I didn't take a lot from this one first pass through. I did think David was pretty bold to be telling God in his prayer how righteous he was, I know I couldn't in good faith make the statements he did.
That said, in keeping with my personal theme of getting closer to God in prayer I take note of a one simple verse that my friend Kevin pointed out to me in his comments on their Chapter A Day blog.
6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;
turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
If we are bold enough to turn to God in prayer, he will hear us and he will answer us. Back to that direct line we have to the creator of the universe. Its right there for me and he has the ability to probe my heart. No worries of miss-communication if I do use the exact words I mean, he knows my heart so just go to him in prayer.
knut
I agree that a lot of the Psalms start to feel alike to me.....sometimes its hard to pull anything unique from it. I think you have discovered a key to how we might look at the verses that we read. We both know our shortcomings, and the things we need to work on. When we hit a chapter that doesn't jump out, we should look for any reference to the thing we are striving to be better at.
ReplyDeleteI like the verse you picked out....in fact, I really like the entire paragraph.
I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;
turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
7 Show me the wonders of your great love,
you who save by your right hand
those who take refuge in you from their foes.
8 Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings
9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me.
the language makes me feel that David truly believes that he is cherished by God.