Psalm 7

In Psalm 7 David gives us a great example of how we should approach God in the midst of our struggles. Right off the bat David admits that this situation is out of his hands and that his enemies are too strong for him to overcome. David writes that his enemies will "tear [him] like a lion and rip [him] to pieces with no one to rescue [him]" if God does not intervene. In this psalm David humbles himself before his God and admits his absolute dependence on Him and Him alone. And it is this kind of dependence that results in deliverance: dependence = deliverance! This flies directly in the face of our American culture which says that you have to be independent to be successful, or to be free, or to get things done right. We live in a very "me centered" society. But this is not the life of a committed Christian. We cannot live interdependent (dependent on ourselves and God) lives. We must be wholly dependent on God who is Sovereign and has our best interest at heart at all times.

Notice also that David appeals to God for justice. David has scrutinized his attitude and actions toward those at peace with him and his foes (vs.3-4) and found that he has acted righteously and has not sinned before God. On this premise he provokes (positive sense) the Lord to come to his aid and rescue him from his enemies who are unjustly seeking to destroy him. David prays that God will judge the people according to their wickedness of injustice. David does not take the role of judge in distributing justice, but instead, appeals to The Judge of all people. "Let the LORD judge the peoples." Because God is righteous David can rest in the fact that He will judge accordingly. God will not let the guilty go unpunished. Those deserving of judgment may or may not get it in the time frame we think will be best because God does not operate according to our way of thinking - thankfully.

What I think we can take from Psalm 7 is that when approaching God we ought to do so in a humble and reverent manner relying on Him completely in all situations, even the ones that aren't urgent or life-threatening. Also, we must take refuge in, and rest in the God who will judge everyone, whether in this life or the one to come. And even though we don't need to worry about justifying ourselves for God's sake, like David we should still take these issues to Him in faithful and faith-filled prayer.

Hope everyone is doing well. I'll be praying for you! Ray.