Salmos 1
David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
Salmos 1:1
Guzik - The righteous man knows where to find completely godly counsel: Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors. (Psalm 119:24) (See Spurgeon's note) God’s Word is always the best counselor, and godly counselors will always bring the truth of God’s Word to help someone who wants counseling. William Heslop - "Walketh, standeth, sitteth," reveals a growth in evil just as "ungodly, sinners, and scornful," shows a fearful downward trend. From thinking like the world we begin to act like the world. The righteous (by grace through faith as was Abraham in Genesis 15:6) are to be in the world but not of the world. This subtle but critical distinction can be illustrated by considering a submarine which functions in the water but not of the water. If it is on the ground (out of the water) it is of no purpose and it is unable to fulfill its purpose. But when it is in the water it must be insulated (not isolated) from the water. If the water gets into the submarine then there is cause for alarm and emergency. The godly man who seeks God's blessing must first be sure that his life choices are such that while not isolated from the world, he remains insulated from its seductive, destructive, evil influences, beginning with its evil counsel or advice.
Salmos 1:1
Guzik - Sinners have a path where they stand, and the righteous man knows he does not belong on that path. Path speaks of a way, a road, a direction, and the righteous man is not traveling in the same direction as sinners. The righteous man is not afraid to take a less-traveled road, because he knows it leads to blessing, happiness, and eternal life. "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it." (see Matthew 7:13-note) The righteous can have the confidence of Psalm 16:11: You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore (See Spurgeon's note). God has a path, and it is a good road to take. Steven
Salmos 1:1
Guzik writes that... The scornful love to sit and criticize the people of God and the things of God. The righteous man will not sit in that seat! When others are putting down Christians, it is easy to sit with them and criticize them. It is easy because there are many things to criticize among Christians. But it is wrong, because we are then sitting in the seat of the scornful. Instead, we should be proud to follow Jesus Christ. “Be out-and-out for Him; unfurl your colours, never hide them, but nail them to the mast, and say to all who ridicule the saints, ‘If you have any ill words for the followers of Christ, pour them out upon me... but know this – ye shall hear it whether you like it or not, - “I love Christ.”’” (Spurgeon) Walk...stand...sit pictures a process of spiritual "retrogression" which is the ever present danger if we are not growing in grace by taking in God's Word. The point is that believers never stand still in their Christian walk and the psalmist portrays the potential spiritual declension by three degrees of degeneration, describing our habit or conduct (walk, stand, sit) and three degrees of evil influence (counsel of the wicked, path of sinners, seat of scoffers). In short, the psalmist warns us how we are prone to wander as the hymn writer says, turning aside little by little, even imperceptibly becoming increasingly entangled in the web of sin. We need to remember that the writer Hebrews warns of the deadliness of sin... But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. (see note Hebrews 3:13) (See Related Discussion: The Deceitfulness of Sin) Oh to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be; Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee. He is easily influenced by the way of the world in its attitudes and actions, for actions follow attitudes. John
Salmos 1:4-6
Guzik - Chaff was light enough that it could be separated from the grain by throwing a scoopful into the wind and letting the wind drive away the chaff. This is how unstable, how lacking in substance, the ungodly are. Matthew
Salmos 1:4-6
Guzik - Because the ungodly have no “weight,” they will be found lacking on the day of judgment. As it was said of King Belshazzar in the book of Daniel, You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting (Daniel 5:27). The wicked will stand before God at the Great White Throne judgment but they will not have a "leg to stand on" in terms of God's strict requirement for perfect righteousness (available only by grace through faith in Christ, our Righteousness!). The apostle John records this sobering, sad event… And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. And death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (See notes Revelation 20:11; 12; 13; 14; 15) Pritchard - When the time for judgment comes, the wicked will not stand because they have no roots. Everything about them is blow and show, froth and worldly pomp, bluster and brag, and ego. But there is nothing of lasting value. With one breath, the Lord will blow all the wicked into hell. Matthew
