Revealing Abba in the Psalms | How Jesus saw God as Abba

Revealing Abba in Psalm 71

In You O Abba, do I find My rest; In You I will never be disappointed or ashamed;

You deliver Me, safely hiding Me inside Your incorruptible life; where there is freedom from the sting of the death and corruption that is in the world; always inclining Your ear to Me; to save Me;

You are My strong refuge; where I continually find rest; You have promised to save Me; for You Abba are My mighty fortress, My firm foundation, My strength, My shield and My defender;

You deliver Me, O Abba, from the wickedness that is in the world through death; and from the cruelty of those animated by it;

For You are My hope, O Abba, My Lord and My shepherd; You are My rest from My youth.

By You was I nurtured and sustained from the womb; You art He that severed Me from My mother's womb and set Me apart unto Your life; to reveal You Abba; speaking well of You continually;

I am a sign and a wonder to those who are suffering at the hands of death; testifying of You as My only hope and refuge;

Let My word and My testimony be filled with Your praise; continually speaking well and honoring You;

You do not cast Me away in My old age; or forsake Me when death surrounds Me and I have no strength;

And My enemies speak against Me; and they take counsel against Me;

Saying together that You Abba have forsaken Me; and that there is none to save Me;

O Abba; be not far from Me; O My God; make haste to save Me in My affliction;
Let all that seek to harm Me be confounded and their ways brought to nothing; and let the way that brought destruction to all Your beloved; collapse under its own weight when Your life is revealed;

I will only hope in You continually and speak well of You more and more;

My testimony shall speak an eternal word revealing the awesome wonders of Your indestructible life and Your salvation, putting it on display in Me, for all to see; for man knows not the depths thereof;

I will go forth in Your strength and not My own Abba; I will speak of Your promise of life to all people; for there is only life in You;

Abba, You have taught Me from My youth; and from that time have I declared Your wonderful works;

Now also when I am old and death tries to come to Me; it has nothing in Me; For My life is hid inside Your life O Abba; and You will never leave or forsake Me; My testimony shows forth Your strength and salvation to this generation and all those to come;

O Abba; In Your strength and ability to save Me from death and raise Me to Your life and immortality; exalting Me to Your right hand; You have done a marvelous work; O Abba, there is none like You;
You saw Me in My affliction; and when I cried You heard Me and quicken Me again; You brought Me up again from the grave;

You increased My greatness; and comforted Me on every side as a testimony for all people;

In Me; You are spoken well of in all the earth; declaring Your grace and truth; O Abba; You have spoken well of all people in Me; putting a new song in their hearts; setting Me apart; the Holy One of Israel; in whom You dwell with the power of an endless life in immortal flesh;

You cause My lips to sing praises unto Your name; and My life which You have redeemed to rejoice;

The word You have spoken and which was made immortal flesh in Me, has revealed Your life and immortality to all people; for You have confounded the logic and consumed the death that sought to destroy Your beloved.

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