2018 Dec 09 Proverbs 9, Psalms
Joshua M. Campbell-Elanemy • December 9, 2018
2018 Dec 09 Proverbs 9, Psalms
Welcome to all and warm wishes for a fine day! Wishing that all would be well with you and your family, and hoping for that day to come in God's due time! Let's pick up in Proverbs 9, verses 10-12:
"10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom, And knowledge of the Most Holy One is understanding. 11 For by me your days will be many, And years will be added to your life. 12 If you become wise, you are wise to your own advantage, But if you are a ridiculer, you alone will bear it."
Prov 9:10 Learning to respect and fear God properly is the proper motive for beginning to obtain divine wisdom. Recall also that the fear of Jehovah means the hating of bad. We must fear to displease God, fear hurting Him in any way by sinning against Him or others. Remember that God warns us from sin for our benefit--He knows the sad results of bad thinking, decisions and actions, and wants us to avoid such and find true happiness in life. Also, genuine knowledge is gained with understanding, aiming to see the big picture, and see how each piece fits in with the others. This is especially important with the gaining of divine knowledge.
Prov 9:11 By true wisdom we can happily hope in divine favor and endless life with a closeness to God, a loyal marriage partner, and earth-wide family and friends.
Prov 9:12 True wisdom acting in harmony with godly love looks out for the benefit of all persons, but certainly it also benefits ourselves, helping us find true success in life. However, starkly opposed to true wisdom is the practice of ridiculing or even reviling others. A fault-finder is not loving, and is not benefitting himself or others by his negative thinking. If he continues, he will actually bring much trouble and have to deal with the consequences.
The acrostic 119th Psalm uses the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet to start each of next 8 verses:
"65 You have dealt well with your servant, O Jehovah, according to your word. 66 Teach me good sense and knowledge, For I have put my trust in your commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted, I used to go astray, But now I keep your saying. 68 You are good and your works are good. Teach me your regulations. 69 The presumptuous smear me with lies, But I observe your orders with all my heart. 70 Their heart is insensitive, But I am fond of your law. 71 It is good that I have been afflicted, So that I may learn your regulations. 72 The law that you have proclaimed is good for me, More so than thousands of pieces of gold and silver."
In verse 67, the psalmist had for a time been "afflicted," but by what he had to endure, he learned the value of heeding God's counsel. In verse 69, he shows that we may at times be the recipient of false slander by presumptuous trouble-makers, or false witnesses, among the things God hates, as recorded in Proverbs 6:16-19. Nevertheless, the psalmist was determined to continue obeying God's orders, bringing His support, favor and blessing. Perhaps he needed courage to do so, as we may pray for boldness. (Acts 4:29). While some hearts may be "insensitive," perhaps our example of kindness, compassion and Christian mildness, even while under attack by others, may move some to react more favorably. While we may need money to sustain us, God's law is truly far better for us, since keeping it can lead us to eternal life, something money cannot buy.
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(26:03.11 (Trc) or y26.311 or d.311 or :3.11, o4/18/26 9:48; 10:01 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Added (4A) Psalm 119 Commentary Stanza 16A-16B. Also, added to (2) Psalm Select, a verse commentary. (26:03.09 (Riz) or y26.309 or d.309 or :3.9, o4/16/26 7:39; 8:27,41; 10:17,34 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Upcoming is the next (7) Proverbs B post. Some may recall the mention of the first day of Spring according to the 8-Day Calendar on d.302, about a week ago. Many have noticed the difference one week can make, when there was hardly a leaf on a tree and now they are flourishing! Proverbs B will be chapter 17 verses 21-25, PR-B(17.6) . Posted. Updates. (26:03.08 (Fwn) or y26.308 or d.308 or :3.8, o4/15/26 7:39,43; 8:11,27; 9:04 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Posting (3) Proverbs A, chapter 4 verses 7-10, PR-A(04.2) . Posted. Updates, verses 8-10. (26:03.06 (Sha) or y26.306 or d.306 or :3.6, o4/13/26 7:21,33 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Posting (4A) Psalm 119 Stanza 15 Commentary , up soon...POSTED. (26:03.02 (Sha) or y26.302 or d.302 or :3.02, o4/9/26 6:53,56 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! A new blogpost, 3A! Added (3) Proverbs A, chapter 4 verses 1-8, PR-A(04.1). On post 3B, added (4A) Psalm 119 Preview of Stanzas 15-19, and on post 3C, added (7) Proverbs B, chapter 17 verses 15-20, PR-B(17.5). On the 8-Day this is March or Shuay the 2nd, which is the actual beginning of Spring, again by the 8-Day Calendar! So the winter does end a little sooner than perhaps in times past as God has willed it, despite a trick that was causing it to appear to be sooner than it should have been. We are now currently about 1 1/4 months difference between the 7-Day and 8-Day Calendars, but it may be best to continue with the 7-Day this year in the U.S., until we can build enough consensus to switch with much of the world to the current or true 400-day calendar; we would be off about 2 months by year's end. 