The righteous cry, and the LORD hears And delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But LORD delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones, Not one of them is broken . . . The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned. (Psalm 34:17-20, 22,NASB)
We’re praying for our great friends, John and Jane Davis. John is to have open-heart surgery on Monday, 1 August.
My last essay on David’s Psalm 34, “The LORD, a Provider and Deliverer.”
“The righteous cry, and the LORD hears And delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.” To be righteous, or made right with God, one must put his faith and trust in Jesus Christ, God’s Son. God will then hear, and deliver them from “all their troubles.” Deliverance may not occur in this lifetime, but oh, what a time we’ll have in heaven! For most people to be saved, they must come to a point of brokenness. God promises to save them.
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all.” We all have troubles in this world. Some trials are worse than others. But God promises delivery from them, which again, may or may not happen in this life.
“He keeps all his bones, Not one of them is broken.” This is seen by Bible scholars as a prophecy of Jesus Christ. As He hung on the cross, sunset was approaching, and with it, the Sabbath. It was bad to leave criminals hanging once the Sabbath began, so to hasten death, the executioners would break their legs (the cause of death during crucifixion was usually suffocation, which happened very slowly; to breathe, the criminal would push himself up on the nail in his feet; breaking his legs would not allow him to support himself any longer, and he would die quicker). As the Sabbath drew near, the executioners broke the legs of the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus. But having determined that Jesus was already dead, they did not break His legs.
” The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.” God has redeemed those who believe in Jesus. For those who’ve called upon the name of the Lord and are saved, they will not “be condemned” to an eternity of agony, separated from God.
Psalm 34 is rich in the promises of God. Like in the title, He is “Provider and Deliverer.” He does these things for His children, those who have been saved by His grace through the blood of the Lamb, Christ Jesus.
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