#DailyDevotion Who Or What Are You Trusting To Take Care Of You?
Psalm 52 You tyrant, why do you brag about behaving wickedly? God’s love is forever!
This psalm is interesting because of its inscription, “David’s psalm when Doeg, a descendant of Esau, went and told Saul, “David has come to Ahimelech’s home.” On one hand it may seem like David is referencing Doeg. On the other hand it is Saul who is currently king here. Saul was trying to kill David though David never raised a hand against Saul. Doeg went and told Saul where David had been seen. Saul called Ahimelech to question him as to why he helped David. He told the king, “How should I know not to help him? He is your son in law, the captain of your bodyguards.” Saul then commanded the people to kill the priests. No one would do it. Then Doeg volunteered and killed 85 of them but some of Ahimelech’s household escaped and found refuge with David.
So who is David referencing here? I’m going to go with Saul who ordered the deaths of the priests. It’s something a tyrant would do. Ordering their deaths is certainly wicked. Despite Saul’s rage, David proclaims, “God’s love is forever!” So too we should remember and proclaim when evil surrounds us and makes us think it has the upper hand, God’s love is forever. It will overcome everything and usher us into His kingdom.
2Your tongue is like a sharp razor, scheming to destroy and doing deceitful things. 3You love evil instead of good, lying instead of saying what is right. 4You love every kind of destructive speech, you deceitful tongue!
The wickedness inside of Saul was so great with jealousy against David. David did not ask to be anointed to be the next king. He served Saul greatly and enlarged his kingdom. He would not speak against the LORD’s anointed (Saul) or kill him when he had the chance. David would wait on the LORD to bring all things to completion. Saul though, would never repent in his heart. His stubborn unrepentance caused him to say all sorts of evil against David. He lied about David and tried to turn one of his sons against David but he would turn against David. Saul apparently not only could not tell the truth about David, he loved lying about David. Do you have such enemies in your life? Trust in the LORD to carry out His judgment.
5God, too, will destroy you forever, knock you down and snatch you out of your tent, and pluck you by the roots out of the land of the living. 6The righteous will look at him in awe, but they will laugh at him: 7“Look at the man who wouldn’t make God his fortress but trusted his great wealth and got strong by destroying others.”
Saul quit trusting in the LORD and trusted in his power, strength, and wealth. He destroyed those who supported David who did trust in the LORD. The LORD finally arraigned for Saul to die by his own hand in battle against the Philistines. He departed the land of the living ignobly because He would not trust the LORD or obey his commands.
8But I am like a flourishing olive tree in God’s house, trusting God’s mercy forever. 9I thank You forever for what You did and announce to Your holy ones how good Your name is.
David did trust the LORD and did everything he was commanded to do by the prophets. He flourished and took all the land for his people the LORD promised them. The LORD brought us our Savior Jesus Christ through his loins and made Himself one with David’s house. The LORD’s name is good.
Almighty God and Father, give us faith when our enemies move against us we remain faithful to You and let You handle them for us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.