In Psalms chapter eighty Asaph said to Jehovah God, “Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, upon the son of man whom you made strong for yourself”, and in chapter eighty and verse eighteen of Psalms Asaph said, “so will not we go back from you”, where we read,
So will not we go back from you: quicken us, and we will call upon your name.
The verse begins, “So will not we go back from you:” Asaph began with the words, “so will not we go back” or “no and not in any way shall we, Asaph and the people of Israel, move away, turn aside, backslide and be repulsed” “from you” which means “separate and apart from you, Jehovah God”. Asaph said when Jehovah God conveyed His authority and power upon the man of His right hand and the son of man He made strong on behalf of Himself, the result would be that they would not separate from Him.
The verse continues, “quicken us, and we will call upon your name.” Asaph added the words, “quicken us” or “make us, Asaph and the people of Israel, to be restored to life and health and to live prosperously” “and we will call” which means “and we, Asaph and the people of Israel, shall call out, recite and shout aloud” “upon your name” which means “on your, Jehovah God's, reputation, fame and glory”. Asaph appealed to Jehovah God to restore him and the people of Israel to life, and they would call out aloud to His fame, reputation and glory.
When we meditate upon words in this verse, we see how Asaph declared that he and the people of Israel would not retreat from Jehovah God when He poured out His power and authority upon the man and his offspring, and he desired that God restore the people of Israel to life so the result would be that they would call out to His reputation and glory. God wants people to relate to Him in this manner because it becomes the best life for them. Jesus said, “Seek you first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you” (See Matthew 6:33), and because He was sent into the world to die on the cross for our sins, when we believe and trust in Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and make us “born again” unto the best life we may ever receive.
Next time Asaph says, “turn us again, O LORD God of hosts”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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