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DAVID LOOKS TO GOD FOR JUDGMENT
THURSDAY, JUNE 20
Psalm 141:1-10
Colossians 3:23-25
“… God shall judge
the righteous and the wicked …”
DAVID LOOKS TO GOD FOR JUDGMENT
This is a Psalm of David. David is under suspicion, half afraid to speak, lest he should speak unadvisedly while trying to clear himself. David is slandered by his enemies. David is censured even by friends and he takes it kindly. David deplores the condition of the godly party of which he is acknowledged head. David waits upon God with confident expectation.
Division:
1. The Psalmist cries for acceptance in prayer (vv.1-2)
2. He begs to be kept as to his speech. He prefers to be rebuked by the righteous than to be flattered by the wicked (vv.3-6)
3. He represents the persecuted church and looks for punishment of his oppressors (vv.7-10)
David looks upward and keeps his eyes fixed there (v.8). He regarded duty more than circumstances; he considers the promise rather than the external providence; and he expects from God rather than from men. He gives his eyes to his God, and sees nothing to fear. David keeps to his God: in Him he trusted always, only, confidently, and unreservedly. To be destitute in circumstance is bad, but to be destitute in soul is far worse. The comfort is that God hath said, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.”
(Spurgeon)
THOUGHT: (Read Psalm 141:5.)
PRAYER: (Use Psalm 141:1.)