Psalm One Hundred and Twenty
{A Song about the
Enemies of Peace}
{Verses 1-2: David's Prayer During His Flight from King Saul}
1~~{Title} A Song of Degrees
{shiyr ma`alah - referring to the degrees on a Sun Dial}
In my {David's} distress,
I cried/'prayed allowed' unto Jehovah/God,
and He answered {`anah} me.
{Note: In I Samuel
20 we see the great friendship between David and his right friend Jonathan -
the son of King Saul. Jonathan realized that David was going to be the new King
of Israel and not himself. But as a SuperGrace believer, this did not bother him.
RBT says this Psalm was written by David after his friend Jonathan had been
associated with his reversionistic father - King Saul and Jonathan was killed
in battle. David is grieving the loss of his friend.}
{Claim a Promise -
Protection from Verbal Sins Against You!}
2~~Deliver/rescue my soul, O Jehovah/God,
from lying lips {referring to a very good liar}
and from a deceitful tongue {a strap on artist}.
{Note: A good liar
can lie and you will never know it! Only God can protect you from a good liar
trying to strap it on you. Here refers to the lies against David by King Saul
and others.}
{Here David is
referring to King Saul}
3~~What shall be given unto you {King Saul}?
Or, what shall be 'added unto you'
{adding calamities to the liar - divine discipline},
you false tongue?
{Deliverance of
David}
4~~Sharp arrows of a mighty/hero warrior {gibbowr}
{Jonathan - who as a great warrior kept his weapons ready for
action},
with the burning coals of broom/juniper
{a tree around Jerusalem that when burning burns very hot - refers
to torture - and here the disciplined soul of a believer in
reversionism}.
{Note: Whenever
David thought of deliverance, he always thinks back to the event of I Samuel
20:20 and following where Jonathan shot arrows as a signal to David to flee
from the anger of King Saul.}
{Flight of David}
5~~Woe is me {self-pity and reversionism in David's flight},
that I sojourn/'dwell temporarily' {as a stranger in persecution}
in Mesech
{northern boundary of Syria - used for Gentiles - living with
undesirable people},
that I dwell in the tents of Kedar
{with the nomadic tribesmen - David was like an Arab}!
{Reference to
David's time with King Saul}
6~~To long my soul
has had its dwelling
with those who hate peace.
7~~I . . . {am} for
peace.
But when I keep on communicating categorically
{for peace} {dabar},
they . . . {are} for war.
{Note: Principal:
There are just people in this world for which you can not have peace - no
matter what you do. They are implacable! Avoid implacable people if you are
smart.}