Copyright 2016 J. Neely
Psalm 39:9
9 I was dumb ['alam], I
opened [pathach] not my
mouth [peh];
because thou didst [`asah] it. KJV-Interlinear
9 I am mute; I do not open my mouth, for it
is you who have done it. ESV
The complaints of
the psalmist, are silenced. That is the meaning of the opening phrase, I was
dumb, or in other words, I was caused to be silent.
At the beginning
of this Psalm, the individual was complaining because he was overwhelmed by the
pressures and troubles of life.
He realized that
these troubles, and all troubles, came from sin, and that sin was accompanied
by discipline, and that discipline is a result of God’s design.
And now in verse
nine, the psalmist realizes the error of his complaint, and that the suffering
that he was having in his life, was correct, and wise, and good.
We need to realize
that all suffering, is not directly related to some sin we have committed, even
though a great deal of suffering, results from our own thoughts and actions.
But too, a lot of
suffering is simply because we live in this Devils world.
This is an
imperfect world, which became imperfect as a result of sin.
Prior to Adam and
Eve’s sin, they lived in a perfect garden. Subsequent to their sin, the state
of the world deteriorated. And it has been deteriorating ever since.
Those who believe
that saving the environment, or spreading brotherly love, might somehow restore
the world to some sort of better place, are pursuing a belief that will never
occur.
The only way to
perfect the world, is to remove sin entirely. And man on his own, is incapable
of accomplishing that. Only God can remove sin, and only God can restore the
world.
In the meantime,
we all have to face the sufferings that are caused by this world, as well as
the sufferings that we bring on ourselves.
Complaining will not
fix it, but Bible doctrine learned and understood, is the only way we have of
living with, and surviving through, the flaws of this world, as well as our
self.
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.
