HEADING. ‘A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.' It is noticeable that there is here no dedication to the Chief Musician, and no mention of the tune to which it was to be sung. We can only surmise why this is so. Perhaps the aim was to indicate the close connection between this... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS REFRESHED VISION OF GOD HAS RESTORED HIS HEARTFELT SPIRITUAL SATISFACTION, HAS ENHANCED HIS PRAISE TOWARDS GOD AND HAS REMINDED HIM THAT IT IS GOD WHO IS HIS REFUGE (PSALMS 63:4). And so wherever he is, whether in the Sanctuary, or in the wilderness cut off from the Sanctuary, he can bless God... [ Continue Reading ]
BECAUSE, FROM DEEP WITHIN HIM, HE FOLLOWS HARD AFTER GOD, GOD'S RIGHT HAND UPHOLDS HIM, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING TO DESTROY HIM WILL THEMSELVES BE DESTROYED (PSALMS 63:8). From David's inner thoughts springs inner action. His inner life follows hard after God. This is why God's right hand upho... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CONSEQUENCE OF GOD'S JUDGMENT ON THOSE WHO REBEL AGAINST THE KING WILL BE THAT THE KING WILL REJOICE IN GOD, AND THOSE WHO ARE FAITHFUL TO THEIR OATHS OF LOYALTY SWORN IN GOD'S NAME WILL GLORY (PSALMS 63:11). This final verse fits admirably into the story of the rebellion of Absalom, who by dec... [ Continue Reading ]