DAVID'S PRAYER

Friday June 23th 2017

key verse: 1

We see in this psalm a prime example of David's prayer. He overcomes the enemy by the mighty prayer which goes up to the sky.

1. David's pure conscience (1-3)

Sincerity is the first condition of the prayer, says John Bunyan. David claims his sincerity before God. With the assurance of having a proper heart, each person can start approching God. 1) his things are pure and his tongue is bound (1b, 3b). He relies on God's word before doing whatever. 3) he defends himself from the bad actions of the wicked. 4) he decides to be faithful to God's word.

2. He demands God's justice (4-12)

Now he invokes God who protects those who flee to him. David wants God's justice to be fully manifested when the enemy attacks. The assault of the enemy is like the assault of a devouring lion which looks out in the shadow for the step of its prey. The situation is perilous like when we walk on sharped blades. But Davis is assured of God's caring who protects him like the apple of his eye. Note the constrast between the wicked and the righteous man about the use of the tongue (3b, 10b).

3. The satisfaction of the psalmist (13-15)

The wicked are closed in their fat (10). Their part is the life on the earth;  (14b) they are satisfied by abundance of the world and they enjoy the wordliness. Their system of value is age-old. But the interest and the value of the man of God are different. David searches to be satisfied by God and his image, and no water of Jacob's wells can do it (15).

Prayer: Lord, make me really pray. I pray that your reign comes, expulsing the wicked ! And make me be satisfied by your image !

A word: really pray