{"id":208,"date":"2017-07-17T19:25:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T19:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/covenantbpc.org\/covenant\/?p=208"},"modified":"2017-07-17T19:31:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T19:31:27","slug":"%ec%b9%bc%eb%b9%88%ea%b3%bc-%ed%95%a8%ea%bb%98-%ed%95%98%eb%8a%94-%ec%8b%9c%ed%8e%b8-%eb%ac%b5%ec%83%81-%ec%8b%9c%ed%8e%b8-14%ed%8e%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/covenantbpc.org\/covenant\/2017\/07\/17\/%ec%b9%bc%eb%b9%88%ea%b3%bc-%ed%95%a8%ea%bb%98-%ed%95%98%eb%8a%94-%ec%8b%9c%ed%8e%b8-%eb%ac%b5%ec%83%81-%ec%8b%9c%ed%8e%b8-14%ed%8e%b8\/","title":{"rendered":"\uce7c\ube48\uacfc \ud568\uaed8 \ud558\ub294 \uc2dc\ud3b8 \ubb35\uc0c1 [\uc2dc\ud3b8 14\ud3b8]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">[<span lang=\"KO\">\uc2dc\ud3b8<\/span> 14<span lang=\"KO\">\ud3b8<\/span>]<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">1. <span lang=\"KO\">\uc5b4\ub9ac\uc11d\uc740 \uc790\ub294 \uadf8\uc758 \ub9c8\uc74c\uc5d0 \uc774\ub974\uae30\ub97c \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc774 \uc5c6\ub2e4 \ud558\ub294\ub3c4\ub2e4 \uadf8\ub4e4\uc740 \ubd80\ud328\ud558\uace0 \uadf8 \ud589\uc2e4\uc774 \uac00\uc99d\ud558\ub2c8 \uc120\uc744 \ud589\ud558\ub294 \uc790\uac00 \uc5c6\ub3c4\ub2e4<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">2. <span lang=\"KO\">\uc5ec\ud638\uc640\uaed8\uc11c \ud558\ub298\uc5d0\uc11c \uc778\uc0dd\uc744 \uad7d\uc5b4\uc0b4\ud53c\uc0ac \uc9c0\uac01\uc774 \uc788\uc5b4 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc744 \ucc3e\ub294 \uc790\uac00 \uc788\ub294\uac00 \ubcf4\ub824 \ud558\uc2e0\uc989<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">3. <span lang=\"KO\">\ub2e4 \uce58\uc6b0\uccd0 \ud568\uaed8 \ub354\ub7ec\uc6b4 \uc790\uac00 \ub418\uace0 \uc120\uc744 \ud589\ud558\ub294 \uc790\uac00 \uc5c6\uc73c\ub2c8 \ud558\ub098\ub3c4 \uc5c6\ub3c4\ub2e4<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">4. <span lang=\"KO\">\uc8c4\uc545\uc744 \ud589\ud558\ub294 \uc790\ub294 \ub2e4 \ubb34\uc9c0\ud558\ub0d0 \uadf8\ub4e4\uc774 \ub5a1 \uba39\ub4ef\uc774 \ub0b4 \ubc31\uc131\uc744 \uba39\uc73c\uba74\uc11c \uc5ec\ud638\uc640\ub97c \ubd80\ub974\uc9c0 \uc544\ub2c8\ud558\ub294\ub3c4\ub2e4<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">5. <span lang=\"KO\">\uadf8\ub7ec\ub098 \uac70\uae30\uc11c \uadf8\ub4e4\uc740 \ub450\ub824\uc6cc\ud558\uace0 \ub450\ub824\uc6cc\ud558\uc600\uc73c\ub2c8 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc774 \uc758\uc778\uc758 \uc138\ub300\uc5d0 \uacc4\uc2ec\uc774\ub85c\ub2e4<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">6. <span lang=\"KO\">\ub108\ud76c\uac00 \uac00\ub09c\ud55c \uc790\uc758 \uacc4\ud68d\uc744 \ubd80\ub044\ub7fd\uac8c \ud558\ub098 \uc624\uc9c1 \uc5ec\ud638\uc640\ub294 \uadf8\uc758 \ud53c\ub09c\ucc98\uac00 \ub418\uc2dc\ub3c4\ub2e4<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">7. <span lang=\"KO\">\uc774\uc2a4\ub77c\uc5d8\uc758 \uad6c\uc6d0\uc774 \uc2dc\uc628\uc5d0\uc11c \ub098\uc624\uae30\ub97c \uc6d0\ud558\ub3c4\ub2e4 \uc5ec\ud638\uc640\uaed8\uc11c \uadf8\uc758 \ubc31\uc131\uc744 \ud3ec\ub85c\ub41c \uacf3\uc5d0\uc11c \ub3cc\uc774\ud0a4\uc2e4 \ub54c\uc5d0 \uc57c\uacf1\uc774 \uc990\uac70\uc6cc\ud558\uace0 \uc774\uc2a4\ub77c\uc5d8\uc774 \uae30\ubed0\ud558\ub9ac\ub85c\ub2e4<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c<span lang=\"KO\">\ucc98\uc74c \ubd80\ubd84\uc5d0\uc11c \ub2e4\uc717\uc740 \uac70\uc758 \ubaa8\ub4e0 \ubc31\uc131\uc774 \ubc94\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub294 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \ubabb\ub41c \uacbd\uba78\uc744 \ubb18\uc0ac\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>. <span lang=\"KO\">\uc790\uc2e0\uc758 \ud558\uc18c\uc5f0\uc5d0 \ubb34\uac8c\ub97c \ub354\ud558\ub824\ub294 \ub73b\uc5d0\uc11c \uadf8\ub294 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uaed8\uc11c \uadf8\uac83\uc744 \uce5c\ud788 \ub9d0\uc500\ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \ubb18\uc0ac\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>. <span lang=\"KO\">\ub2e4\uc74c\uc73c\ub85c \uadf8\ub294 \uc790\uc2e0\uacfc \ud0c0\uc778\ub4e4\uc744 \ud574\uacb0\ucc45\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uc18c\ub9dd\uc73c\ub85c \uc704\ub85c\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>. <span lang=\"KO\">\ube44\ub85d \uc790\uc2e0\uc774 \uc790\uae30 \ub208\uc55e\uc5d0 \ud3bc\uccd0\uc9c0\ub294 \ubb34\uc9c8\uc11c\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \uc2e0\uc74c\ud558\uba70 \uae4a\uc740 \uace0\ud1b5\uc744 \ub290\ub07c\uace0 \uc788\uc73c\uba74\uc11c\ub3c4 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uaed8\uc11c \uc774 \ud574\uacb0\ucc45\uc744 \uc2e0\uc18d\ud788 \uc81c\uacf5\ud558\uc2e4 \uac83\uc774\ub77c\ub294 \uc810\uc744 \ub2e4\uc9d0\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(1<span lang=\"KO\">\uc808<\/span>) <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c(<span lang=\"KO\">\ub098\ubc1c<\/span>)<span lang=\"KO\">\uc774\ub77c\ub294 \ud788\ube0c\ub9ac\uc5b4\uc5d0\ub294 \uc5b4\ub9ac\uc11d\ub2e4\ub294 \ub73b\ubfd0 \uc544\ub2c8\ub77c \uc0ac\uc545\ud558\uace0<\/span>, <span lang=\"KO\">\ucd94\uc545\ud558\uba70<\/span>, <span lang=\"KO\">\ube44\uc5f4\ud55c \uc0ac\ub78c\uc774\ub77c\ub294 \ub73b\ub3c4 \uc788\uc74c<\/span>..\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(4<span lang=\"KO\">\uc808<\/span>)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c<span lang=\"KO\">\uc5ec\uae30\uc11c \uadf8\ub294 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uaed8\uc11c \uacbd\uc545\ud55c \ub098\uba38\uc9c0 <\/span>\u2018<span lang=\"KO\">\ub0b4 \ubc31\uc131\uc744 \uc18c\uc911\ud788 \uc5ec\uaca8\uc57c \ud558\uba70 \uadf8\ub4e4\uc5d0\uac8c \uc628\uac16 \uce5c\uc808\ud55c \ud589\uc704\ub97c \uc815\uc131\uaecf \uc218\ud589\ud574\uc57c \ud560 \uc790\ub4e4\uc774 \ub3c4\ubb34\uc9c0 \uc778\uc815\uc774 \uc5c6\ub294 \uc57c\uc218\ub4e4\ucc98\ub7fc \uadf8\ub4e4\uc744 \uc555\ubc15\ud558\uba70 \uadf8\ub4e4\uc5d0\uac8c \ub364\ubcbc\ub4e4\ub2e4\ub2c8 \uc774 \ubb34\uc2a8 \ubbf8\uce5c \uc9d3\uc774\ub780 \ub9d0\uc774\ub0d0<\/span>? <span lang=\"KO\">\ud558\uace0 \uc678\uce58\ub294 \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \uc18c\uac1c\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(5<span lang=\"KO\">\uc808<\/span>)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c<span lang=\"KO\">\uc800\ud76c\uac00 \ud3c9\uc548\ud558\ub2e4 \uc548\uc804\ud558\ub2e4 \ud560 \uadf8\ub54c\uc5d0 <\/span>\u2026 <span lang=\"KO\">\uba78\ub9dd\uc774 \ud640\uc5f0\ud788 \uc800\ud76c\uc5d0\uac8c<\/span>\u201d <span lang=\"KO\">\uc774\ub974\ub294 \uac83\uc774\ub2e4<\/span> (<span lang=\"KO\">\uc0b4\uc804<\/span> 5:3). <span lang=\"KO\">\uadf8\ub7ec\ubbc0\ub85c \uc120\uc9c0\uc790\ub294 \uc545\ud55c \uc790\ub4e4\uc774 \uc2a4\uc2a4\ub85c \ubaa8\ub4e0 \uc704\ud5d8\uc744 \ubc97\uc5b4\ub09c \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \uc0dd\uac01\ud558\uba74\uc11c \uc790\uc2e0\ub4e4\uc758 \uc2b9\ub9ac\ub97c \uc548\uc804\ud558\uac8c \ucd95\ud558\ud560 \ub54c<\/span>, <span lang=\"KO\">\uadf8\ub4e4\uc740 \uac11\uc791\uc2a4\ub7f0 \ud30c\uba78\ub85c \uc804\ubcf5\ub418\uace0 \ub9d0 \uac83\uc774\ub77c\ub294 \uc810\uc73c\ub85c \uc2e0\uc2e4\ud55c \uc790\ub4e4\uc744 \uacbd\ub824\ud558\uba70 \ubd80\ucd95\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>. <span lang=\"KO\">\uc5ec\uae30\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uc774\uc720\uac00 \ubcf8 \uadc0\uc808\uc758 \ub9e4 \ub9c8\uc9c0\ub9c9 \uc18c\uc124\uc5d0 \ub367\ubd99\uc5ec\uc9c0\uace0 \uc788\ub294\ub370<\/span>, <span lang=\"KO\">\uadf8 \uac83\uc740 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uaed8\uc11c \uc758\uc778\uc744 \ubcc0\ud638\ud558\uace0 \uadf8\ub4e4\uc758 \uc0ac\uac74\uc744 \ucde8\uae09\ud558\uc2e4 \uacb0\uc2ec\uc774 \uc11c \uc788\uae30 \ub54c\ubb38\uc774\ub2e4<\/span>. <span lang=\"KO\">\uace7 <\/span>\u2018<span lang=\"KO\">\ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc774 \uc758\uc778\uc758 \uc138\ub300\uc5d0 \uacc4\uc2dc\uae30 \ub54c\ubb38\uc774\ub2e4<\/span>.\u2019 <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c<span lang=\"KO\">\uc5ec\uae30\uc11c <\/span>\u2018<span lang=\"KO\">\ub3c4\ub974<\/span>\u2019 (<span lang=\"KO\">\uc138\ub300\ub85c \ubc88\uc5ed\ud55c \ub2e8\uc5b4<\/span>)<span lang=\"KO\">\uac00 \uac16\ub294 \uc758\ubbf8\ub294 \ub77c\ud2f4\uc5b4\uc5d0\uc11c <\/span>\u2018<span lang=\"KO\">\ub098\uc2dc\uc624<\/span>\u2019(<span lang=\"KO\">\ubbfc\uc871<\/span>)<span lang=\"KO\">\uac00 \uac16\ub294 \uc758\ubbf8\uc640 \ub3d9\uc77c\ud558\ub2e4<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(6<span lang=\"KO\">\uc808<\/span>)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c<span lang=\"KO\">\uadf8\ub7ec\ubbc0\ub85c \ub2e4\uc717\uc740 \uc545\uc778\ub4e4\uc758 \uac74\ubc29\uc9c4 \ud0dc\ub3c4\uc5d0 \ub3c4\uc804\ud558\uace0 \uc870\ub871\ud558\uba70<\/span>, <span lang=\"KO\">\uac00\ub828\ud558\uace0 \ube44\ucc38\ud55c \uc790\ub4e4\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uadf8\ub4e4\uc758 \uc870\uc18c\uc640 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc758 \uc790\ub140\ub4e4\uc774 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc758 \ubcf4\ud638\ub97c \uc758\uc9c0\ud558\ub294 \uac00\uc6b4\ub370 \uc7ac\ub09c\uc5d0 \uc555\ub3c4\ub418\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc73c\ub824\ub294 \uac83\uc744 \uc5b4\ub9ac\uc11d\uc74c\uc73c\ub85c \ub3cc\ub9ac\ub294 \uadf8\ub4e4\uc758 \ube44\ub09c\uc774 \ubc14\ub85c \uc790\uc2e0\ub4e4\uc758 \ud30c\uba78\uc758 \uc6d0\uc778\uc774 \ub420 \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \uacbd\uace0\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c<span lang=\"KO\">\uadf8\uc640 \ub3d9\uc2dc\uc5d0 \uadf8\ub294 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uaed8 \uc758\uc9c0\ud558\ub824\ub294 \uacb0\ub2e8\ubcf4\ub2e4 \ub354 \ud604\uba85\ud55c \uacb0\ub2e8\uc774 \ub530\ub85c \uc5c6\uc73c\uba70 \uc6b0\ub9ac\uac00 \uc81c \uc544\ubb34\ub9ac \uc7ac\ub09c\uc73c\ub85c \ud3ec\uc704\ub41c\ub2e4 \ud558\ub354\ub77c\ub3c4 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc758 \uad6c\uc6d0\uacfc \uadf8\uac00 \uc6b0\ub9ac\uc5d0\uac8c \uc57d\uc18d\ud55c \ub3c4\uc6c0\uc744 \uc2e0\ub8b0\ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc774 \ucd5c\uc0c1\uc758 \uc9c0\ud61c\ub77c\ub294 \uc810\uc744 \uac00\ub974\uccd0\uc8fc\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(7<span