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Adding (4A) Psalm 119 Stanzas 12-14 Review , apologize for the delay, posted Review of Stanza 12, with 13-14 coming shortly...NOW all posted! Formatting. (26:02.29 Hvn or y26.229 or d.229 or :2.29, o4/3/26 Fri 5:35; 6:06,14; 7:53,58 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Added (3) Proverbs A, chapter 3 verses 31-35, PR-A(03.6) . Also, posting some of Psalm 119 Stanza 14, eventually all. Stanza 14A posted. Now also Stanza 14B posted. Update. (26:02.26 Min or y26.226 or d.226 or :2.26, o3/31/26 Tue 7:28 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Added (7) Proverbs B, chapter 17 verses 11-14, PR-B(17.4) . (26:02.25 Riz or y26.225 or d.225 or :2.25, o3/30/26 Mon 8:46; 9:01,19 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Added (4A) Psalm 119 Commentary, Stanza 13B . Still to come, (3) Proverbs A. Also, updated the Winit100plus W1p w09.211A podcast on The Strait of Hormuz , with additional material, on the Spotify Find Life And See Earview Podcast, which I would like to be on Apple Podcasts, not just my original show, Find Life And See, which was likely subverted by a Caleb L., that show originally having just a few things on it when my phone was stolen, and believing I had lost the password, I chose to begin the Find Life And See Earview Podcast, which became the place for my ongoing works. Now Added (3) Proverbs A, chapter 3 verses 27-30 , PR-A(03.5). (26:02.23 Slm or y26.223 or d.223 or :2.23, o3/28/26 Sat 9:03,46; 10:10 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Added (4A) Psalm 119 Commentary, Stanza 13A . Still to come, a (2) Psalm Select post. Posted this time a selected verse from Psalm 119 Commentary. (26:02.21 Hvn or y26.221 or d.221 or :2.21, o3/26/26 Thu 6:10,21,50; 7:23,30 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Adding (7) Proverbs B, chapter 17 verses 8-10 , ready to post. Then, Proverbs A, chapter 3 segment. Now posted (7) PR-B(17.3). Expecting to post PR-A by 7:30 am . Posted (3) Proverbs A, chapter 3 verses 19-26, PR-A(03.4) . Some notes cleanup, etc. (26:02.18 Moo or y26.218 or d.218 or :2.18, o3/23/26 Mon 7:49,59; 8:46 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Added (4A) Psalm 119 Stanza 12A, soon also 12B. Formatting, More! Now also Stanza 12B. (26:02.15 Slt or y26.215 or d.215 or :2.15, o3/20/26 Fri 6:11,19; 7:58 am EDT) Hello, wishing all well! Have ready for posting (7) Proverbs B, chapter 17, verses 4-7, and (4A) Psalm 119 Preview Stanzas 12-14. Then, another segment of Proverbs A, chapter 3. Posted (7) Proverbs B...also (4A) Psalm 119 Preview, and now (3) Proverbs A, chapter 3 verses 13-18, PR-A(03.3). (26:02.13 Thd or y26.213 or d.213 or :2.13, o3/18/26 Wed 6:25; 7:08 am; 4:15 pm EST) Hello, wishing all well! Added (3) Proverbs A, chapter 3 verses 9-12, PR-A(03.2). Updates. LAST MONTH 2026 01/12 SPECIAL ADDITIONS AND NOTES (7) Proverbs B, chapter 16 verses 29-33 (conclusion of chapter 16), PR-B(16.7) . Planning tomorrow new posts to include Proverbs A as well or at least Stanza 11 of Psalm 119. A side note: You may notice that the 8-day calendar is the end of the month, Lunarday, abbreviated Lnr. To be clear, Lunarday would normally be a New Moon, not a Full Moon. At one time, GOD had the moon phases lining up with the 8-day calendar, so that the 33/34 day month was the moon's cycle, and the moon phases were always on the weekends--new moon, quarter/first-half moon, full moon, etc. At some point He dropped that when we weren't yet acknowledging the new calendar. But this is something He can or will do when we do begin to recognize it more officially, as other countries have around the world. We are still in the midst of Winter in the U.S., even though Baseball Spring training camp began some time ago, and some were beginning to wonder if it was going to become a Winter sport. Proverbs B posted. Update to Notes above. Update to Proverbs 16, verse 33. Further. NOTE : God's name in some places uses the ( ) for the last letter z. I had found out that a long time ago God actually gave permission to use His name without the plural 'z' ending. Still, He is 'the First and the Last', 'the Alpha and the Omega', 'the A and the Z'. In the case of 'Jehovah(z)', it evidently is still the case, although there is something else to add to this, in the article on the Names of God and His Son; look for this coming up.