Is Psalm 51 the Key to Understanding Lehi's Dream? Knowhy #325

God can reach your humble heart

And light your soul for more

Of what He would impart

What do you hunger for?

Lost, in a large wilderness

A dark and dreary waste

In Lehi's dream, it was mercy

He sought out of this evil place

He hungered for God's light

For wisdom, purity and joy

To partake of the tree of life

And, with righteous seekers, join

But, without family can one be happy?

In his dream he called for each member

Some started, detoured and joined the proud, mocking

Others came, heard them and left forever

Happy is the man with God's wisdom

And sweet is the love they find

Follow the calls from His prophets

And leave the darkness behind

Oh, to learn that this tree

Represents His Son on the cross

Suffering to redeem

In purity to atone for us

Forgiveness here awaits

Any and all who will pray

Here hope of mercy awaits

As we leave our sinful ways

Verse 1] God can reach your humble heart And light your soul for more Of what He would impart What do you hunger for? Lost in a large wilderness A dark and dreary waste Lehi saw the mercy He sought out of that place [Pre-Chorus] He hungered for God's light For wisdom, purity, and joy To partake of the tree of life And with righteous seekers, join [Chorus] Tree of mercy Call me near Tree of mercy Cast out fear His Son on the cross Suffering for us Tree of mercy Let it grow in us [Verse 2] But without family, can one be happy? In his dream, he called each name Some started, detoured, and joined the proud Some heard laughter, left in shame Happy is the man with God's wisdom And sweet is the love they find Follow the calls from His prophets And leave the darkness behind [Pre-Chorus] He hungered for God's light For wisdom, purity, and joy To partake of the tree of life And with righteous seekers, join [Chorus] Tree of mercy Call me near Tree of mercy Cast out fear His Son on the cross Suffering for us Tree of mercy Let it grow in us [Bridge] Oh, to learn what that tree means A living witness plain That every wound can answer When we call on His name Forgiveness here awaits Any and all who will pray Here hope of mercy awaits As we leave our sinful ways [Final Chorus] Tree of mercy Call me near Tree of mercy Cast out fear His Son on the cross Suffering for us Tree of mercy Let it grow in us Tree of mercy Hold us fast Tree of mercy Make us last In the light He gives We will rise above Tree of mercy Root us deep in love

desperate plea for forgiveness, and the hope of a man who had committed great sins. He desired that the Lord would create in him “a clean heart” and “renew a right spirit” (Psalm 51:10). Certainly, this is also what Lehi wanted for his family, and especially for Laman and Lemuel.

Like Psalm 51, Lehi’s dream teaches that there is hope for those who wander in darkness. They can have faith that they, too, can find forgiveness and joy when they pray unto the Lord “that he would have mercy on [them], according to the multitude of his tender mercies.”

Nephi further saw that the tree represented the Son of God, who “was lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins of the world

 from sin and evil (vv. 3–5) to wisdom, purity and joy (vv. 6–8). When Lehi comes out of the darkness and is blessed to partake of the fruit of the tree, he then desires to share the fruit with his family. In the psalm, David commits to “teach transgressors thy ways” and convert the sinners unto God (v. 13).

There is a very interesting parallel in the comparison between Lehi’s journey to the tree of life and the psalmist being taught “wisdom” in Psalm 51:6. Taking into consideration Proverbs 3, we see that the ancient Israelites saw a relationship between wisdom and the tree of life. Proverbs 3 praises the virtue of finding wisdom: “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom … She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her” (Proverbs 3:13, 18). In Lehi’s dream, the fruit of the tree of life also brought profound happiness (1 Nephi 8:10, 12).

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Psalms 23: 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Psalm 51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.