Salmos 25
David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
Salmos 25:14-15
Guzik writes that "The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him reminds us that there are realities of Christian knowledge and experience known only by those who have new life by the Spirit of God; the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned (1 Corinthians 2:14). To explain such secrets to those who do not have the Spirit of God is like explaining colors to a blind man or musical harmonies to a deaf man." Compare Genesis 18:17 which is a wonderful example of confidential conversation, this conversation being between God and Abraham "the friend of God" (James 2:23), Moses writing "The LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do." Note that in context, the One speaking is the Messenger (Angel) of Jehovah, the pre-incarnate Messiah speaking to His "friend," Abraham revealing the secret counsel regarding what He was about to carry out in the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. This same principle is described in Amos 3:7 "Surely the Lord GOD does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel (sod) To His servants the prophets." And best of all we hearken to the wonderful words from our Lord Jesus Christ "No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known (gnorizo) to you." These (friendship, secret counsel) are all the privileged possession of those who choose the fear the LORD! Gaebelein writes "Yea, they know His secrets through His Word; this godly remnant will see and enjoy His covenant, the new covenant. (See Jeremiah 31:31–34.)" Note that secret in this passage is an entirely different word than secret in Dt 29:29 "The secret things belong to the LORD our God." The Hebrew word in that passage is cathar/satar which conveys the meaning of to hide with the added thought of protection, shelter, concealing. Joseph Parker adds that "Secret things is, quite literally, veiled things, hidden things, things that cannot be discovered, things that cannot be revealed. There are always such, even for the saints, to the end of the journey; the secret, veiled, hidden mysteries of life and of government." Oswald Chambers - The secret of the Lord - The secret (friendship R.V.) of the Lord is with them that fear Him. Psalm 25:14. What is the sign of a friend? That he tells you secret sorrows? No, that he tells you secret joys. Many will confide to you their secret sorrows, but the last mark of intimacy is to confide secret joys. Have we ever let God tell us any of His joys, or are we telling God our secrets so continually that we leave no room for Him to talk to us? At the beginning of our Christian life we are full of requests to God, then we find that God wants to get us into relationship with Himself, to get us in touch with His purposes. Are we so wedded to Jesus Christ’s idea of prayer—“Thy will be done”—that we catch the secrets of God? The things that make God dear to us are not so much His great big blessings as the tiny things, because they show His amazing intimacy with us; He knows every detail of our individual lives. “… him shall He teach in the way that He shall choose.” At first we want the consciousness of being guided by God, then as we go on we live so much in the consciousness of God that we do not need to ask what His will is, because the thought of choosing any other will never occur to us. If we are saved and sanctified God guides us by our ordinary choices, and if we are going to choose what He does not want, He will check, and we must heed. Whenever there is doubt, stop at once. Never reason it out and say—‘I wonder why I shouldn’t?’ God instructs us in what we choose, that is, He guides our common sense, and we no longer hinder His Spirit by continually saying—‘Now, Lord, what is Thy will?’ (My Utmost for His Highest) Charles Simeon on secret of the LORD - It is not to all, but to his friends only, that God imparts these heart-reviving secrets, even to them who truly “fear him.” Nor is it amidst the noise and bustle of the world that he will communicate them, but in seasons of retirement, and in the stillness of the night. It is by a still small voice that he imparts them to the sold. O let your fellowship with him be sweet and frequent! Go to him on all occasions: consult him in every emergency: listen to his voice, whether he speak by the written word, or by his Holy Spirit. Say to him at all times, “Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.” So “will he draw nigh to you, when you draw nigh to him:” and when you spread before him your inmost wants, “he will guide you by his counsel:” he will “lead you into all truth;” he will make known to you “the deep things of God [Note: 1 Corinthians 2:10.];” and by communications of every kind will “perfect that which concerneth you [Note: Psalms 138:8.];” enabling you to “comprehend, in a measure, what none can fully comprehend, the height and depth and length and breadth of the love of Christ, and thereby filling you with all the fulness of God [Note: Ephesians 3:18-19.].”] THE OPEN SECRET I TOO would know the secret of the Lord which is with them that fear Him. I. It is a birth-secret.—Ah, has He quickened me into a new life, me who through the past was unprofitable and sad? Of water and of the Holy Ghost has He regenerated my soul? Has He taught me what conversion means, ‘in the intense and incandescent sense,’ to quote the words of a recent biography? This is a secret, between my soul and Him; and no one else can know it just as I do. II. It is a life-secret.—Day by day, if I am His child, He guides me, teaches me, humbles me, cleanses me, hallows me. And this, too, is a secret between myself and Him, for one Christian’s experience never reiterates another’s. III. It is a death-secret.—In front of me the cold deep river rolls its flood, and I must cross it before I can enter the City of God. But, when I come to it, if all my hope is in Him, He will have His own communication of needed grace, His own whisper of satisfying peace, for me. This is why there is a light in dying eyes, a smile on dying lips. And, again, it is a joy with which no stranger, no brother even, nor wife, nor child, can intermeddle. (Church Pulpit Commentary) Life Application Commentary - The LORD is a friend to those who fear him." God offers intimate and lasting friendship to those who revere him, who hold him in highest honor. What relationship could ever compare with having the Lord of all creation for a friend? Your everlasting friendship with God will grow as you respect and honor him. F B
