Bible Society of South Africa
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 9

This is a hymn of praise reflecting on the way God dealt with His people from creation to exile.

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

Ihubo 103

Ihubo lokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngomusa wakhe

1Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami;

konke okuphakathi kwami makubonge igama lakhe elingcwele.

2Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami,

ungakhohlwa imisebenzi yonke yakhe yomusa,

3yena othethelela zonke izono zakho,

owelapha zonke izifo zakho;

4okhulula ukuphila kwakho ekubhujisweni,

okuqhelisa ngomusa nangobubele;

5osuthisa ukulangazela kwakho ngokuhle,

ubusha bakho bubuyiswe njengokhozi.

6UJehova ubenzela bonke abacindezelwayo

ukulunga nokwahlulela.

7Wamazisa uMose izindlela zakhe,

nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izenzo zakhe.

8UJehova unobubele nesihawu;

wephuza ukuthukuthela, kuvama umusa.

9Akathethi njalonjalo;

akagcini intukuthelo yakhe kuze kube phakade.

10Akasiphathi njengokufanele izono zethu,

akasivuzi njengokwamacala ethu.

11Ngokuba njengokuphakama kwezulu phezu komhlaba

unjalo umusa wakhe phezu kwabamesabayo.

12Njengokuba impumalanga yahlukene nentshonalanga,

udedisile kangaka kithi iziphambeko zethu.

13Njengoyise ehawukela abantwana bakhe,

kanjalo uJehova uyabahawukela abamesabayo.

14Ngokuba uyakwazi ukubunjwa kwethu;

uyakhumbula ukuthi siluthuli.

15Izinsuku zomuntu zinjengotshani;

uyakhahlela njengembali yasendle.

16Ngokuba umoya uyadlula phezu kwayo, bese yinyamalala,

nendawo yayo ingabe isayazi.

17Kepha umusa kaJehova uphezu kwabamesabayo kwaphakade kuze kube phakade,

nokulunga kwakhe kubantwana babantwana,

18kubo abagcina isivumelwano sakhe

bekhumbula iziyalezo zakhe ukuba bazenze.

19UJehova umisile isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi ezulwini;

nombuso wakhe ubusa phezu kwakho konke.

20Bongani uJehova nina zingelosi zakhe,

nina maqhawe anamandla enenza okwezwi lakhe

nilalela ukukhuluma kwezwi lakhe.

21Bongani uJehova nina mabandla onke akhe,

nina zinceku zakhe enenza intando yakhe.

22Bongani uJehova nina misebenzi yakhe yonke

ezindaweni zonke zombuso wakhe.

Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami.

Forgiveness in the Psalms – 2

The Psalm starts with David exhorting his soul to praise God.  One of the reasons to praise God is forgiveness parallel to healing from diseases.  It is, in this instance, a metaphor for the restoration of the moral and spiritual life.  This leads to renewal and restoration.

Verse 12 is also a metaphor.  The distance between North and South can be measured from the different poles, but the distance between East and West – immeasurable.  Verse 13 reminds the reader of God’s compassion to those showing respect to Him.

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