Psalm 36: text of the prayer in Russian, why it is read

Differences between psalms and prayers

Some people still tend to confuse psalms with prayers. This often causes a certain misunderstanding. Because there is a significant difference between these two sacred texts.

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It is necessary to understand that prayer represents a text that was revealed to a person thanks to the mercy of heaven. Most of them are truly gifts from above. For example, the angel's prayer, which is well known to many. The boy heard her and was raised to heaven by the angels. After this, he told his confessor about the text he had heard, and he wrote it down and recommended that people offer a prayer to heaven, asking for mercy.

The prayer is usually read at times when the soul is uneasy or if a person needs help in business. At the same time, a person should not be visited by bad thoughts. Negative emotions are also extremely inappropriate here.

Of course, the same recommendations can be given to those who plan to read the psalm. But it is important to make one clarification. Because the psalms should always be read in high spirits. After all, they, in essence, represent a song with which a person addresses the heavens. This does not apply to all texts. However, if we are talking about songs written to praise the Almighty, then you need to try to sing them as solemnly as possible.

A less solemn tone is permissible during the singing of psalms that are instruction or meditation. Psalm 36 also applies to these. Since its entire text is literally permeated with the author’s desire to share his thoughts with others. In addition, it cannot be denied that the text unmistakably reveals the king’s desire to help future generations and to share his own wisdom.

Help from the Orthodox Psalm 33 for those reading it - Philosophy

The text of Psalm 33 in the Orthodox Psalter is preceded by the following unusual inscription: “A Psalm of David, when he pretended to be mad before Abimelech and was driven away from him and withdrew.”

Such a preface immediately suggests that this song was written on the basis of some historical event. Abimelech is not a name, but a title of the Philistine king, whose name was Achish.

It is known that David, as the conqueror of Goliath, was presented to Achish, and in order to get rid of the obsessive attention of the Philistine ruler, he was forced to pretend to be crazy.

Important

The interpretation of Psalm 33 explains the words “Come, children” (Ps. 33:12) in this way: having run away from Abimelech and finding himself on the street, David was surrounded by a crowd of children, but in order not to disturb his image of a madman, he was forced to continue the game, for which the children ridiculed him cruelly.

Already being a king, David greatly regretted this incident, because, in his opinion, he had lowered himself in the eyes of the younger generation, and the words “Come, children, I will teach you the fear of the Lord” indicate that he is ready to correct the mistake.

Read the text in Russian prayer Psalm 33

Psalm of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech and was driven away from him and withdrew.

I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise is continually in my mouth. In the Lord my soul will glory; The meek will hear and rejoice. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my dangers. Those who turned their gaze to Him were enlightened, and their faces would not be ashamed.

This beggar cried out, and the Lord heard and saved him from all his troubles. The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him and delivers them. Taste and see how good the Lord is! Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Fear the Lord, all you His saints, for there is no poverty among those who fear Him. The Skimns are in poverty and suffer hunger, but those who seek the Lord do not suffer the need for any good.

Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Does a person want to live and does he love long life in order to see good? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful words. Avoid evil and do good; seek peace and follow it. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are on their cry.

But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to destroy the memory of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord hears, and delivers them from all their sorrows. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and will save the humble in spirit. The righteous has many sorrows, and the Lord will deliver him from all of them. He keeps all his bones; not one of them will be crushed.

Evil will kill the sinner, and those who hate the righteous will perish. The Lord will deliver the soul of His servants, and none of those who trust in Him will perish.

Psalter, read Psalm 33 in Church Slavonic

I will bless the Lord at all times; I will make his praise in my mouth. My soul will glory in the Lord; let the meek ones hear and rejoice. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and heard me and delivered me from all my sorrows. Come to it and be enlightened, and your faces will not be ashamed.

This beggar cried out, and the Lord heard and saved him from all his sorrows. The angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear him and deliver them. Taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Nan. Fear the Lord, all you saints, for there is no hardship for those who fear him. The rich became poor and hungry; Those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good.

Come, children, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is a person who loves life and sees good things? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from uttering flattery. Avoid evil and do good; seek peace and marriage and... The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are upon their prayer.

Advice

The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, even to consume their memory from the earth. The righteous cried out, and the Lord heard them and delivered them from all their sorrows. The Lord is near to those who are broken in heart, and will save those who are humble in spirit. Many are the sorrows of the righteous, and the Lord will deliver me from all of them. The Lord protects all their bones, not one of them will be broken.

The death of sinners is cruel, and those who hate the righteous will sin. The Lord will deliver the souls of his servants, and all who trust in him will not sin.

The history of writing the psalm

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As you know, all the psalms were written by ordinary people. Of course, their social status could differ. If we talk about such a famous and revered author as David, then he was not an ordinary person at all, but a king. Moreover, in the holy scripture there is a clarification that he was chosen to rule by the Lord himself.

