Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar;
Psalm 57:9: “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”
It is clear both in English and Hebrew that David’s enemies were not going to turn back until he “cried” unto the Lord. He says he “knows” this. This knowing is “yada” It is a knowledge that he is intimate with. He has obviously had a lot of experience in this crying out to the Lord and he knows that the Lord is “for him” or “to him.” We need to be a little careful with that preposition “lamed.” It does indeed me “to” or “for.” Our first impression on reading this is that God is on his side, He is with him all the way. It means that, but more. Remember, Hebrew is a relationship language, and you must consider relationships. This preposition or lamed is expressing a relationship that God has with David. David is not talking about his relationship to God, but God’s relationship to Him. God is “for (lamed) him.”
The sages teach that the lamed is the tallest letter in the alphabet. It is a picture of reaching up to receive true knowledge and understanding. At the center of the lamed lies that little “bump.” That bump is a picture of the heart. You must put all knowledge and understanding that comes from God into your heart for it to be of any value.
This Psalm was written when David found himself in the Philistine camp, he was surrounded by his enemies. Ever find yourself in a situation like that? Problems just seem to surround you. I don’t’ know about you, but I sure have that experience. I know the promises of God, I know what His Word says, yet I still fret and worry. David said: “This I know (am intimate with) God is for (lamed) me. “I am intimate with the Divine knowledge because it is in my heart.” Therein lies my problem. I know it, but I am not intimate with it. I need a walk a few more miles in that knowledge, I do not yet have the knowledge in my heart. How do you put this knowledge in your heart? By knowing or becoming intimate with that knowledge. How do you become intimate with that knowledge? Well, back to the lamed. The lamed is also a picture of prayer, it is a picture of an uplifted hand. Sorry, gang but it is what the preachers have been telling you all along. You become intimate with this knowledge and you put it in you heart through spending time in prayer and in the Word of God and by walking in it and experiencing it. You won’t experience it unless you occasionally get surrounded by the enemy.
But soft, the enemy will not turn back until you “cry” to God. The word is “kara’” which has the idea of calling out to God, but a calling out to meet Him, invite Him. The qof represents a calling of God following by a resh which represents the power of God and an aleph which represents unity with God. This calling is calling for the power of God which comes from being unified with Him. Note that in the Hebrew, the words “unto thee” are not there. David simply says “when I call” my enemies will turn back. When he calls for the power of God the enemy will turn away because he is intimate with this knowledge and it is in his heart and stays in his heart as he continues to pray and study the Word of God.
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