So while we're on the topic of soul in verse 1......
Does a child see himself primarily as a body first with this abstraction of a soul which Mommy and Daddy keep referring to every time there is a funeral?
At what point do we begin to see the supernatural reality that exists way, way beyond our physical experience - our senses of sight, hearing, touch, feel, and taste.
David has disciplined himself to pay attention to a God and His creation who is beyond his ability to measure by physical experience. His soul and all that is within him is the essence of himself which communes with God.
Isn't it insidious - the naturalism that presses in from all sides. Consider what physical beauty means in our culture and you come face to face pretty quick with the interest our culture has in the reality of our eternal soul (103:1), God and His kingdom (103:19), angels (103:20,21).
We need to develop our understanding of the reality of a supernatural God - one not limited by-or defined by - the natural world as we see it.
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I dont think so. I think a baby is aware of his self (soul) well before he is aware of his body. I think children are more aware of the spiritual world around them than adults.
I believe as we grow into the adulthood we are in more danger of the cares of this world choking out the life within us we have more "at stake" and are much more likely to quench the Holy Spirit because what we may be hearing is not palatable. This is probalbly the reason Jesus said we must become as little children to enter the Kingdom of God.
David had the lucky "misfortune" to be the shepherd boy in his family. The silence and solitude imposed upon him by the duties of a shepherd no doubt gave him much time to reflect upon the nature of existence and meet God in a very personal way.
To develop an awareness of God not defined by the natural world we would do well to practice silence and solitude even as David did.
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