Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 38:9
9 Lord ['Adonay], all
my desire [ta'avah] is
before thee; and my groaning ['anachah] is not
hid [cathar] from
thee. KJV-Interlinear
9 O Lord, all my longing is before you; my
sighing is not hidden from you. ESV
The word for Lord,
Adonay, is a form that is used when expressing the deepest reverence and
greatest respect toward someone who is far superior than oneself.
This verse and the
next five verses following, express the increased intensiveness and anguish
that is being experienced, resulting in phenomenal loneliness.
The words for
desire and groaning, are used to describe the intense sorrow and anguish that
is being felt.
God is not blind, nor
is He callous or cold, toward the difficulties of the individual.
Each individual
has only two ways to look in life.
The first
direction is toward God, and the second direction is away from God.
There is no third
direction, nor even any middle ground. Each direction is mutually exclusive and
does not intersect or complement each other in any way. They are opposites. And
that is the expression used here.
Life in this
world, under the thumb of the sin nature, produces nothing good.
Life in the
spiritual realm, under the guidance of God through doctrine, produces only
good.
The choice as to
which direction a person should go, is obvious. However, making that choice,
seems to be more difficult.
The sin nature
stands in the way, but your volition and ability to make decisions can overcome
its power, when reinforced with Bible doctrine in the soul.
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.