lang=\"KO\">\uc808<\/span>)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c<span lang=\"KO\">\ub2e4\uc717\uc740 \uc704\ub85c\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uac00\ub974\uce68\uc744 \uc774\uc57c\uae30\ud55c \ub2e4\uc74c\uc5d0 \ub2e4\uc2dc \uae30\ub3c4\uc640 \ud0c4\uc2dd\uc73c\ub85c \ub3cc\uc544\uac00\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>. <span lang=\"KO\">\uc774 \uadc0\uc808\uc744 \ud1b5\ud574\uc11c \uadf8\ub294 \ube44\ub85d \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uaed8\uc11c \uc6b0\ub9ac\ub97c \uc7a5\uae30\uac04\uc5d0 \uac70\uccd0 \uace0\ub2ec\ud504\uac8c \ub0b4\ubc84\ub824\ub450\uc2dc\ub294 \uacbd\uc6b0\uac00 \uc788\ub354\ub77c\ub3c4 \uc6b0\ub9ac\ub294 \ud53c\uace4\ud574 \ud558\uac70\ub098 \ub099\uc2ec\ud560 \uac83\uc774 \uc544\ub2c8\ub77c \ud56d\uc0c1 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc744 \uc790\ub791\uc73c\ub85c \uc5ec\uaca8\uc57c \ud55c\ub2e4\ub294 \uc810\uacfc<\/span>, <span lang=\"KO\">\uadf8\ub9ac\uace0 \uc6b0\ub9ac\uc758 \uace0\ud1b5\uc774 \uc9c0\uc18d\ub418\ub294 \ub3d9\uc548 \uc6b0\ub9ac\uac00 \uac00\uc9c8 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \uac00\uc7a5 \uc720\ud6a8\ud55c \uc704\ub85c\ub294 \uc885\uc885 \uae30\ub3c4\ud558\ub294 \ub370\ub85c \ub3cc\uc544\uac00\ub294 \uac83\uc784\uc744 \uac00\ub974\uccd0\uc8fc\uace0 \uc788\ub2e4<\/span>.\u201d \u2013 <span lang=\"KO\">\uce7c\ube48<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><i><span lang=\"KO\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\uc778\uc0dd\uc5d0\uc11c \uc5b4\ub824\uc6c0\uc774 \ub2e5\ucce4\uc744 \ub54c \uac00\uc7a5 \ud6a8\uacfc\uc801\uc778 \ud574\uacb0\ucc45\uc740 \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc758 \ub3c4\uc6c0\uc744 \uad6c\ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">. <span lang=\"KO\">\uadf8\ub7ec\ub098 \uc5b4\ub9ac\uc11d\uace0 \uc545\ud55c \uc0ac\ub78c\uc740 \ub9c8\uc74c\uc5d0 \uc774\ub974\uae30\ub97c \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc774 \uc5c6\ub2e4 \ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/span>. \ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc\u00a0<span lang=\"KO\">\uad6c\uc6d0\uc740 \uc608\uc218 \uadf8\ub9ac\uc2a4\ub3c4\uc758 \uc774\ub984\uc73c\ub85c \ud558\ub098\ub2d8\uc744 \ucc3e\ub294 \uc0ac\ub78c\ub4e4\uc5d0\uac8c\ub9cc \uc788\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/span>.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">===============================<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">[Psalm 14]<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">1 The fool says in his heart, &#8220;There is no God.&#8221; They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. 3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. 4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD? 5 There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous. 6 You would shame the plans of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge. 7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201cIn the beginning the Psalmist describes the wicked contempt of God into which almost the whole people had broken forth. To give the greater weight to his complaint, he represents God himself as uttering it. Afterwards he comforts himself and others with the hope of a remedy, which he assures himself God will very soon provide, although, in the meantime, he groans and feels deep distress at the disorder which he beholds.