Year 8, Day 207: Psalms 63-64

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Beginning with Psalm 64, we have another psalm of David that is focus on the Lord’s protection.  It is the Lord who fights for David.  It is the Lord who sends arrows into His enemies.  It is the Lord who hides us from the plots of those who seek to harm us.  It is the Lord who brings down David’s enemies, not David.  This is a psalm that is very much in line with many of the other psalms of David.

This brings us back to Psalm 63.  Psalm 63 brings out an interesting point to ponder, deeper than the illustrations in the psalms of protection.  It is one thing to turn to the Lord in our times of trouble.  The real question, though, is if that is enough.

David tells the Lord that he will remember Him as he lays upon his bed.  Even into the watches of the night David will meditate upon the Lord.  I’m not sure what happens to most people as they lie down for the night, but that’s hen I do most of my processing for the day.  That’s when I think about any lingering thoughts I might have about ow I acted, what was said, and anything left bothering me. 

In other words, David is not just coming to God when he needs him.  David is inviting God deep into His personal life.  When David looks into the inner parts of his soul, David will do it with a mind focused on God and God’s ways.  When David looks to the core of his being, he wants God there next to him.

There is a certain amount of wisdom here.  Whenever we process who we are – whether at night, first thing in the morning, or somewhere in between – God should be there with us.  It is His perspective that will be able to bring balance to what we find.

David knows this.  That’s why he can say that when he does meditate he will cling to the Lord and sing for joy.  Most of us, when we look inside and take stock of what we find, don’t often care for what we see.  But when we walk with the Lord and look through His perspective, we see not just the things that need to change but also the hope for what they can become.  He alone can look within and provide us the perspective that we need.  That is why we cling to Him in our whole life.

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