Salmos 25:14-15
Guzik - David said this both as a statement of fact, but also as a prayer for the future. He knew the importance of keeping the attention of his mind and soul toward the LORD. Spurgeon on He will pluck my feet out of the net - Observe the conflicting condition in which a gracious soul may be placed, his eyes are in heaven and yet his feet are sometimes in a net; his nobler nature ceases not to behold the glories of God, while his baser parts are enduring the miseries of the world. A net is the common metaphor for temptation. The Lord often keeps his people from falling into it, and if they have fallen he rescues them. The word "pluck" is a rough word, and saints who have fallen into sin find that the means of their restoration are not always easy to the flesh; the Lord plucks at us sharply to let us feel that sin is an exceeding bitter thing. But what a mercy is here: Believer, be very grateful for it. The Lord will deliver us from the cunning devices of our cruel enemy, and even if through infirmity we have fallen into sin, he will not leave us to be utterly destroyed but will pluck us out of our dangerous state; though our feet are in the net, if our eyes are up unto God, mercy certainly will interpose. Guzik - He shall pluck my feet out of the net: This reminds us that this Psalm was written from a season of trouble, in which David still felt himself caught. His feet were still in the net his enemies set against him. WORD STUDIES Secret (05475)(sod - click for full word study) primarily means confidential conversation, speech or talk. Compare the Arabic word sa'wada which means to speak secretly. Sod emphasizes confidentiality in contrast to more general advice or counsel. Sod can refer to the close friendship which exists between people (Ps 55:14) or to the intimate knowledge that friendship brings, especially their secrets (Pr 25:9) Sod describes talk to one about something that is to be kept confidential (eg, confidential conversation in Amos 3:7 "Surely the Lord GOD does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel (sod) To His servants the prophets." Fruchtenbaum writes that "Hebrew word sod, (is) used 22 times in the Old Testament, and generally having the meaning of “secret counsel.” It is a divine secret that can be known and understood only if revealed by God to His people through the prophets. (Fruchtenbaum, A. G. The footsteps of the Messiah. Page 656) Sod is used in the proper name "Besodeiah" (Neh 3:6) which has a great meaning - "in the secret of Jehovah." Sod is used in Nu 13:10 in "Sodi" (which means "a confidant"), the name of an Israeli in the tribe of Zebulun. Bromiley in the ISBE writes that "The Hebrew sod can refer both to intimate or confidential speaking and to those involved in such speaking, or to a gathering of intimates." Fear (03372)(yare) is a verb meaning to fear, to be afraid (Ge 3:10+), to respect, to reverence, to be terrified, to be awesome, to be feared, to make afraid, to frighten. The most common translations are to be afraid, to fear, to fear God. On one had yare conveys the sense of threat to one's life, but on the other it can express the idea of reverence and deep respect (as in Ps 25:14). In the OT fear of the Lord involves a person's total response to the Lord. It is notable that more than 75% of the over 370 uses (see below) of yare are in the context of reverencing the Lord. In English our word reverence (from Latin reverentia "awe, respect," from revereri "to stand in awe of, respect, honor, fear, be afraid of; revere,") refers to a feeling of profound respect for someone or something, and with yare in the OT as noted this is most often to God. The classic use is Pr 1:7-note "The fear (yare) of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge." Notice that a genuine holy fear of the Lord is often equated with believers (e.g. Mal 3:16+, Mal 4:2+, Eccl 8:12,13+, cf the last worldwide proclamation of the Gospel which says "Fear God..." - Rev 14:6-7+) Fear of God...a response of reverential awe, worshipful respect, and submission to God FEAR - In the Bible, many Hebrew and Greek terms are translated “fear,” but the most common are the Hebrew yirʾâ / yārēʾ and the Greek phobos / phobeō, which the Septuagint regularly uses to translate the Hebrew words. The basic meaning ranges from uneasiness or alarm to intense terror, depending on the situation. In Scripture, fear of God originally reflects the same natural reaction humans have to something overwhelming or threatening, but it develops a distinct theological meaning—a response of reverential awe, worshipful respect, and submission to God. This fear may arise from direct encounters with God’s power (such as miracles or theophanies) or from reflecting on Who God is and what He has done (this is most effectively achieved by reading and meditating on His holy Word). true knowledge of God produces reverent fear, which in turn leads to worship, blessing, security, and a righteous life. In biblical theology, the fear of the Lord becomes a central expression of faith and covenant loyalty. It often means obedience to God and recognition of His sovereign authority, especially in covenant contexts like Deuteronomy. Wisdom literature further teaches that “the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom” (Pr 1:7; 9:10; Ps 111:10), meaning that true knowledge of God produces reverent fear, which in turn leads to worship, blessing, security, and a righteous life. Yet Scripture also presents a second aspect: those who reject God experience fear as dread of His judgment and wrath. Thus, Biblical fear of the Lord has two dimensions—reverent awe that leads to obedience and blessing, and terrifying dread for those who oppose Him. 🙏 THOUGHT - When you think of God, do you have a reverential fear or a dreadful fear? God will either be your Father or your Judge? You will either His child or His enemy! John 1:12+ says "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name." "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved." (Acts 16:31+) William