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God Is For Me

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2021-03-06 [시편(Psalm) 56:1 - 56:13]

1	[To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.] Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me;
2	my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly.
3	When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4	In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
5	All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6	They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.
7	For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!
8	You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
9	Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
10	In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
11	in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12	I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you.
13	For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

Thinking & Understanding
David, who can no longer find a place to hide in Israel because of Saul’s persistent pursuit, has had to flee to Gath in the land of the enemy nation, the Philistines (1 Sam. 21:10). However, the Philistines, remembering that David killed Goliath and stood against them in the past, have turned David in so that he may be imprisoned (1 Sam. 21:11). David is thus in the hopeless situation of being slandered and persistently harassed all day long by countless enemies, without anyone to help him (vv. 1-2, 5-6). However, David is able to shake off his fear by proclaiming that if he trusts in God’s word of salvation, no one can put him to harm (vv. 3-4). With confidence that God is for him and will destroy all his enemies (vv. 7-11), David gives an offering of thanksgiving to God (vv. 12-13).

Who is God?
Vv. 1-2, 8-9, 12 God knows the suffering of his people. So, when we suffer hardship, when we are afflicted by the oppression of our enemies, God bestows on us compassion and mercy. Therefore, we must hope in God, who works through our despair.

What lesson is God teaching me?
Vv. 3-4, 10-11 We must overcome fear with trust in God. What kind of people make you fear? Let’s trust in the great and powerful God, remembering that the people you fear are only weak beings made of flesh that will eventually waste away.

Prayer
Lord, help me to gain victory by holding on to your word in the face of hopeless situations.