![]() We cry out for Him to quicken us when we are depressed (Psalm 119:25). We ask the Lord to quicken our thoughts and the fervor we once had for Him (Psalm 42:11). He quickens us in order to keep us on the godly path: “Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity and quicken thou me in thy way” (Psalm 119:37, KJV), and to preserve a people who call upon Him: “Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name” (Psalm 80:18, KJV). God quickens us according to His Word (Psalm 119:154) and His lovingkindness (Psalm 119:88) His quickening is associated with His tender mercy (Psalm 119:156), His righteousness (Psalm 119:40), and our joy (Psalm 85:6). The Holy Spirit also gives life: “It is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing” (John 6:63, KJV). Jesus is the Life (John 14:6), and He can grant life to us: “For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them even so the Son quickeneth whom he will” (John 5:21, KJV). By the power of God, we can be quickened or revived from sickness, from discouragement, from fear, and of course from death. God’s quickening in our lives can affect us in many ways. ![]() ![]() Psalm 25:11 in the King James Version says, “Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake.” In the New International Version, the verse reads this way: “For your name’s sake, LORD, preserve my life.” In the New American Standard Bible, the same verse says, “For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me.” In this context, quickening involves revival and a preservation of life, and God gets the glory for it. The phrase the quick and the dead contrasts the word dead with the word quick-they are antonyms. The word quicken is used in the King James Version of the Bible, and it means “revive or make alive.” If something is living, it is “quick” to “quicken” something is to bring it to life or restore it to a former flourishing condition. ![]()
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