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DAVID’S CRY IN DISTRESS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
Psalm 140:1-13
Luke 18:1
“But if ye forgive not men
their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your trespasses.”
DAVID’S CRY IN DISTRESS
The life of David when he comes in contact with Saul and Doeg is the best explanation of this Psalm. David wrote this Psalm in his exile and peril.
The tremendous outburst at the end has in it the warmth which was so natural to David, who was never lukewarm in anything. Yet it is noticed that concerning his enemies he was often hot in language through indignation, and yet he was cool in action, for he was not revengeful. His was no petty malice, but righteous anger. He foresaw, foretold and even desired the just vengeance of God upon the proud and wicked, and yet he would not avail himself of opportunities to revenge himself upon those who had done him wrong. It may be that his appeals to the great King cooled his anger and enabled him to leave his wrongs unredressed by any personal act of violence. “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” And David when most wounded by undeserved persecution and wicked falsehood was glad to leave his matters at the foot of the throne where they would be safe with the King of kings.
All through the Psalm, the writer is bravely confident, and speaks of things about which he had no doubt: in fact, no Psalm can be more grandly positive than this protest against slander. The slandered saint knew Jehovah’s care for the afflicted, for he had received actual proofs of it himself (v.12).
(Spurgeon)
THOUGHT: (Read Romans 12:19.)
PRAYER: Help me, Father, to be like David, a man after Thine own heart.