"I call to God; God will help me. At dusk, dawn, and noon I sigh deep sighs - He hears, He rescues. My life is well and whole, secure in the middle of danger even while thousands are lined up against me. God hears it all, and from His judge's bench puts them in their place. But, set in their ways, they won't change; they pay Him no mind."
"Pile your troubles on God's shoulders - He'll carry your load, He'll help you out. He'll never let good people topple into ruin. But you, God, will throw the others into a muddy bog, cut the lifespan of assassins in half. And I trust in You. "
My favorite chapters in Psalms are the ones David wrote while he was hiding from Saul, who was trying to kill him in order to keep the throne. Saul had disobeyed God, so God made David king instead. Saul didn't like this and was trying to kill David. To make things worse, Saul's son, Jonathan, was David's best friend, and ended up turning on him. In the midst of all this, David had enough faith to say "my life is well and whole, secure in the middle of danger." And God kept His promise to David. As verse 23 says, Saul and Jonathan died, while David lived a long, prosperous life. His reign was the height of the Kingdom of Israel. That is not a coincidence.
If God did this for David, He will also do it for us. David was just a human being like the rest of us. He sinned just like the rest of us. He committed adultery with Bathsheba and killed her husband. The only thing special about him was his faith, and he was rewarded for it.
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