\u201d<\/span><\/b><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201cIn the beginning the Psalmist describes the wicked contempt of God into which almost the whole people had broken forth. To give the greater weight to his complaint, he represents God himself as uttering it. Afterwards he comforts himself and others with the hope of a remedy, which he assures himself God will very soon provide, although, in the meantime, he groans and feels deep distress at the disorder which he beholds.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(verse 1)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201cAs the Hebrew word (nabal) signifies not only a fool, but also a perverse, vile, and contemptible person\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(verse 4)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201cThe prophet had said that God observed from heaven the doings of men, and had found all of them gone out of the way; and now he introduces him exclaiming with astonishment, what madness is this, that they who ought to cherish my people, and assiduously perform to them every kind office, are oppressing and falling upon them like wild beasts, without any feeling of humanity?\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(verse 5)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201c\u2018For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them,\u2019 (1 Thessalonians 5:3.) The prophet, therefore, encourages and supports the faithful with this prospect, that the ungodly, when they think themselves free from all danger, and are securely celebrating their own triumphs, shall be overwhelmed with sudden destruction.\u201d <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201cthat \u2018dor\u2019(translated <i>generation<\/i>) will have the same signification here which the word natio, [nation,] sometimes has among the Latins.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(verse 6)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201cDavid, therefore, defies and derides this insolence of the wicked, and threatens that their mockery of the poor and the wretched, and their charging them with folly in depending upon the protection of God, and not sinking under their calamities, will be the cause of their destruction.&#8221;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">&#8220;At the same time, he teaches them that there is no resolution to which we can come which is better advised than the resolution to depend upon God, and that to repose on his salvation, and on the assistance which he hath promised us, even although we may be surrounded with calamities, is the highest wisdom.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">(verse 7)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">\u201cDavid, after having laid down the doctrine of consolation, again returns to prayers and groanings. By this he teaches us, that although God may leave us for a long time to languish, yet we ought not to weary, or lose courage, but should always glory in him; and, again, that while our troubles continue, the most effectual solace we can have is often to return to the exercise of prayer.\u201d &#8211; Calvin<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Gulim',sans-serif\">When we have difficulties in our life, the most effective solution is to seek God&#8217;s help. But a foolish and wicked man says in his heart that there is no God. 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