A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is. God’s ways are a reason to praise and bless God’s name (vv. Psalms 118:28 . The Wilderness of Judah is the whole wilderness towards the east of the tribe of Judah, bounded on the north by the tribe of Benjamin, stretching southward to the south west end of the Dead Sea; westward, to the Dead Sea and the Jordan; and eastward to the mountains of Judah. 1840-57. It is splendid scenery, the world has never seen its like, but splendid as it is, there are needs, the deepest needs of the soul, which it does not, which it cannot, satisfy. 1871-8. It is a notable metaphor, saith another interpreter, taken from women with child, to express the earnest affection that he had to God-ward. These words are a notable metaphor, taken from women with child, to note his earnest, ardent, and strong affections towards God. David here speaks of seeking God for what he is in himself as distinct from what he has to give. Holy, holy, holy, Merciful and Mighty, God over all, and blessed eternally. Longeth.—Heb., khâmah, a word only occurring here, but explained as cognate with an Arabic root meaning to be black as with hunger and faintness. (second clause). What does this verse really mean? In such seasons, may the Eternal Comforter abide with us, and cause us to bless the Lord at all times, making even the solitary place to become a temple for Jehovah. Verse 1. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pmc/psalms-63.html. when Judah's wilderness thus opened such rich communion with thy Lord. Thank You that no matter where I am or in what circumstances I find myself, You are the Rock upon which I stand and the heavenly Lover of my soul. Those whom God is a God to, he bestows special favours upon them; and those to whom God is a God, they return special services to him. Then there is the other thought here, too, that when we have God we have enough. If we look at the first ages of our faith, we see that it did not all at once convince men of its truth, as the sun that rose this morning told all who had eyes to see that a light was shining. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee - who alone canst satisfy the thirst of an immortal "soul." He sustains us. The wilderness of Judah, spoken of in the title, can be no other than that of Ziph, where David wandered so long in a state of concealment. The title tells us when the psalm was penned, when David was in the wilderness of Judah; that is, in the forest of Hareth or in the wilderness of Ziph, 1 Sa. it often is, in our imperfect lives, a fierce desire to have for our very own the thing or person beloved. In Eli, the second word employed, the etymological idea is that of might, strength. A.M. 1 Samuel 22:5 And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the hold; depart, …. Like ignorant explorers in an enemy’s country, we see a stream, and we do not stop to ask whether there is poison in it or not before we glue our thirsty lips to it. There is a great old promise in one of the prophets which puts this notion of the misinterpretation of our thirsts, and the mistakes as to the sources from which they can be slaked, into one beautiful metaphor which is obscured in our English version. Some codices, with Syriac, read "like". © 2017 QuotesCosmos ● Home ● About ● Privacy ● Terms ● Principles ● Sitemap ● Contact. This continual feeling of happiness in and with him, and of misery out of and without him, as maintained in your breast by the power of the blessed Spirit, will be leading you to seek him perpetually. My soul thirsteth for thee — Eagerly desires to approach thee, to have access to thee, and to enjoy communion with thee. My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land - where there is no water. Division. 1905. "Commentary on Psalms 63:1". BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. I know that all else disappoints; I know it must end in confusion. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/psalms-63.html. Earnest seeking. Thy righteousness clings close to me.". We are His by creation, and His through purchase - we are His by promise and His by permission. Without tending, the relationship withers and the result is alienation and spiritual death. dry and thirsty — literally, “weary,” denoting moral destitution, suited his outward circumstances. The certainty that the soul thirsting after God shall be satisfied with God results at once from His nearness to us, and His infinite willingness to give Himself, which He is only prevented from carrying into act by our obstinate refusal to open our hearts by desire. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. To those who can say that, the last part of David's words and his firm resolve will come as a very easy and a necessary thing; they cannot help saying it: "Early will I seek Thee." Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. A man who lets all his longings go unchecked and untamed after earthly good has none left towards heaven. Thomas Goodwin. It is that you recognise Him as your Creator Who has called you out of nothingness, Who in His love sustains you, and in His love (for He is love, and never can be anything but love) endowed you with your freedom in order that you might merit it by learning to know, to love, and to serve Him in this life. Verse 1. That which would be selfishness in a creature is in the great Creator a necessary result of His solitary perfection. Whole Psalm. IV. And so here: Thou art my God; early will I seek thee. In Psalms 42:1-11 he was beyond Jordan; in this psalm he is in the wilderness on the near side of Jordan.

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