Arcana Coelestia # 6797
6797. Verses 23-25 And it happened in [the course of] these many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of their hard service, and cried out; and their cry came up to God because of their hard service. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God saw the children of Israel, and God knew [them].
'And it happened in [the course of] these many days' means after quite a number of changes of state. 'That the king of Egypt died' means the end of the falsity that had reigned previously. 'And the children of Israel sighed because of their hard service' means grief on account of the endeavour to subdue the truth of the Church. 'And cried out' means a calling for help. 'And their cry came up to God because of their hard service' means that they were heard. 'And God heard their groaning' means help. 'And God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob' means on account of being joined to the Church through the Lord's Divine Human. 'And God saw the children of Israel' means that He endowed the Church with faith. 'And God knew them means that [He endowed it] with charity.
Psalms 90
1
Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.
2
Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
3
You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you children of men."
4
For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.
5
You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.
6
In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.
7
For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.
8
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9
For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
10
The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.
11
Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?
12
So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13
Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!
14
Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
16
Let your work appear to your servants; your glory to their children.
17
Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.
