Note 10- Psalm 63:8 8 I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. This is from the pulpit commentary. My soul followeth hard after thee; or, clingeth close after thee (Kay, Cheyne); Tibi adhaeret teque sequitur (Gesenius) - longs to come as near to thee as possible; while, on thy part, thy right hand upholdeth me; i.e. with a reciprocal action, thou puttest forth thy right hand to sustain and support me, drawing me to thee, and holding me, as it were, in thy embrace. We work in union with each other... we seek.. cling... long.. and God embraces us. Aramaic Bible in Plain English My soul is gone forth after you and your right hand has rested upon me. From the beginning of this Psalm, David teaches us how to long after God... to praise, to seek Him, to meditate on our beds at night.. in the night watches. To desire Him above all other things, food, water.... Think back to all those times that you knew that the Lords right hand rested upon you, where you saw His help... where you saw His comfort. Go back... listen to the music... My soul longeth after thee... and Praise you in the storm, then re-read this Psalm from the Jewish Bible... Tehillim 63 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) 63 (Mizmor Dovid. When he was in the midbar Yehudah). O Elohim, Thou art Eli; early will I seek Thee; my nefesh thirsteth for Thee; my basar longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no mayim is; 2 (3) To see Thy oz (might, power) and Thy kavod, as I have beheld Thee in the Kodesh (holy place, sanctuary). 3 (4) Because Thy chesed is better than chayyim, my lips shall praise Thee. 4 (5) Thus will I bless Thee while I live; I will lift up my hands b’Shimcha (in Thy Name.) 5 (6) My nefesh shall be satisfied as with chelev (fat) and deshen (abundance); and my mouth shall praise Thee with lips of joyful singing; 6 (7) When I remember Thee upon my bed, and meditate on Thee in the ashmurot (night watches). 7 (8) Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the tzel (shadow) of Thy wings will I sing with joy. 8 (9) My nefesh followeth hard after Thee; Thy Yamin (Right Hand) upholdeth me. 9 (10) But those that seek my nefesh, to destroy it, shall go into the abysses of ha’aretz. 10 (11) They deliver him into the power of the cherev; they shall be a portion for jackals. 11 (12) But HaMelech shall rejoice in Elohim; every one that sweareth by Him shall glory; but the mouth of them that speak sheker shall be stopped. Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) Does this Psalm so far inspire you to draw closer to God? Do you feel more comfortable putting your faith in Him? https://youtube/watch?v=vGm7ivZcW_w
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