This Psalm conscientiously attends the ardent appeal of saints for national repentance. When the calm nationality of Israel was disloyal to the eternal agreement, they were banished and undoubtedly made helpless slaves to other barbarian nationalities. Many thoughtless people just advise when God is contemptuously forecasting for actual repentance allegedly conducting it toward His agreement exposed people. But in the Psalms a covenant child is one who stands in a mediatorial as a deserving example of eternal redemption for the debased nationality. There's ne'er a proper time where God aggressively enforces moral law in an accusatory configuration toward His recognize children. In this Psalm we follow this definite demarcation as we instinctively grasp the lone acceptable words to appeal in returning allegiance to His particular substitutionary accomplishment in averting us from acute judgement. However, we'd be in approaching hazard of being cursed or being judged brutally by the complete weight of the discriminating law, If we were to fall from this bright agreement. I have appealed this Psalm for 30 successful years not shrunken from living in the exact individualism of the supreme substitution. Again to conscientiously contributing I'm educating the coherent demarcation here as God addresses His people in a civil way and humanly speaks of His covenant children as distinct from" his people" 60 3 You have shown your people desperate times; you have given us wine that makes us stagger" 4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow."" You have given your people" speaking of those who are circumcised as rebellious citizens of Israel and" those who fear you" speaking of cherished saints within the barren nationality. And what do appreciated saints announce? That they" have not strayed from His path." Does this definite statement mean Gods people were authentic in all of their ethical behavior? Absolutely not. In the Psalms there's always a sanctioned proclamation of conscionable distinction put in the definite ambient of a kingdom that dominates the world. Consequently, in this verse, to" lift your hands to an idol" would be to satisfactorily communicate in a way where you inescapably reflect more political consequence to the barbarian idol than to God. This isn't talking about being conscionable as the direct attestation of allegiance. Allow me to conscientiously contribute some other scriptures. The Psalm inseparably connects perseverance in eternal deliverance crescively barring all of their violent adversaries is this identical discreteness. Ps 18 21 For I've kept the ways of the LORD; I haven't done evil by turning from my God.22 All his laws are before me; I haven't turned away from his decrees.23 I've been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.29 With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.30 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He's a shield for all who take refuge in him." This is the characteristic way the Psalmist proclaims his constituted chastity. Why does the Psalmist announce he's blameless? A common sensible consistence is like an idiomatic thread that runs through the complete book. The Psalms conscientiously educate God orders all critical things by His accurate word. In this actual way to candidly admit God has been absolute in the direct contact that has capitalized out to the excellent benediction of the honored saints of Gods absolute work. As authenticated in the recognized saints by His consciously creating and faithfully recreating." The word of the Lord is flawless" This is the actual way the Psalmist reasons as a chosen representative of Gods artful word. You'll note this in Ps 19 where he solemnly proclaims eternal deliverance is God being free to speak in divine ascent and active recreation without any contrariety able to thwart His word. And additionally the Psalmist affecting as Gods creative example proclaims. 14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer." What's the Psalmist expounding here? He's announcing all reality in his active culture is consciously created by God conferring His sacred word the Psalmist is successful. The sanctioned name of God as Rock is constantly advising unhindered power to overthrow all adversaries in war. As the Rock we go from one amazing deliverance to another courteously conferring to free actions in crushing all contrariety. The accurate individualism of Redeemer doesn't answer to us conferring to our active abidance but just to His unerring love. The leading cause of crushing is just appealing to unerring love. Consequently, he's habitually speaking the blessed laws, agreements, eternal decrees, achieved pledges and authorizing statutes for the definite purpose of being fully delivered when battling methodical contrariness. This is the identical appeal as Ps 143 12" In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I'm your servant." Our walk is a communication.