Post by mommadee48 on Jun 1, 2023 14:30:59 GMT -5
YOU ARE HEARD. (PSALM 116: 1-7).
HE TURNED HIS EAR TO ME:
In the book Physics, Chales Riborg Mann and George Ransom Twiss ask: "When a tree falls in a lonely forest, and no animal is nearby to hear it, does it make a sound? Over the years, this question has prompted philosophical and scientific discussions about sound, perception, and existence. A definitive answer, however, has yet to emerge.
One night, while feeling lonely and sad about a problem I hadn't shared with anyone, I recalled this question. When no one hears my cry for help, I thought, does God hear?
Facing the threat of death and death overcome by distress, the writer of Psalm 116 may have felt abandoned. So he called out to God---knowing He was listening and would help him.
"He heard my voice," the psalmist wrote, "he heard my cry for mercy...[He] turned his ear to me" (vv.1-2). When no one knows our pain, God knows. When no one hears our cries, God hears.
Knowing that God will show us His love and protection (*vv.5-6), we can be at rest in difficult times (v. 7). The Hebrew word translated "rest" (manoakh) describes a place of quiet and safety. We can be at peace, strengthened by the assurance of God's presence and help.
The question posed by Mann and Twiss led to numerous answers. But the answer to the question, Does God hear? Is simply YES!
1)I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2)Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3)The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave camo over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4)Then I called on the name of the Lord:
"Lord, save me!"
5)The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6)The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7)Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
INSIGHT:
Psalm 116 is one of six praise songs (Psalms 113-118) collectively known as the "Egyptian Hallel." The Hebrew root word halal means "to praise," and "Egyptian" is a designation that these songs were sung during the Passover remembrance of their deliverance from Egyptian slavery. Psalms 113-114 are recited before the Passover meal and sang after the Last Supper would probably be one of these psalms (MARK 14:26).
In Psalm 116, the author writes of his near-death experience (vv.3-4) and celebrates his deliverance from the jaws of death (v.8). In his musing about life and death, the psalmist assures us of God's undying care and love, giving us precious comfort when facing death: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants." Or as one translation renders it, "The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die". (v.15 NLT).
HE TURNED HIS EAR TO ME:
In the book Physics, Chales Riborg Mann and George Ransom Twiss ask: "When a tree falls in a lonely forest, and no animal is nearby to hear it, does it make a sound? Over the years, this question has prompted philosophical and scientific discussions about sound, perception, and existence. A definitive answer, however, has yet to emerge.
One night, while feeling lonely and sad about a problem I hadn't shared with anyone, I recalled this question. When no one hears my cry for help, I thought, does God hear?
Facing the threat of death and death overcome by distress, the writer of Psalm 116 may have felt abandoned. So he called out to God---knowing He was listening and would help him.
"He heard my voice," the psalmist wrote, "he heard my cry for mercy...[He] turned his ear to me" (vv.1-2). When no one knows our pain, God knows. When no one hears our cries, God hears.
Knowing that God will show us His love and protection (*vv.5-6), we can be at rest in difficult times (v. 7). The Hebrew word translated "rest" (manoakh) describes a place of quiet and safety. We can be at peace, strengthened by the assurance of God's presence and help.
The question posed by Mann and Twiss led to numerous answers. But the answer to the question, Does God hear? Is simply YES!
1)I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2)Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3)The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave camo over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4)Then I called on the name of the Lord:
"Lord, save me!"
5)The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6)The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7)Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
INSIGHT:
Psalm 116 is one of six praise songs (Psalms 113-118) collectively known as the "Egyptian Hallel." The Hebrew root word halal means "to praise," and "Egyptian" is a designation that these songs were sung during the Passover remembrance of their deliverance from Egyptian slavery. Psalms 113-114 are recited before the Passover meal and sang after the Last Supper would probably be one of these psalms (MARK 14:26).
In Psalm 116, the author writes of his near-death experience (vv.3-4) and celebrates his deliverance from the jaws of death (v.8). In his musing about life and death, the psalmist assures us of God's undying care and love, giving us precious comfort when facing death: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants." Or as one translation renders it, "The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die". (v.15 NLT).