-Interlinear
1
To the choirmaster. Of david, the servant of the lord.
Transgression
speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his
eyes. ESV
The chief musician is the
leader of the music. Music is often used
to describe the grace of God, which continues on and on, regardless of what
else is going on in history or in life.
Grace is always there, unhindered, uninterrupted.
David is of course the
person who is writing this psalm. David
is the King, the symbol of a dynasty that will never end, and thus his words
will never end.
A servant of the Lord. Servant
describes one who belongs to another, and in some cases it indicates total commitment
and ownership, but it also carries the connotation of a close friend.
The wicked is one who has
disregard for God, for Christ, for doctrine.
The wicked sees no value
in God.
The wicked sees himself
as equal to, or better than God.
And therefore the wicked
holds contempt against God, which is a contradiction of attitude, because if
one has no regard for something then you simply ignore it. But as to God, the disregard
is accompanied with an attitude of hate, whether passive or active, as one goes
out of their way to prove their superiority, and prove Gods worthlessness.
The wicked cannot find
peace within himself, therefore the phrase, deep within his heart, because
there is an underlying uncertainty.
Therefore in order for
the wicked to justify himself, he has to destroy the other. And as far as God goes, that is not
possible. The wicked is in effect,
helpless and powerless when it comes to maintaining or proving his own beliefs.
