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Psalm 6
I love to read the Psalms and then paraphrase them in my own words. This helps me understand a little better what the Psalmist may have been experiencing and it helps me to see how he related to God. Today I read Psalm 6. Here's my paraphrase.
Psalm 6
O Lord, let Your anger cool down before dealing with me.
I've already brought physical agony upon myself.
Show me Your mercy and healing instead of Your wrath.
Even my soul cries out to you,
"Hurry God! Hurry! Save me!"
If for no other reason than this -
Because Your love for me is unfailing!
If I die, there will be one less set of lips to give you praise.
I am physically worn out from crying -
All night and all day I wrestle with these agonizing thoughts.
I can't see beyond my own pain and sorrow
Because my enemies and their accusations are in my face.
I will say to them, "Get away from me, you who do not fear God -
For the Lord hears the weeping of my repentant heart,
He hears my cry for mercy, and He accepts my request."
And all my enemies and accusers will be put to shame -
Running away with their tails between their legs -
To see such great love of God Himself for me.
Paraphrased by Dave Hill
David was experiencing something in his life that made him petition God to correct him with mercy and healing rather than in anger and wrath. It appears that David felt God's judgment on him was just and imminent and he is in agony over it both physically and emotionally. David's weeping and crying in sorrow most likely displays a heart of repentance in this Psalm and not just regret for being "caught" or found out. His remorse is evident.
David's enemies are of interest to me in this Psalm. Are these "foes" simply enemies of David that are by-standers observing how God corrects His children or are they perhaps what David is referring to as God's discipline on him with wrath? Perhaps it's not either/or but both/and. In either case, David's appeal to God's unfailing love is successful and God hears and responds to David's request to show mercy on him. Neither God's wrath nor David's enemies overtake him but rather David is overcome by God's unfailing love and the enemies are overcome with dismay.
Have you ever wondered what God would do for you when you don't deserve any favor - but you only deserve is His wrath and anger? Have you ever wondered if all the bad stuff in your life is just coincidence or if it's God's way of disciplining you? I have. And yet this Psalm declares that if we cry to Him for mercy that He will give it to us. Why? For no other reason than His unfailing love for us. Cry out to the Lord for mercy and experience His unfailing love.
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O Lord, let Your anger cool down before dealing with me.
I've already brought physical agony upon myself.
Show me Your mercy and healing instead of Your wrath.
Even my soul cries out to you,
"Hurry God! Hurry! Save me!"
If for no other reason than this -
Because Your love for me is unfailing!
If I die, there will be one less set of lips to give you praise.
I am physically worn out from crying -
All night and all day I wrestle with these agonizing thoughts.
I can't see beyond my own pain and sorrow
Because my enemies and their acusations are in my face.
I will say to them, "Get away from me, you who do not fear God -
For the Lord hears the weeping of my repentant heart,
He hears my cry for mercy, and He accepts my request."
And all my enemies and accusers will be put to shame -
Running away with their tails between their legs -
To see such great love of God Himself for me.
Paraphrased by Dave Hill
Posted by nukefree on Friday, June 06 @ 11:20:14 MST (10 reads)
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free2worship.com brings you fresh new worship songs from the heart and pen of Dave Hill. Believing that worship through music invokes our inner most being to commune with our creator, Dave makes his songs available at absolutely no cost to those who wish to use his words and music to enhance their relationship with God, to inspire others in their relationship with God, and to make God famous in our generation.
What a great time to be living! The world is getting smaller and smaller and the time has finally arrived when anyone, anywhere in the world can get music straight from the heart of the artist. The songs on free2worship.com come directly from the songwriter, and are recorded in live worship services or on desktop equipment, in a grass roots effort to share them with you as quickly as possible. Just think about it, churches around the world can be singing a new song to the Lord, while the author's pen is still warm...
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Free2worship.com launches in January 2007! This Web site, basically a virtual filing cabinet of worship songs written by Dave Hill, contains mp3 files, lyric & chord charts, leadsheets and more, all available to download for free.
When asked why free2worship.com makes its music free, Dave Hill, said that he's always wrestled with the idea of selling music that he writes for ministry or worship. "Maybe I'm just not business-minded", Dave says, "but I've often wondered why publishers of Christian music were businesses instead of non-profit organizations. I understand the expense required to run and market a business but it just seems odd to me that to minister through music in the church you have to purchase Christian CDs, buy the sheet music or songbook, buy performance tracks, and then subscribe to licensing organizations to make sure your're legal when you use the music in church that you've purchased.
I suppose if I were making a successful living as a songwriter I might be content to be involved in the business of Christian music but then I probably wouldn't be launching free2worship.com. But this is something I feel strongly called to do."...
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