RRB notes on Psalm 5

Psalms 5 KJV

To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David

1. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

2. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

3. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

4. For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

5. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. [1]

[1] A “no-no” for all modern Evangelicals. Nobody is to be told anything like Proverbs 6:16-19; Psalms 139:22; and Romans 9:13. There is to be no hint that God ever hated anybody. It is not “productive.” It’ll hurt your attendance, enrollment, and income. Ask Rick Warren; he’ll say “Amen” quickly. The Jews were dispersed in A.D. 70 because God said He hated His own chosen people (Hos. 9:15, 17).

6. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7. But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. [2]

[2] Mohammed changed this direction from facing Jerusalem to facing Mecca after the Jews of his day called him a false prophet (see App. 50). If Allah (“the god”) is the “God” of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, then Mohammed surely blew it; for the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob put His name on Jerusalem and never mentioned “Mecca.”

8. Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

9. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; [a] their throat is an open sepulchre; [b] they flatter with their tongue. [c]

[a] Mark 7:20-23.

[b] Rom. 3:13.

[c] Psa. 36:2; Prov. 29:5, 20:19; Dan. 11:32.

10. Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled [d] against thee.

[d] See notes on Gen. 14:4; Ezra 2:13.

11. 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.

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RRB Notes on Gen. 14:4

Genesis 14:4 KJV

Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. [c]

[c] By the law of first mention, the number 13 is fixed implacably with rebellion. Hence, the constant references to the American Revolution.

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RRB Notes on Ezra 2:13

Ezra 2:13 KJV

The children of Adonikam, [a] six hundred sixty and six. [b]

[a] “Adonikam” means “the lord of the rebellion” (2 Sam. 18:18). It is a direct reference to the Antichrist (App. 37).

[b] Second Advent reference missed by all the scholars (cf. Gen. 13:13; Num. 13:13; Exod. 13:13; John 13:13; Rev. 13:13).

 RRB notes on Psalm 4

Psalms 4 KJV

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David

1. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness:[1] thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

[1] Notice that David appeals to his own righteousness. Salvation in the Old Testament, under the Law, was a combination of faith and works (see Neh. 13:22, 31; Psa. 24:3-5).

2. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing?[a] Selah.

[a] “Leasing” (כָּזָב), archaic English for “lying” or “acting deceitfully.”

3. But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

4. Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

5. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. [b]

[b] The verse deals with the attitude of the man bringing the sacrifice (Prov. 15:8, 21, 21:27; Isa. 1:10-15).

6. There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. [2]

[2] A Second Advent passage (Psa. 37:6, 43:3-4, 89:15) which deals with the restoration of Israel (Psa.  51:18). That is when “the sacrifices of righteousness” (vs. 5 cf. Psa. 51:19) will be offered. The verse deals with an appearance of the Lord near the end of the Tribulation (Num. 6:26, 10:35; Psa. 7:6, 10:12, 12:5, 17:13, 80:7, 118:27; Isa. 60:1).

7. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

8. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.