Salmos 51
Thomas Constable · Citado em PreceptAustin
Salmos 51
Constable comments…David also realized God wanted him to be completely honest, not just to offer an offering. He needed to get his heart right with God. His confession had to be genuine rather than the superficial repetition of some words. Wisdom in the Old Testament refers to living life in the light of God’s presence and revelation. God wants people to be completely honest with Him and to deal with reality. David acknowledged this. (Psalms Expositional Notes) Thomas Watson writes…Sincerity is of universal importance to a Christian. It is the sauce which seasons piety and makes it savory. Sincerity is the jewel which God is most delighted with, Psalm 51:6. "Behold you desire truth in the inward parts." To speak plainly--all our pompous show of holiness, without this soul of sincerity to enliven it—it is but 'pious folly'. It is but going to hell in a more devout manner than others! (The Upright Mans Character) J R Miller…Notice David's thought about the renewal which comes with God's forgiveness. It is inward renewal. When the love of God streamed into his soul—he saw how much he needed to have done in him to make him what God would have him to be. First, he had a new conception of the divine requirement. "You desire truth in the inward parts." Truth is genuineness, sincerity, righteousness. God despises hypocrisy. No mere external reformation will avail—while the heart remains wrong. (Devotional Hours with the Bible) And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom The word for "wisdom" is chokmah the ability to judge correctly and to follow the best course of action, based on knowledge and understanding. Wisdom is the ability to see something from God’s viewpoint. Wisdom is “God’s character in the many practical affairs of life.” Chokmah is the knowledge and the ability to make the right choices at the opportune time. The consistency of making the right choice is an indication of one's spiritual maturity. Wisdom is the right use of knowledge: All true spiritual wisdom is found only in Christ. We can get INFORMATION "on LINE" (from Google) but WISDOM is from "on HIGH" (from God)! Spurgeon…And in the hidden parts thou shalt make me to know wisdom. The penitent feels that God is teaching him truth concerning his nature, which he had not before perceived. The love of the heart, the mystery of its fall, and the way of its purification -- this hidden wisdom we must all attain; and it is a great blessing to be able to believe that the Lord will "make us to know it." No one can teach our innermost nature but the Lord, but he can instruct us to profit. The Holy Spirit can write the law on our heart, and that is the sum of practical wisdom. He can put the fear of the Lord within, and that is the beginning of wisdom. He can reveal Christ in us, and he is essential wisdom. Such poor, foolish, disarranged souls as ours, shall yet be ordered aright, and truth and wisdom shall reign within us.
Salmos 51:1-9
Constable comments…David also realized God wanted him to be completely honest, not just to offer an offering. He needed to get his heart right with God. His confession had to be genuine rather than the superficial repetition of some words. Wisdom in the Old Testament refers to living life in the light of God’s presence and revelation. God wants people to be completely honest with Him and to deal with reality. David acknowledged this. (Psalms Expositional Notes) Charles Horne comments that…The force of " Behold," is—"It is too plain; I feel it but too sensibly; the punishment I suffer is evidence sufficient, that thou art not contented with a superficial appearance of goodness; You love truth and sincerity in the bottom of the heart." This God was now teaching him, by the correction He made him suffer. The punishment inflicted tended to give him a right understanding of things, and to work it deep into him.—Mudge. (Psalm 51 Commentary) Desire (02654) (chaphets) originally meant “to bend” (cp Job 40:17) and hence “incline to” and then to “take pleasure in.” The basic idea is feel great favor towards something. The Septuagint (Lxx) translates chaphets with the Greek word agapao which means to love, expressing the purest, noblest form of love, a love which springs from an apprehension of the preciousness of an object. Truth (0571) ('emeth from aman = conveys the idea of certainty) means that which is true, certain, sure, which conforms to reality, and is so certain not to be false. It can convey the idea of faithfulness (Neh 7:2). The Septuagint (Lxx) translates 'emeth with the Greek word aletheia [word study] which describes the quality of being in accord with what is true, truthfulness, dependability, uprightness in thought and deed Thomas Watson writes…Sincerity is of universal importance to a Christian. It is the sauce which seasons piety and makes it savory. Sincerity is the jewel which God is most delighted with, Psalm 51:6. "Behold you desire truth in the inward parts." To speak plainly--all our pompous show of holiness, without this soul of sincerity to enliven it—it is but 'pious folly'. It is but going to hell in a more devout manner than others! (The Upright Mans Character) J R Miller…Notice David's thought about the renewal which comes with God's forgiveness. It is inward renewal. When the love of God streamed into his soul—he saw how much he needed to have done in him to make him what God would have him to be. First, he had a new conception of the divine requirement. "You desire truth in the inward parts." Truth is genuineness, sincerity, righteousness. God despises hypocrisy. No mere external reformation will avail—while the heart remains wrong. (Devotional Hours with the Bible) Innermost (02910) (tuchah) describes an object covered over, hidden, or concealed. The Septuagint (Lxx) translates tuchah with the Greek word adelos meaning not manifest, unseen God desires truth on the inside where He alone sees, not just a veneer of "truth" on the outside which men see (that's called hypocrisy!). God knows our character. Men know our reputation. Truth on the outside that corresponds to truth on the inside is a description of a character of integrity (the idea of "integer" or oneness - there is a "one to one" correlation between our actions and our heart.) Unconfessed sin prevents that one to one correlation. Hidden part (05640) (catham) means that which is concealed (cp Da 12:4, Da 12:9), that which is secret (Da 8:26) The Septuagint (Lxx) translates catham with the Greek word kruphios meaning hidden or secret (Mt 6:18).. You will make me know wisdom - Clearly the wisdom God desires in His children is the wisdom He provides for us. Know (03045)(yada) does not mean simply to have knowledge of something. To know by experiencing. Describes an intimate knowing (used of a man knowing a woman). Wisdom (02451) (chokmah/hokma) is the ability to see something from God’s viewpoint. It is is not just theoretical knowledge but shows itself practical in a proper discernment between good and evil or right and wrong. The Septuagint (Lxx) translates catham with the Greek word sophia meaning is the ability to judge correctly and to follow the best course of action, based on knowledge and understanding. Sophia emphasizes understanding of ultimate things—such as life and death, God and man, righteousness and sin, heaven and hell, eternity and time. Wisdom is the know how to apply God's truth to our life. Wisdom is proper use of knowledge in daily living. Wisdom is the ability to judge correctly and follow the best course of action. Wisdom is application of knowledge. Wisdom is the ability to respond correctly to life's situations. Knowledge is the mental possession of powers of perceiving objects, wisdom is the power of right reasoning concerning them and forming right decisions accordingly. Wisdom is the ability to judge correctly and to follow the best course of action, based on knowledge and understanding. Spurgeon…And in the hidden parts thou shalt make me to know wisdom. The penitent feels that God is teaching him truth concerning his nature, which he had not before perceived. The love of the heart, the mystery of its fall, and the way of its purification -- this hidden wisdom we must all attain; and it is a great blessing to be able to believe that the Lord will "make us to know it." No one can teach our innermost nature but the Lord, but he can instruct us to profit. The Holy Spirit can write the law on our heart, and that is the sum of practical wisdom. He can put the fear of the Lord within, and that is the beginning of wisdom. He can reveal Christ in us, and he is essential wisdom. Such poor, foolish, disarranged souls as ours, shall yet be ordered aright, and truth and wisdom shall reign within us. (Psalm - 51 - Verse 6 - Treasury of David)