Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 38:6
6 I am troubled [`avah]; I am
bowed down [shachach]
greatly [ma`od]; I go [halak] mourning [qadar] all the day [yowm] long. KJV-Interlinear
6 I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; all
the day I go about mourning. ESV
The word for
troubled, avah, means to be made low, to be crooked, perverted or distorted,
twisted.
The word for bowed
down, shachach, means to be brought low, pushed down, depressed, to sink.
The word for
mourning, qadar, means to be bowed down with sorrows, or grief, or a heavy
heart, to be offensive to self and others as one would be when wearing filthy
and foul clothing.
And the idea being
presented here, is the state of ones life because of sin.
Sin so encapsulates
the life of the individual such that it tears away all day long throughout the
day and night. Sin is a constant and unwelcome companion, like the skin on your
body, that is always there, and you cannot get rid of it, or get away from it.
Sin perverts the
life. Sin distorts the life. Sin twists everything up in life. Sin is the
lowest possible position that anyone can have in creation.
Sin is a state of perpetual
grieving or mourning, that is accompanied by the filth and foul stench of the
worst of life.
And, within
creation, the human capability to shed away sin, does not exist.
On our own, we
cannot solve the problems of our life, none of them.
In order to solve
our problems, we need something and someone that is greater.
God has the power
and the authority. Jesus Christ is our means of access to that power and
authority. And Bible doctrine is our resource for understanding, and
discernment of reality.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
