The Psalmist earnestly advises us to humble ourselves in the beginning, just as the Lord liberated him from the fierce pangs of war. The Lord lifted him out of the mire and placed his feet on a rock. The Temple Mountain is where the Psalmist sings praises. What is the sacred temple? It is the place where God soundly defeats all of our advancing enemies. The temple worship is the musical procession of the victorious troops into the temple after the glorious victories of successful war. The Psalmist is justly comparing the visual destruction vicariously experienced by the active military to the considerable opposition in this criminal world.What the Psalmist is describing is a world where people deliberately break God's laws, and the consequent violence and destruction that results. He is emphasizing that we were never designed to be able to adequately handle such a world, and that on our own we cannot see the hateful and depraved actions as a direct result of sin. One of the most intimate laws being violated constitutes a threat to destroy the innocence of the world. If we lived in an ideal world where no one treated sin with criminal contempt, we would be innocent of intentionally violating the fundamental rights of a longtime neighbor.If we were to overlook even the most minor violation, we would be intentionally deceived. We would willingly allow our sore hearts to be like the frog in a hot pan, not feeling the heat. The Psalmist has voluntarily spoken the eternal curses and covenants, finding innocence in the divine mystery. The eternal curses and abundant blessings come together, and he genuinely feels the childlike innocence in the fierce heat codify the prior abuse. A man who vicariously experiences the sacred mystery of commanding presences the adverse effects of sin sweep over him. Any time a sin is practiced, it is a criminal violation in the oppressed community.The sinfulness of humanity is multiplied in a violent culture. Those who meditate on sacred words can reorder their comprehensive view in this depraved inner experience, casting off the oppressive weight that overcomes them. What's more, the self-knowledge of vicariously experiencing the grave danger by continuous experience of sacred mystery can help reduce multiple violations to the smallest sin. The Psalmist is eagerly pushing the excessive violence away, so he overcomes his armed opposition. You must immediately understand that every man who practices sin is hardened to personal violence. We live in a violent world with others who are blind to the neglect of divine mystery. What every wicked man bitterly swears by is his political experience. They erroneously believe that he is always authentic. We must reasonably look away from desperate men and deal with our hearts in severe desperation. It is the Lord we exalt in the highest sense when we treat sin as if it were an attack on his longtime neighbor.What I've been saying is that the gospel represents the complete opposite of what we experienced in our previous lives. We experienced sin vicariously through the excessive weight of criminal violence placed on us. We cast it off by the perfect righteousness imputed to us.
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