The secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He will make them know His covenant. My eyes are continually toward the LORD, for He will pluck my feet out of the net.
Have you ever been let in on a secret by someone you especially admired? Somehow it makes us feel more intimately a part of that person's life. And that's the real feeling behind the word translated "secret" in the NASB. The word comes from a Hebrew word that means "couch", carrying the meaning of sitting together with someone in close fellowship or intimacy. Isn't that powerful? As we regard and reverence our God, He enters into close fellowship or intimacy with us, and He makes us know His covenant. In other words, He envelopes us in the deepest relationship possible between God and man; one of complete union and binding commitment, with a deep understanding between each other that connects soul with soul. This is a union of sweet obligation. It's in this sense that the Psalmist says, "My eyes are continually toward the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net." He knows that this "covenant" means God will constantly protect his step and watch His back. You can't get a better deal than that!
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