Salmos 1:4-6
Guzik comments that… At least four times in the Book of Acts Christianity is called the Way. Certainly, it is the way of the righteous, not the way of the ungodly. Which way are you on? How did they become righteous in the Old Testament? Was it by keeping the law? Was it by carrying out the prescribed sacrifices? No, neither of these ways leads to the kingdom of heaven. The OT saints entered this way in the same manner NT now enter, by grace through faith. Those who have believed in the promised Messiah or the Messiah Who has come, died, was buried and has resurrected and ascended to the right hand of the Father. Abraham is the prototype of an OT saint who was righteous Genesis 15:6 Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. Deep Roots - Some friends of mine planted two trees of the same kind and age. The first was set in level ground in the middle of the yard, where its roots went deep into the ground to soak up water. The second was planted at the bottom of a steep bank. When it rained, the water rushed past it to the street. Both trees appeared to thrive. Then a strong windstorm came. The tree in the middle of the lawn stood firm, while the other one toppled over. Why? The root systems were different. The tree in the lawn had deep roots, while the other one had shallow roots. At the base of the bank, the water always passed swiftly over the top of the soil, so those roots stayed shallow. That tree, therefore, could not withstand the force of the wind. Standing on the promises that cannot fail, When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, By the living Word of God I shall prevail, Standing on the promises of God. —Carter When you're rooted in truth, you can withstand the winds of trial. Deep Roots - In my orchard are two pear trees. Last summer was extremely dry, yet one of the trees was unaffected and remained green and yielded luscious pears. The other tree did not do so well. Its leaves turned yellow, the fruit shriveled, and the leaves and the fruit both dropped to the ground. The tree seemed to be dead. Then came the rains, and the ground was soaked with moisture. The tree that seemed to be dead sprang to life again. Soon it was covered with leaves, and (believe it or not) in the latter part of August it burst into full bloom. Little pears came into view, but then came the frost and no fruit matured. One tree thrived and produced delicious fruit in season. What made the difference? Its roots had grown deep, where they found plenty of water. The other had shallow roots and depended on the uncertain rains. The one was like the tree David described, “planted by the rivers of water” (Ps. 1:3). The other, with belated bloom, bore no fruit. The just are nourished like a tree Set by the riverside; Their leaf is green, their fruit is sure, And thus their works abide. —Anon. We cannot bear fruit without the water of God's Word. BUT THE WAY OF THE WICKED WILL PERISH: The way -- Ps 112:10; 146:9; Pr 14:12; 15:9; Mt 7:13-note; 2Pe 2:12-note ONE OF GOD'S LEAST FAVORITE PROMISES! Many try to deny the reality of eternal punishment using a variety of humanistic arguments. The fact is that the Bible clearly teaches the certainty of eternal hell for all who refuse to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. God is holy and He cannot let unholy people into a holy Heaven and the only way to become holy is by being clothed with the holy righteousness of of Christ which sinners are given by grace through faith in His Name. You can deny eternal punishment in life, but you will spend eternity acknowledging the reality of Hell if you reject God's Son. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved and enjoy true life now in time and glorified life throughout eternity. This is no fable, but fact. But the way (term of contrast) - The dramatic contrast and finale of those who have shunned, sinned against, scorned and scoffed at God. Not just occasionally, but continually. This was their lifestyle. Solomon writes of the self-deception of the way of the wicked… There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. (Pr 14:12) Jesus gives a command to enter the only way which will not perish… Enter (The aorist imperative = command calling for urgent, immediate and effective action!) by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. (see note Matthew 7:13) The way of the wicked and all they have ever accomplished (the sum total of their life) is like an apple