Psalm
140 English
Standard Version (ESV)
Deliver
Me, O Lord, from Evil Men
To
the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
140
Deliver
me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from violent men,
2
who
plan evil things in their heart
and stir up wars continually.
3
They
make their tongue sharp as a serpent's,
and under their lips is
the venom of asps. Selah
4
Guard
me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from violent
men,
who have planned to trip
up my feet.
5
The
arrogant have hidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have
spread a net;[a]
beside the way they have
set snares for me. Selah
6
I
say to the Lord, You are my God;
give ear to the voice of
my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
7
O
Lord, my Lord, the strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head
in the day of battle.
8
Grant
not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further their[b] evil plot, or they will
be exalted! Selah
9
As
for the head of those who surround me,
let the mischief of
their lips overwhelm them!
10
Let
burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more
to rise!
11
Let
not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the
violent man speedily!
12
I
know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
and will execute justice
for the needy.
13
Surely
the righteous shall give thanks to your name;
the upright shall dwell
in your presence.
Sometimes
I wonder why David had to endure such pain and agony. I understand that when the Israelites turned
from God and worshipped other gods how the One true God had to help them
realize who He was. He did that through
placing them in exile or causing them to wander in the desert for 40
years. Yet, David, a humble man,
appointed by God to be king, has to run for His life because of an evil
king. Then I think, that is why David
was a man after God’s own heart. He would
cry to God when He was in trouble. David
didn’t put his trust in man but rather God.
When David did messed up he didn’t make excuses for himself, rather, he
confessed to God.
Often
times when trials and tribulations come our way we cry to God and our words
are, “Why?” ; “Why me?”; “Why my loved one?” and the answer is always because
of a fallen world. When sin entered this
world, it was no longer perfect. Sin of
mankind affects us all. Our cry should
be the cry of David to wipe the enemy out of this world and far from us.
At
some point, the righteous will see justice but until that time we must continue
to remain strong in Him. We must
remember to put our trust in the One True God not in the circumstances of
life. Life will happen, trouble will
come, but our God will sustain His people.
He will ultimately give us a place where there will no longer be any
suffering. We can remain strong by
trusting Him and seeking Him with all our heart.
Seeking
Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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