Prayer and Confidence

There will also be a complementary read-aloud on Soundcloud for this post. This is a commentary on a reading of Psalms 9-12.

Ps. 9: As in a previous post, I hope this one leaves some encouragement for good discussion.

After reading v.4, I asked myself what provokes such defense?

What kind of leader is David? David strikes me as one compelled to weigh matters of justice.  In verse 5, I had a moment of pause. In modernity, we seek out and preserve details of information to stay safe and promote a scientific method to keep people safe.

The scripture reads: “You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.”

I remembered the art of storytelling and how there are different ways to preserve that omit the need for names that, closer to incidents, were needed. As I went through the scripture, I thought of how different sovereignties were at play. Different motivations. The verse here was interpreted by me as: No glory be to crime. I agree with that motto. Preventative is best. Preserving the good. It was difficult to read verses 6 through 8. Included it was likely victory and adrenaline-driven language. A boast of an outcome of warfare is still difficult to stomach. Verses 9 through 10 reminded me of survival and work. “A refuge in times of trouble” is met by those who live.

Don’t neglect the work of seeking God is something we are instructed to do. If you will it into effect and are up for the day-to-day you are in His refuge.

Now that I’m older some of the language in the scripture shocks me less. I have felt great indignation than remorse for the language it has stirred within me.

Even if I don’t act on it the fear of God is enough I feel this without assistance but I guess only God and I know that.

Psalm 10: A Confidence in God’s Triumph Over Evil

A good point of discussion worth revisiting is what would you do in a moment of feeling forsaken. This thought was later challenged when I thought of how the identified enemy uses a similar verbiage to that of those covered by faith, opposing it.

What ultimately disrupted this challenge was the clarity of choices in leadership. The enemy, as characterized by David here, leads with sadism. Furthermore, David says this enemy deceives on the topic of the nature of God. I, as a follower, do not know God as one to remove himself where absent himself truly. The big enemy in Psalm 10 is named oppression. It is a painful enemy to endure.

Psalm 11: Faith in the Lord’s Righteousness

Because he is witness to our lives, we are tested.

Verse 7: “For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.”

Psalm 12: Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy

David, the psalmist, is accusatory of “this generation” ( V period 7 ).

In the fifth verse, God’s will is recognized: “‘For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise,’ says the Lord; I will set him in the safety of which he yearns.”

Good deeds are often modeled and encouraged. We help our fellow man as much as we are able. The best of luck to us in preserving our values in the lifespan we are given.