Psalms 6 – 8
In reading the Psalms I see many of my prayers that I often dismiss as frivolous when in reality David wrote them for us to see that many are normal. Verse 6:4 is something that I seem to always ask:
Come back, Eternal One, and lead me to Your saving light.
Rescue me because I know You are truly compassionate.
I am constantly asking for clear guidance and rescue. Today I sit in panic, since the holidays are among us and I have not gotten any “nibbles” on my resume. The house that is our saving grace is in title turmoil that implies I may only own half of it. We are looking at new homes if we sell the farm … again another saving grace, but far into the future. Then if all falls in place and I do not get work we can only survive a few years. So right now I am praying this exact Psalm.
Through all of the above I must say the “panic” is not really that bad. It comes in waves and then I pray for clarity. Then the panic subsides. What is the worse? What if everything was lost? We still have options and family to fall back on, and I thank God for that every day!
Verse 7:9 is another Psalm that I pray, in my own words of course:
Please, bring the evil actions of these wicked, wicked people to an end!
But secure the righteous,
For You, righteous God,
examine our hearts and minds.
Today evil and wicked people are on all levels of society. The slums are full of “entrepreneurs” dealing drugs and the Hampton’s are full of bankers looting grannies savings. So I pray that all this wickedness ends and people find salvation in Jesus. And the key to this verse is after praying for “all them evil folk” is to examine oneself to ensure we are pure. How many times have you seen evil and rebuked it only to find yourself in the middle of it?
Verse 8:5 is in a Psalm where David is acknowledging Genesis 1:
But You placed the son of man just beneath God
and honored him like royalty, crowning him with glory and honor.
I tend to read this and look at the current human condition and wonder why. David can think like that since as a king, he is crowned and treated like royalty. While on the other hand one of the most “Godly” families I know are met with tragedy and crisis with their son Brice being paralyzed in his high school years. Sure we may be crowned with glory and honor in heaven, but David implies now.