that falls off the apple tree and lies on the ground in rot and decay thus loosing any chance of ever fulfilling its full potential as an apple. The way of the wicked is a state of total disintegration or collapse. Perish (06) (abad, cp Abaddon 011) is a verb meaning to perish, to be destroyed, to be ruined, to be lost, to in a state of ruin and destruction pertaining to an object, including the death (Ex 10:7). Abad can mean literally to die, or, in the case of things, reputation, etc., to pass away. In a causative sense, abad means to destroy, to reduce to some degree of disorder. God’s destruction of evil, both threatened (Lev. 26:38) and realized (Nu 17:12); Israel’s destruction of the Canaanites and their altars (Nu 33:52; Dt. 12:2, 3); the perishing of natural life (Ps. 49:10; 102:26; Eccl. 7:15); the perishing of abstract qualities such as wisdom and hope (Isa. 29:14; Lam. 3:18); and an item or animal being lost (Dt. 22:3; Eccl. 3:6) See 4.5 page article on Abad and cognates in the Theological Dictionary Of The Old Testament page 19 (online) Gilbrant - This word was used of something being destroyed, ruined, or obliterated, so that it ceases to exist or function as it once did. Thus, it can mean “to be annihilated,” “to be exterminated” or “to perish.” Sometimes the sense is something “being lost.” In other words, the owner’s lost item has gone out of existence. At least temporarily, it has disappeared. To be lost is also to be in danger of perishing, or being killed or destroyed. This is the word used in Exo. 10:7 regarding Egypt’s destruction from the plagues. The word is often parallel to death (Num. 17:12, Ps. 31:12). In Job 4:9, 20, the wicked are said to perish forever in parallel with God destroying or breaking them into pieces. Micah 7:2 says the godly have perished from the earth, meaning they have disappeared, been annihilated or exterminated from this life. In Est. 8:11, the form of the verb (Piel), which means “to cause to perish,” is used in parallel with words for destroying and killing attackers. Deuteronomy 7:24 states that the Israelites would cause the name of the Canaanites to perish. In other words, they would exterminate them. Jeremiah 23:1 condemns shepherds who destroy the LORD’S sheep in parallel to scattering, driving away neglecting them and generally doing evil. A participle of this verb is used in Ezek. 34:4 of the lost sheep and the wicked shepherds. God’s people were not searched for by the shepherds. The sheep were scattered and eaten by wild animals. Ecclesiastes 3:6 says there is a time to search and a time to surrender the lost. A bribe is said “to destroy” the heart in Ecc. 7:7. A memory can perish or be obliterated (Isa. 26:14). Hope can be destroyed, wiped out or perish (Job 8:13, Ezek. 37:11). The heart can perish in the sense of being emotionally devastated, the will destroyed, and all courage wiped out in horrified response to the wrath of God as in Jer. 4:9. A voice or sound can be caused to perish in the sense of “banished” (Jer. 25:10). In Prov. 10:28, the expectations of the wicked “perish” or “come to nothing.” When a person dies, his or her plans “perish” or “come to an end” (Ps. 146:4). The persecuted one says refuge has “perished” or “vanished” (Ps. 142:4). (Complete Biblical Library) Stephen Renn - Abad - It is first of all predicated of God’s people under divine judgment for rebellion against him, under the covenant curse. In particular, abad constitutes the inevitable fate of the Israelite people, who will perish in the process of being sent into exile (cf. Lev. 26:38; Dt 4:26; 8:20; 30:18; Jos. 23:13; Jer. 4: 9; 27:10; Eze. 25: 7). The people will also perish on account of their idolatry (cf. Dt 8:19; Jos. 23:16). Individuals or groups of people are also said to “perish” at the hand of God - Korah (Nu. 16:33); Ahab’s dynasty (2Ki 9: 8, cp Ps 2:12; Jer. 6:21; Mic. 4: 9; Jon. 3: 9. Nu 17: 2 expresses the fear of perishing. The enemies of Yahweh are said to perish as a consequence of judgment pronounced on them (cf. Nu 21:30; Jdg 5:31; Ps 9: 3, 6; 37:20; Isa. 41:11; Jer. 51:18 [Babylon]; Amos 1: 8 [Philistia]). General references to people dying or perishing are found in Job 4: 7; Ps 49:10; Pr 31: 6; Jon. 1: 6. Such a fate includes the wicked (cf. Ps 1: 6; 37:20; 83:17; Pr 28:28; Jer. 48: 8); as well as the righteous (cf. Eccl 7:15; Isa. 57: 1; Mic. 7: 2). Job 4:11 refers to animals perishing. In Esther 4:16 “If I perish, I perish” Abad also refers to that which is “ruined.” = the land of Israel (Jer 9:12 cf. Joel 1:11; Amos 3:15; Jonah 4:10). Abad is used metaphorically -- Job utters a curse in Job 3:3, where he expresses a desire to have the day of his birth “perish.” “Perish” can express the sense of “disappear” = wisdom of the wise (Isa. 29:14; Jer. 49: 7), law of God (Jer. 18: 8; Ezek 7:26); truth (Jer. 7:26). James Swanson summarizes abad - 1. (piel) destroy, annihilate, exterminate, wipe out, i.e., cause to destroy an object (Nu 33:52); (hif) destroy (Dt 7:10); 2. (qal) not exist, i.e., have a state no longer existing (Ezek 19:5); 3. (qal) be lost, i.e., be in a state of wandering, in which the whereabouts of an object is unknown, so in a state lacking knowledge about an object (1Sa 19:3); 4. (qal) wandering, act. as a nomad, i.e., to go from place to place with no particular plan, as a lifestyle of some groups of people (Dt 26:5); 5. (piel) squander, waste, i.e., showing a total lack of value for the object wasted (Pr 29:3) 6. (piel) expel, i.e., to drive one by force from an area (Eze 28:16); 7. (qal) lose courage, formally, ruin of heart, i.e., be in a state of hopelessness, lacking confidence in a future situation (Jer 4:9); 8. (qal) internal corruption, formally, ruin the heart, i.e., engage in a behavior which is a moral deviation from what is right (Eccl 7:7) Abad - 175v -annihilate(2), annihilated(1), been lost(1), broken(1), corrupts(1), destroy(33), destroyed(15), destroying(2), destroys(2), destruction(2), dying(2), fail(1), fails(1), give up as lost(1), lacking(1), lost(12), make vanish(1), makes to perish(1), no(2), obliterate(1), perish(61), perished(16), perishes(7), perishing(2), ruined(4), surely perish(3), take(1), utterly destroy(1), wandering(1), wastes(1), wiped(1). Ex 10:7; Lev 23:30; 26:38; Num 16:33; 17:12; 21:29f; 24:19; 33:52; Dt 4:26; 7:10, 20, 24; 8:19f; 9:3; 11:4, 17; 12:2f; 22:3; 26:5; 28:20, 22, 51, 63; 30:18; 32:28; Josh 7:7; 23:13, 16; Jdg 5:31; 1Sa 9:3, 20; 2 Sam 1:27; 2Kgs 9:8; 10:19; 11:1; 13:7; 19:18; 21:3; 24:2; 2Chr 22:10; Esther 3:9, 13; 4:7, 14, 16; 7:4; 8:5, 11; 9:6, 12, 24; Job 3:3; 4:7, 9, 11, 20; 6:18; 8:13; 11:20; 12:23; 14:19; 18:17; 20:7; 29:13; 30:2; 31:19; Ps 1:6; 2:12; 5:6; 9:3, 5f, 18; 10:16; 21:10; 31:12; 37:20; 41:5; 49:10; 68:2; 73:27; 80:16; 83:17; 92:9; 102:26; 112:10; 119:92, 95, 176; 142:4; 143:12; 146:4; Pr 1:32; 10:28; 11:7, 10; 19:9; 21:28; 28:28; 29:3; 31:6; Eccl 3:6; 5:14; 7:7, 15; 9:6, 18; Isa 26:14; 27:13; 29:14; 37:19; 41:11; 57:1; 60:12; Jer 1:10; 4:9; 6:21; 7:28; 9:12; 10:15; 12:17; 15:7; 18:7, 18; 23:1; 25:10, 35; 27:10, 15; 31:28; 40:15; 46:8; 48:8, 36, 46; 49:7, 38; 50:6; 51:18, 55; Lam 2:9; 3:18; Ezek 6:3; 7:26; 12:22; 19:5; 22:27; 25:7, 16; 26:17; 28:16; 30:13; 32:13; 34:4, 16; 37:11; Joel 1:11; Amos 1:8; 2:14; 3:15; Obad 1:8, 12; Jonah 1:6, 14; 3:9; 4:10; Mic 4:9; 5:10; 7:2; Zeph 2:5, 13; Zech 9:5 The Septuagint (LXX) translates abad in Psalm 1:6 with the Greek verb apollumi (see notes) which speaks of destruction but not annihilation. Apollumi basically has to do with that which is ruined and is no longer usable for its intended purpose. All men and women are created in the image of God and have the potential to bring glory to God, but this is only possible if one is born again ("re-created" as it were in Christ). Only the redeemed can properly bring glory to their Creator. Isaiah speaks of this privilege believers have to bring glory to God writing that… Everyone who is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, even whom I have made." (Isaiah 43:7) All men are born in sin in Adam and if they fail to be born again by grace through faith they remain dead in their trespasses and sins and when they die, they soul and their way (everything that they have every done while alive) will perish forever. Apollumi is the verb Jesus used to describe those who are thrown into hell (Mt 10:28). As He makes clear elsewhere, hell is not a place or state of nothingness or unconscious existence, as is the Hindu Nirvana. It is the place of everlasting torment, the place of eternal death, where there will be “weeping and gnashing of teeth” (see Mt 13:42, 50). All people are created by God for His glory, but when they refuse to come to Him for salvation they lose their opportunity for redemption and for becoming what God intends for them to be. They are then fit only for condemnation and eternal destruction. This truth should motivate every believer to seek to present the gospel with their life and then their lips to all around them who are still dead in their trespasses and sins. To reiterate, destruction for an unsaved sinner does not result in annihilation or extinction. When their life ends on earth, it is not followed by the loss of being, but of well-being. The Gospel promises everlasting life for all who believe in Christ's death, burial and resurrection. Dear reader if you are not saved listen to the Savior's own words… I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am (I am = a title for God), you shall die in your sins. (John 8:24) Steven