Friday, August 1, 2008

טו וַאֲנִי, עָלֶיךָ בָטַחְתִּי יְהוָה; אָמַרְתִּי, אֱלֹהַי אָתָּה

But as for me, I have trusted in Thee, O Lord; I have said: 'Thou art my God.' (Psalm 31:14)

Confident, bold, secure, careless...
In what exists, reality, past-present-future, becoming...
Strength, power, potential, ground of being.

In the first eight verses the psalmist sets out his relationship with God: He has taken refuge and asks for God's protection. The protection he seeks is transformational. He asks God to tear him away from current preoccupations and lead him into the depth and breadth of God's intent.

The next six verses describe the current condition in need of transformation. The psalmist is constrained, confined, discouraged, exhausted, angry, fearful, ignored, dismissed, confused, and more. He is on the wrong path or no path at all.

This verse is the turning point: The psalmist is secure in the strength of ultimate reality.

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