Friday, May 7, 2010

Psalm 28

A prayer against the wicked (vs. 1-5)—Some enemy is troubling David again, so in verses 1 and 2, he requests the ear of the Lord. “To you will I cry…Hear the voice of my supplication.” There are times, for all of us, when we feel like God doesn’t hear our prayers, but He always does. He may not, and often won’t, answer them immediately, but He does hear. David knew that if the Lord did not come to his aid, he would “become like those who go down to the pit” (v. 1). The wicked “speak peace to their neighbors, but evil is in their heart” (v. 3). David knew that the Lord would eventually “take [them] away” (v. 3); he just didn’t want God to take him with them! David wants Jehovah to go after the wicked: “Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give them according to the work of their hands; render to them what they deserve” (v. 4). They paid no attention to the Lord or His works, “nor the operation of His hands” (v. 5). Thus, “He shall destroy them” (v. 5). How many warnings—directly and implied—are there in Scripture to the wicked that they should turn from their evil ways before it is too late!

The Lord hears (vs. 6-9)—David received a positive answer to his prayer: “Blessed be the LORD, because He has heard the voice of my supplications!” (v. 6). David attributes this answer to prayer to his trust in Jehovah; thus the king would rejoice and praise the Lord in song (v. 7). The Lord is the “strength” and “saving refuge of His anointed” (v. 8). And as a final plea, David asks, in behalf of His people, that the Lord “save…bless…shepherd…and bear them up forever” (v. 9). Salvation, blessings, guidance and protection, and strength in trials—a good brief catalogue of the needs and desires of every saint of God.

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