August 3, 2007
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Christ Hates The Reprobate (non-elect)
Psalm 119 is applied to Christ several times in the New Testament.
Psalm 119
115 Depart from me, O evildoers, for I will keep my God’s Commands.
Matthew 7
22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, …
23 And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; “depart from Me, those working lawlessness!” Quoting P6:8
Psalm 119
139 My zeal has eaten me up, for my enemies have forgotten Your Word.
John 12
17 And His disciples remembered that it was written, “The zeal of Your house has consumed Me.” Quoting P69:9
Psalm 119
158 Princes have persecuted Me without cause;
John15:24 If I did not do the works among them which no other did,
they had no sin. But now they both have seen and also have hated Me and
My Father.John15:25 But that may be fulfilled the Word that has been written in their Law, “They hated Me undeservedly [KJV has "without cause"].” Quoting P69:4
Do you have the Spirit of Christ? Well, here is a poem/hymn version of some verses of Psalm 119 I came across. It can sung to any song with the 8-8-8-8 meter (that is, 8 syllables a line).
The original verse is in italics, and the paraphrase is in bold underneath.
By the way, Paul says “let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” So if you’d like to sing the song, you can play the tune to “Just As I Am”…or…
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
P119:98 You make Me wiser than My enemies by Your Commands; for they are forever mine.
Than all My foes, I’m wiser far
Made by this holy Law of Thine,
For I, by it shall end this war,
With victory and peace divine.
P119:99 I have more understanding than all My teachers; for Your Testimonies are a Meditation to Me.
In understanding I excel
The scribes and elders ev’ry one,
Because Your testimonies dwell
Within My heart, and they alone.
P119:100 I understand more than the aged, for I keep Your Precepts.
The ancients all are fools to Me,
For I Your precepts keep alone.
But they have gone astray from Thee,
And teach traditions of their own.
P119:15 Depart from Me, O evildoers, for I will keep My God’s Commands.
Depart from Me, you sinners all
For you were deaf when I did call.
My blood fulfill’d the Law of God,
But you upon My blood have trod.
You own blood, therefore, rest on you,
Because you scorn the work I do.
Your sin shall lie at your own door,
Because My Gospel you abhor.
P119:125 It is time for Jehovah to work; they have broken Your Law.
‘Tis time for You, O Lord, to rise,
(For they have disannull’d Your Law),
And show Your work before their eyes,
That all the world may stand in awe.
P119:158 I saw those acting deceitfully and was grieved, because they did not keep Your Word.
I’ve seen the wicked hypocrites,
With will-worship and human rites,
Transgressing grievously Your Word,
Which griev’d Me sore before the Lord.
P119:158 Princes have persecuted Me without cause; but My heart has feared at Your Word.
Princes have wrested all their laws,
To wrest, O Lord, My righteous cause.
Herod and Pontius both combine,
Yet from Your laws I ne’er decline.
Song taken from
Psalm 119:98, 99, 100, 115, 126, 158, 161
98 You make Me wiser than My enemies by Your Commands; for they are forever mine.
99 I have more understanding than all My teachers; for Your Testimonies are a Meditation to Me.
100 I understand more than the aged, for I keep Your Precepts.
115 Depart from Me, O evildoers, for I will keep My God’s Commands.
126 It is time for Jehovah to work; they have broken Your Law.
158 I saw those acting deceitfully and was grieved, because they did not keep Your Word.
161 SHIN: Princes have persecuted Me without cause; but My heart has feared at Your Word.
Comments (2)
”For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the Lord GOD. “Therefore, repent and live.” –Ezekiel 18:31
11″Say to them, ‘As I live!’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?’ –Ezekiel 33:11
“God so loved the WORLD that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not die but have eternal life.” John 3:16
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY. 7Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” -Romans 5:6-8