Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 39:1a
1 To the chief Musician
[natsach], even to Jeduthun [Yaduwthuwn], A
Psalm [mizmowr] of
David [David].
I said ['amar], I
will take heed [shamar] to my ways
[derek], that
I sin [chata'] not
with my tongue [lashown]: I
will keep [shamar] my
mouth [peh] with a
bridle [machcowm], while
the wicked [rasha`] is
before me. KJV-Interlinear
1 To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A psalm
of David.
I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may
not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the
wicked are in my presence.” ESV
This is a Psalm
that allows those who are suffering, to murmur and complain to God.
The circumstances
are vague, the suffering is vague, however there will be a reference later in
the Psalm, pointing to sin, as the focus of that suffering, but more important,
to remind us all just how fleeting human life can be.
It opens with an
address to the chief musician, or the choirmaster, referring to the one who is
eminent in spiritual services.
The reference to
Jeduthun, refers to one who is deserving of praise and celebration. And here it
refers to a person who has of authority over, and is responsible for, the
music, and therefore has charge of it.
Music is typically
used to describe Gods policy of grace, and as the music plays on, so too, God’s
grace continues on, no matter what the circumstances.
It’s
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