PSALM 25 friendship > fellowship

Psalm 25:14                            New American Bible 1970

The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him,

    and his covenant, for their instruction.

Psalm 25:14                          New Living Translation 1996

Friendship with the LORD

is reserved for those who fear him.

With them he shares the secrets of his covenant.

Psalm 25:14             New Living Translation 2004 edition

The LORD is a friend to those who fear him.

He teaches them his covenant.

David, the psalmist prays;-                               (RSV 2nd CE)

v16   Turn to me and be gracious to me for I am lonely and afflicted

 v17  Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of distress
.
v18  Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.

Those who have a profound respect for the Lord Our God

are involved in a personal relationship with our Lord 

whose friendship, fellowship, counsel, revelation ,and 

one to one instruction are part of the experience of Charismatic Christians.

The New American Standard Bible , updated 1995

offers three renderings of Psalm 25:14;-

a     The secret of the LORD is for those who fear him:

b     the counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him:

c     the intimacy of the Lord is for those who fear him:

From Psalm 25 RSV 2nd Catholic edition 2006

v8   .......he instructs the sinners in their way

v9   .......he leads the humble in what is right

              and teaches the humble  his way
v12        Who is the man who fears the LORD 
              Him he will instruct in the way that he should choose.

v14        the friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him

              and he makes known to them his covenant.

In friendship and fellowship the Lord instructs, leads, teaches, and makes known.
This is what the psalmist prays for in psalm 25 .

v4          make me know your ways....teach me your paths
v5          lead me in your truth and teach me
v11        pardon my guilt
v18        forgive my sins.

In psalm 25 we have an icon, a doorway, which opens
onto the empowering love of the Trinity.
We can, if we listen in the enabling power of the Spirit,
hear Jesus in the voice of David.
It is the same Spirit who enables us to receive the
one to one teaching, leading and  revelation of our Heavenly Father.
The NAB translation of  Psalm 25 verse14 indicates that we should 
have awe and respect (fear) for the covenant.
We give more than lipservice to the decalogue,
Out heart's attitude and desire is to walk in His way.
From STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE
H5475  ;-   intimacy,   consultation,   a secret,  counsel, or secret counsel.

PSALM 17 Community of Unfailing Love

In Psalm 17 ,  the psalmist has a lot to share with us.
He shares his commitment and enthusiasm ;-
"  I have resolved  "  "I determined"   he says,
" I have treasured the words of your lips "
" walking deliberately in Your footsteps ".
The psalmist shares with us where he puts all his focus, and all his loyalty.
He shares with us that he is totally relying on God
and that he is putting all his eggs in one basket.
The psalmist is honest with us, with himself,
and with God ;-  his prayer is from
"lips free from deceit".
"My mouth will not trespass"
"by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.
My steps have held fast to your paths".
This psalm is a cry  to the God in whom David is putting his whole trust.
"Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry"
The psalmist shares his faith, and all who join in his song share his hope.
"I call on You , O God, for You will answer me"
"You who save by your right hand
those who take refuge in You."
As the psalmist expresses his trust in God
so we put our trust in the God of Abraham , Isaac and Jacob
and sing with all the people of God
"hide me in the shadow of your wings"
We are together in faith and hope
and in practice we are people who put our trust
in the Lord our God.   We stand in His unfailing love
 and walk in his wonderful ways.
We are aware of smug and pitiless people whose heart is closed
 to the word of God, as well as to the cry of the poor.
The accusers of the faithful do not know the loving kindness of our God.
But God's love is eternal.

Psalm 3:5 NJB
As for me, if I lie down and sleep
I shall awake, for Yahweh sustains me.

Psalm 5:3 NJB
To you I pray , Yahweh, at daybreak you hear my voice.
at daybreak I lay my case before you, and fix my eyes on You.

Psalm 90:14 NJB
Each morning fill us with your faithful love
we shall sing and be happy all our days.

Psalm 17:15 NJB
But I in my uprightness will see your face
and when I awake I shall be filled with the vision of You.

Psalm 130:6 NJB
My whole being hopes in the Lord
more than the watchmen for the daybreak
more than the watchmen for the daybreak

Psalm 143:8 NJB
Let dawn bring news of Your faithful love, for I put my trust in You.