A Psalm by David.
1Hear my prayer, Yahweh.
Listen to my petitions.
In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
2Don’t enter into judgment with your servant,
for in your sight no man living is righteous.
3For the enemy pursues my soul.
He has struck my life down to the ground.
He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me.
My heart within me is desolate.
5I remember the days of old.
I meditate on all your doings.
I contemplate the work of your hands.
6I spread out my hands to you.
My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
7Hurry to answer me, Yahweh.
My spirit fails.
Don’t hide your face from me,
so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
8Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,
for I trust in you.
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
for I lift up my soul to you.
9Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies.
I flee to you to hide me.
10Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
11Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake.
In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies,
and destroy all those who afflict my soul,
for I am your servant.
The Holy Spirit is eternally God and the third person of the Trinity. As such, He is fully divine with all of the nature, attributes and perfections of God. The Spirit of God is the one through whom God empowers His people, reveals His will, has revealed His Word, and imparts His personal presence among His people. He regenerates believers and works to glorify Jesus Christ.
In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word רוּחַ ruach (wind, breath, spirit) is used to refer to the Spirit of God, as well as to the spirit of a person, the wind, or the breath of people or animals. The Holy Spirit often appears as a wind, such as in the division of the Red Sea for the Israelite people to pass through (Exod. 14:21; see also Gen. 1:2, 8:1; Ps. 104:3). Also in the Old Testament, the Spirit of God empowers or gifts individuals temporarily for specific roles or ministries, including Bezalel and Oholiab for the construction of the Tabernacle (Exod. 31:3), the strengthening of Israel’s heroes (Judges 14:6), and the inspiration of the prophetic words (Zech. 4:6). His continued indwelling and empowering of people was contingent upon their faithfulness to walk with Him (1 Sam. 16:14, Ps. 51:11).