Arcana Coelestia#8153
8153. 'And the children of Israel went out with a lofty hand' means although they had been rescued by God's power from their attempt to bring them under their control. This is clear from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those who belong to the spiritual Church, that is, who are governed by faith bonded to charity, as immediately above in 8152; from the meaning of 'going out' as being delivered or rescued from the others' attempt to bring them under their control, which attempt is meant by 'pursuing', 8152; and from the meaning of 'a lofty hand' as God's power, for 'hand' means power, 878, 3387, 4931-4937, 5327, 5328, 5544, 6292, 6947, 7011, 7188, 7189, 7518, 7673, 8050, 8069, and 'lofty' means God's. The reason why 'lofty' means God's is that the word is used to indicate heaven, where God is. This is why the Word says of Jehovah or the Lord that He dwells 'in the lofty place' and why He is called 'the Most High', as in Isaiah,
Jehovah is exalted, for He dwells in the lofty place. Isaiah 33:5.
In the same prophet,
Thus said the High and Lofty One inhabiting eternity, whose name is the Holy One, I inhabit the holy and high [place]. Isaiah 57:15.
In David,
Jehovah sent from on high and snatched me away Psalms 18:16.
So it is that Jehovah is called the Most High in Deuteronomy 32:8; Daniel 4:17, 24, 34; 7:18, 22, 25; Psalms 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 46:4; 50:14; 57:2; 82:6. Because 'high' meant heaven, and God in heaven, the worship of God performed by those who belonged to the representative Church was established on mountains and on high places. It was therefore also performed in lofty shrines which they built for themselves, referred to in various places in the historical sections and prophetical parts of the Word, as in Ezekiel,
You built for yourself a lofty shrine, and made a high place for yourself in every street; at every head of a road you built your lofty shrine. Ezekiel 16:24-25, 31.
The reason why God's was meant by 'high' is that the starry heaven was a sign of the angelic heaven, which was also thought to be located there. But the wiser ones among them knew that heaven was not located on high but where the good of love was, and that this resided within a person, wherever he might be. For the meaning of 'high places' as interiors, or forms of good residing in them, see 450, 1735, 2148, 4210, 4599.
Psalms第7章
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Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
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lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
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Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
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if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
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let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.
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Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
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Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.
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Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
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Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
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My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
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God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
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If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
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He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
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Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
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He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
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The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
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I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High. For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.