It is worth noting that there has been a lot of controversy regarding the establishment of the authorship of this psalm. Because the researchers insisted that the author could be another person. However, having studied in detail the three versions of signatures, it became clear that the song came from the pen of King David. Please note that similar signatures appear before each psalm. They are written in three languages at once:

Hebrew;
Greek;
Latin.

If clergy are in doubt about who exactly the authorship belongs to, they carefully examine absolutely all options for the signature. And, having translated it into Russian, the author is unmistakably identified. This is exactly what happened in this case. Therefore, one should not take at face value the statements of some “experts” that the authorship may belong to another person.

Time to write the text

The greatest problem that clergy face when studying the psalms is the correct determination of the time interval for their writing. Because hints are quite rare in the text itself.

For this reason, it is almost impossible to reliably determine the exact date of writing. But in the case of Psalm 36, such necessary clues were still present in the texts - in one of the lines the author reflects on his old age. This allowed researchers to draw a simple conclusion: Psalm 36 was written by David in old age. In other words, it was written almost at the end of the king’s reign.

According to some clergy, this song was written by him for his own son. The king had several children. However, according to assumptions, it is on this occasion that he turns to Solomon. The lines of the song contain a very simple meaning: David is trying to convince his youth Solomon that only the Lord can give him peace and peace of mind, so he needs to devote his life to serving higher powers.

The psalm also contains several lines in which David talks about the life of a wicked man. Some researchers have suggested that we are talking about the king himself. After all, everyone is well aware that in his youth he committed a terrible sin, for which his children were punished. The punishment sent by heaven made him realize how grave a sin he had committed.

Interpretation

The 36th Psalm should be regarded as an instruction, a truth that was revealed to David over the years of his life serving God. The reader sees the meaning of the work in a new way, carefully studying the interpretation of individual verses:

Verses 1 to 3: the work begins with simple but valuable advice, by listening to which the believer gets a chance to avoid torment. The main thing he needs to remember is that faith in the Lord must be preserved and strengthened, without leaving the path He has chosen for people.
Verse 4: Only the One Creator can give comfort to the righteous.
Verses 5 to 8: He who lives according to the laws of God will receive a reward, his soul will be filled with joy. Envious people will fall into sin.
Verses 16 and 17: A description of what the Savior has prepared for the sinner. The life of apostates may seem good to others, but they will ultimately lose all the benefits, which will not happen to the righteous.

Second version of interpretation

However, the second version is more plausible. According to this theory, by the wicked the author means his son named Absalom. The young man was handsome and kind.

However, pride and rebellion played a cruel joke on him. Determined to take the throne from his own father, he angered the heavens. It was for this reason that he suffered an early death. The news of the death of his son shocked the king so much that he became despondent and even asked heaven to take his life, but return his son.

Of course, this request was not heard. And some thought that this would cause David to begin to doubt the Almighty. But this did not happen either. The ruler of Israel realized how terrible a sin his son had committed. And so he resigned himself to the punishment that heaven sent him.

Although the king was able to find the mental strength to come to terms with the loss of his son, he learned a lesson from this event. Fearing that someone might repeat the fate of his son, he wrote Psalm 36.

It is because of this that every line of the written text is literally permeated with his desire to protect the future generation from mistakes. Moreover, by addressing the people in this text, the king is trying to convince them that the only ruler of this world is the true Lord, who must be worshiped.

David insists that a Christian can find long-awaited happiness only if he controls his base desires and learns to live according to the commandments. In his song, David calls the Almighty the source of life. And asks every person to remember this.

Interpretation

Each verse of the psalm contains important information and a direct appeal to God:

Verse 1-4: In David's time, waters were considered a symbol of trouble. He tells the Lord that the waters reached “his ears,” which means they blocked access to oxygen. Moreover, he goes deeper and deeper into the waters, and the ground under his feet is unsteady, so there is nothing to even lean on. At this time, David turns to the Lord with prayer, but “his throat is dry.” This means a strong cry addressed to the Creator, the highest level of tension in prayer.
Verse 5: David talks about the number of enemies, which cannot be counted like the hairs of a head. About the requirement to answer for deeds and misdeeds that he did not commit. Saul said that David intended to kill him in order to gain power and control it alone. At the same time, David had already been anointed as king, but he did not at all think about the death of the former king. In fact, David's popularity among the people was determined by God, not by ambition.
Verse 6-13: The author of Psalm 68 tells the Creator in plain text that he bears reproach for His sake. All of David’s sins are visible, and none of them were such that they caused persecution. At the same time, the author expresses the hope that his zeal for God will not cease, although it causes ridicule from idle people and relatives.
Verse 14-19: The King of the Jews expresses hope for salvation from his enemies, and it will be sent down according to the great mercy of God, but not according to the merits of David. The psalmist asks for protection and salvation not for himself personally, but for the glory of the Lord, who has the power to protect his chosen one.
Verse 20-22: David is comforted by what the Creator knows about his situation. How they gave him bile instead of food, and instead of food they gave him vinegar to drink. There is a direct analogy here with Jesus Christ, who was also mocked during his execution.
Verse 23-29: Now the author of the psalm prays for reward for the enemies, so that the Lord would punish them, “bend their backs” and darken their eyes with grief, and the wicked would be deprived of their offspring. David calls to blot out the enemies of the Creator from the book of the living and the righteous.
Verse 30-34: The author of the psalm assures the Lord that he will not tire of praising Him, communicating the goodness of God with words that are more exalted than the burnt offering of bulls. And the help of the Creator will instill joy in all those who seek God’s mercy.
Verse 35-36: In anticipation of salvation, the psalmist encourages all who are on earth to praise the Lord.

