hej John Tng and the Doves.

A jewish friend have send me this, a Jews understandig of Psalm 63. - and I
would like to share it with you.
BLESS to all of you Doves and other readers to, in the name of our Great
Lord and King, Jesus of Nazareth,
Son of the Living God. - jan mikael.  ><>
 
 

 Psalms 63 -  by Yair Davidiy, Jerusalem, Israel

A PSALM OF DAVID WHEN HE WAS IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH !

[Psalms 63:1] O GOD, THOU ART MY GOD; EARLY WILL I SEEK THEE: MY SOUL
 THIRSTETH FOR THEE,  MY FLESH LONGETH FOR THEE IN A DRY AND THIRSTY LAND,
 WHERE NO WATER IS;
The Midrash on Psalms points out that in Proverbs a similar expression is
 found, I LOVE THEM THAT LOVE ME; AND THOSE THAT SEEK ME EARLY SHALL FIND ME
 [Proverbs 8:17].
The Midrash Tehillim says:
Because David loved me I loved him. Because he searched for me, I
 searched for him and was found by him, as it says,  O GOD, THOU ART MY GOD;
 EARLY WILL I SEEK THEE>>.

 <<LONGETH>>: Hebrew "CaMaH" meaning "strive towards" perhaps giving us the
 English "came" and "come". Incidentally we have here "come" present tense
 and "came" past tense.  In Hebrew it would be "com" present tense and "cam"
 past tense i.e. almost the same.

 [Psalms 63:2] TO SEE THY POWER AND THY GLORY, SO AS I HAVE SEEN THEE IN THE
 SANCTUARY.
This can also be translated from the Hebrew as saying,
<<VERILY, IN HOLY MATTERS I HAVE SEEN YOU [FOR SO IS THE WAY TO] TO SEE
 YOUR POWER AND GLORY>>.

 [Psalms 63:3] BECAUSE THY LOVINGKINDNESS IS BETTER THAN LIFE, MY LIPS SHALL
 PRAISE THEE.

 [Psalms 63:4] THUS WILL I BLESS THEE WHILE I LIVE: I WILL LIFT UP MY HANDS
 IN THY NAME.
<<WHILE I LIVE>> This can alternately be rendered,  "I WILL BLESS YOU WITH
 MY LIFE".
<<MY HANDS>>:  Hebrew "CAPI", "caph" means the palm of the hand. This could
 be where the English word "cup" comes from. The Dictionary says that "cup"
 is Old English and before that from the Latin.  The Latin we know however
 is much less like the Hebrew than English. Even English words said to be
 derived from Latin often sound closer to a word of the same meaning in
Hebrew.
The word "calf" meaning the fleshy back part of the leg may also be derived
 from the Hebrew "caph".

 [Psalms 63:5] MY SOUL SHALL BE SATISFIED AS WITH MARROW AND FATNESS; AND MY
 MOUTH SHALL  PRAISE THEE WITH JOYFUL LIPS:
Just like you eat a good meal with an exceptionally tasty piece of meat
 from which you such the bones (they don't seem to make meat like that
 anymore) and are satisfied afterwards so too will it be with my longing for
 the Almighty.

 [Psalms 63:6] WHEN I REMEMBER THEE UPON MY BED, AND MEDITATE ON THEE IN THE
 NIGHT   WATCHES.
<<NIGHT   WATCHES>>: The Hebrew says "ashmorot" which connotes "watches"
 in general, i.e. it can also mean the early morning hours.  When we go to
 sleep or are in some intermediate dtage then we are vulnerable to all kinds
 of visitations from our subconscious or from our weaker side that normally
 we put aside.  We should try to remember the Almighty in these moments and
 meditate on Him.

 [Psalms 63:7] BECAUSE THOU HAST BEEN MY HELP, THEREFORE IN THE SHADOW OF
 THY WINGS WILL  I REJOICE.
God will help us. Sooner or later God will answer you.  You will never
 loose by cleaving to Him.

 [Psalms 63:8] MY SOUL FOLLOWETH HARD AFTER THEE: THY RIGHT HAND UPHOLDETH
 ME.

 [Psalms 63:9] BUT THOSE THAT SEEK MY SOUL, TO DESTROY IT, SHALL GO INTO THE
 LOWER PARTS OF  THE EARTH.
My enemies will be destroyed and brought under.

 [Psalms 63:10] THEY SHALL FALL BY THE SWORD: THEY SHALL BE A PORTION FOR
 FOXES.

 [Psalms 63:11] BUT THE KING SHALL REJOICE IN GOD; EVERY ONE THAT SWEARETH
 BY HIM SHALL  GLORY: BUT THE MOUTH OF THEM THAT SPEAK LIES SHALL BE
STOPPED.
<<THE KING>>:  According to some David is the future Messiah or David will
 reign along side the Messiah  or the Messiah will be a descendant and
 embodiment of David.

 AND I WILL SET UP ONE SHEPHERD OVER THEM, AND HE SHALL FEED THEM, EVEN MY
 SERVANT DAVID; HE SHALL FEED THEM, AND HE SHALL BE THEIR
 SHEPHERD.
AND I THE LORD WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND MY SERVANT DAVID A PRINCE AMONG THEM;
 I THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN IT [Ezekiel 34:23-24].

 AND DAVID MY SERVANT SHALL BE KING OVER THEM; AND THEY ALL SHALL HAVE ONE
 SHEPHERD: THEY SHALL ALSO WALK IN MY JUDGMENTS, AND OBSERVE MY STATUTES,
 AND DO THEM [Ezekiel 37:24].
David is our king, the king."

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AND I WILL MAKE OF THEE A GREAT NATION, AND I WILL BLESS THEE, AND MAKE THY
 NAME GREAT; AND THOU SHALT BE A BLESSING:

 AND I WILL BLESS THEM THAT BLESS THEE, AND CURSE HIM THAT CURSETH THEE:
 AND IN  THEE SHALL ALL FAMILIES OF THE EARTH BE BLESSED [Genesis 12:2-3].