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Commit Your Way Unto the Lord (Psa 37:3-9 KJV)
Trust in the LORD,
and do good;
so shalt thou dwell in the
land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
{4} Delight thyself also in
the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
{5} Commit thy way unto the
LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
{6} And he shall bring
forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the
noonday.
{7} Rest in the LORD,
and wait patiently for him:
fret not thyself
because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man
who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
{8} Cease from anger, and
forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
{9} For evildoers shall be
cut off:
but those that wait
upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
The
Hebrew word for "commit" means "to roll" , either
literally or figuratively. This word is used in other places in the O.T.
on the occasion of rolling a large stone away from the mouth of a well. In the
first usage of the word in the Bible (often the source of great insight into the
meaning of a word), we have people rolling a stone off a well, and then later
putting it back. Observe:
(Gen
29:3 KJV)
And thither were all the
flocks gathered:
and they ROLLED the stone from the well's mouth, and watered
the sheep,
and PUT the stone again upon the well's mouth in his
place.
As it is in the English
translation, two different Hebrew words are used in this verse for actions
done to the stone in this verse. First, the stone is "rolled" off the well so
the sheep could be watered, but they didn't roll the stone back, they PUT it
back...a different Hebrew word. This can be a clue to a deeper
meaning.
In a second usage of this
same Hebrew word, the people are again ROLLING the stone away
from the well...SO THAT the water can be drawn out. It is specifically stated
this way:
(Gen
29:8 KJV)
And they said, We
cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together,
and till they ROLL the stone from the well's mouth; THEN we water the sheep.
This is a principle in understanding an
unfamiliar word from another language, ie.. how is the word used in its proper
context? So here. when we are trying to understand the concept of "commitment"
from its useage in context, it may mean "to roll the stone off the well of God's
blessings so that you may drink of those blessings."
We may look at the
verse
(Psa 37:5 KJV)
Commit thy way unto
the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to
pass.
and see what the picture language of the Hebrew is
telling us:
We know what "commit" implies, but what
does "thy way" mean? This word means " a road as trodden or walked upon".
So here we a picture: we are walking a
well-worn path of life, walked down by many others before us. But God says
to us, "roll your plans and dreams and lifestyle from your road onto MY road,
then you will experience the blessings and fulfillment that I have waiting for
you".
In fact, the second half of Ps 37:5 is
this: "and He shall bring it to pass". This is kind of a mundane ending to
this verse in English. But in Hebrew, the words "bring it to pass" are actually
the same word but repeated twice. This has the effect of intensifying the word
to an extraordinary degree, so it actually means, "He will accomplish in an
extraordinary degree".
The middle phrase in this verse,
"trust also in Him," has in it the word "trust" which in Hebrew means, "to hide
for refuge in a place that is secure". So this verse:
(Psa 37:5 KJV)
Commit thy way unto
the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to
pass.
can be expanded from the Hebrew meanings
into this little scenario:
"Change the direction of your life from the
world's way to God's way, so you can drink deeply of His blessings. Hide for
refuge in His presence, which is a secure place. And watch Him do extraordinary
things for you".
God Bless you.
In Christ..brother
bob...<><
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Here are some more verses about
"commitment" for you to meditate upon:
Psa 31:5 (KJV)
Into thine
hand I commit my spirit:
thou hast
redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
Psa
9:9-10 (KJV)
The LORD also will be a refuge
for the oppressed,
a refuge in times
of trouble.
{10} And they
that know thy name will put their trust in thee:
for thou, LORD, hast not
forsaken them that seek thee.
Psa 5:11-12
(KJV)
But let all those that
put their trust in thee rejoice:
let them ever shout for joy,
because thou defendest them:
let them also that love thy
name be joyful in thee.
{12} For
thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous;
with favour wilt thou compass
him as with a shield.
2 Tim 1:12b (KJV)
...for I know
whom I have believed,
and am persuaded
that he is able
to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Psa 57:1-3 (KJV)
To the chief
Musician, Altaschith,
Michtam of
David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.
Be merciful unto
me, O God, be merciful unto me:
for my soul
trusteth in thee:
yea, in the
shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge,
until these calamities be overpast.
{2} I will cry unto God most high;
unto
God that performeth all things for me.
{3} He shall send from heaven,
and save me
from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah.
God shall send
forth his mercy and his truth.
1 Pet 4:19 (KJV)
Wherefore let
them that suffer according to the will of God
commit the
keeping of their souls to Him in well doing,
as unto a
faithful Creator. IXTHEUS CHRISTIAN GROWTH DEVOTIONALS
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