Praising the Lord in the Psalms

It is noteworthy that some other texts authored by David contain many comparisons pointing to the power of the Lord and the helplessness of man himself. With such comparisons, the king wanted to point out that a person should always remember the omnipotent God, who is free to send trials to people.

And each of these tests must be passed with honor. After all, this will ultimately help you gain eternal life. It depends only on the person where he will go: to hell or heaven. At judgment day, everyone will get what they deserve. And in some cases, retribution can overtake the sinner in earthly life.

Having studied each line of the psalm in detail, the clergy concluded that it represents the quintessence of the author’s life. After all, in it he talks about all the lessons he received from God. This text contains stories from the life of David. Everything he experienced is described in the psalm. And this is its main value.

What is the purpose of reading a psalm?

When addressing heaven with one text or another, each person pursues his own goal. However, clergy insist that one important detail must be remembered. Each of the existing religious texts serves to provide a person with the opportunity to turn to heaven.

There are prayers that should be used when you find yourself in a difficult life situation. Moreover, there are also those, using which a person can ask the Almighty for something or beg His mercy.

The same goes for the psalms. Judging correctly, Psalm 36 is recommended to be read in the following situations:

when a believer experiences mental anguish, people who have ever experienced such suffering know that it is sometimes completely impossible to bear it. They cannot even be compared with the most severe physical pain. There is only one medicine for such a person - prayer or psalm. After reading Psalm 36, a Christian will immediately feel better;
if a Christian begins to doubt the correctness of his chosen path, doubts pose a real threat to every person. Because they can gradually even ruin your life. Therefore, if a righteous person suddenly begins to experience doubts, he must definitely tell the Almighty about this by reading a psalm.

In addition, there is another situation in which the believer is free to read the psalm. Namely, when a person needs divine participation. After all, sometimes it happens that a believer begins to feel the need to talk with the Almighty. And the best way to fulfill this desire is to read the text of the psalm.

Psalter

Psalm 36.

1Do not be jealous of evildoers, do not envy those who practice iniquity, 2for they, like grass, will soon be cut down and, like green grass, they will wither.

3Trust in the Lord and do good; live on earth and keep the truth.

4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord and trust in Him, and He will perfect it, 6 and He will bring out your righteousness like the light and your justice like the noonday.

7Submit yourselves to the Lord and trust in Him. Do not be jealous of the one who succeeds in his way, the wicked man.

8Cease being angry and put aside your rage; Do not be so jealous as to do evil, 9 for those who do evil will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will inherit the earth.

10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; you look at his place, and he is not there.

11But the meek will inherit the earth and enjoy much peace.

12The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him: 13But the Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

14The wicked draw their sword and bend their bow to overthrow the poor and needy, to pierce those who come

the straight way: 15Their sword will enter into their own heart, and their bows will be broken.

16 A little of the righteous is better than the riches of many of the wicked, 17 for the arms of the wicked are broken, but the Lord strengthens the righteous.

18The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will endure forever: 19they will not be put to shame in times of evil, and in days of famine they will be satisfied; 20The wicked will perish, and the enemies of the Lord will disappear like the fat of lambs, disappearing into smoke.

21The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous has mercy and gives. 22For those blessed by Him will inherit the earth, and those cursed by Him will be destroyed.

23The Lord establishes the feet of such a

man, and He delights in his way: 24When he falls, he will not fall, for the Lord holds him up by the hand.

25I was young and old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging for bread: 26he shows mercy and lends every day, and his descendants will be a blessing.

27Shun evil and do good, and you will live forever:

28For the Lord loves righteousness and does not forsake His saints; they will remain forever; and the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

29The righteous will inherit the earth and will live in it forever.

30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue speaks righteousness.

31The law of his God is in his heart; his feet shall not be shaken.

32The wicked spies on the righteous and seeks to kill him; 33But the Lord will not deliver him into his hands, nor will he allow him to be accused when he is judged.

34Trust in the Lord and keep to His way: and He will exalt you to inherit the earth; and when the wicked are destroyed, you will see.

35I saw a terrible wicked man, expanding like a rooted many-branched tree; 36But he passed by, and behold he was no more; I'm looking for it and can't find it.

37Keep an eye on the blameless and look to the righteous, for the future of such

man is the world; 38And the wicked will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will perish.

39The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; He is their refuge in time of trouble; 40And the Lord will help them and deliver them; He will deliver them from the wicked and save them, for they trust in Him.

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