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Call’s Confidence
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xscot mcknight
The psalmist’s confidence brims over the top now: if v. 149 shows that he can make claim on God because of God’s steadfast love and judgment, in vv. 150-151 the psalmist expresses a singular confidence.
Call’s Foundation
By
xscot mcknight
The psalmist is crying out for deliverance from his persecutors. He wants to be delivered so he can continue a life of Torah observance. He cries out to God all night long — and the foundation for his cry for deliverance is significant:
Call’s Diligence
By
xscot mcknight
The psalmist is diligent. Notice his words — a kind of two-step direction in his diligence:
Call’s Commitment
By
xscot mcknight
The qof section of Psalm 119, vv. 145-152, explores the psalmist’s call to God. The psalmist, once again in a condition of being hunted down like an animal (v. 150), cries out to God. And along with his cry is a corollary.
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