Salutation
... in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen. Through the prayers of our
holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Glory
to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King: Prayer to the Holy
Ghost
O
Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill
all things, Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and
cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm
[or] Song of Asaph.
To You, O God, we give thanks. We give thanks: for Your name is near, Your
wondrous works declare.
When I shall receive the congregation, I
will judge uprightly. The earth and all its
inhabitants are dissolved. I bear up its
pillars. Consider.
I said to the fools, “Deal not foolishly,”
to the wicked, “Lift not up the horn. Lift
not up your horn on high. Speak [not with] a stiff neck: for promotion [comes] neither from the east, nor from
the west, nor from the south. God [is] the judge. He puts down one, and sets up another: for in
the hand of the Lord [there is] a cup. The wine is red; It is full of mixture. He pours from the same. The dregs of it, all the wicked of the earth
shall wring out, [and] drink.” But I will declare forever. I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked also will I cut
off. The horns of the righteous shall be
exalted.
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[1]
Asaph writes after 596 BC, speaking of the future coming of Christ. It is Christ, the Messiah, Who will “receive
the congregation,” Who “bear[s] up [the earths] pillars.” We treat this second paragraph as a separate
introduction, only because of the terminal stop expressed by the word,
“Consider.” Asaph is not speaking for
himself; but as a prophet he becomes the speaking voice and the writing hands
of Christ. The second paragraph is
Christ's self-proclamation of Who is. The third paragraph is His declaration to the
foolish and proud. The power (horns) of
the wicked will be terminated; while the power (horns) of the righteous will be
restored. This is a stern warning
against all unbelief and pride. Christ’s
declaration gives us time to repent, and seek His mercy: for such righteousness
comes only as a gift from Him.
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