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Psalms 63:1-11
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Psalms 63:1-11
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Psalms 63:1–11
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Chuck Swindoll writes: “I recall, as a little barefoot boy standing erect in my classroom and repeating the “Pledge of Allegiance” one Thanksgiving season. Our nation was at war and times were hard. My teacher had lost her husband on the blood washed shores of Norm … More
The faith expressed in Psalms 61 and 62 reaches a climax in this marvelous hymn of David, written in the wilderness. He was going through one of those rough times, which seemed to be his lot in life. He had been driven from the throne by his son, Absalom, and was headed out across the wilderness of Judea, which was far from the sanctuary in Jerusalem. What David missed most was God’s house. It was not his palace, nor his family and friends left behind, but God’s house.
He says, “I will lift up my hands in thy name” (v. 4). There are two ways we can lift up our hands for God: we can lift them in supplication and we can lift them in service. No doubt David had both thoughts in mind. God has no hands but our hands to do His work today. There are mission fields all over the world where God’s servants are crying out for help. God’s work needs carpenters, bricklayers, doctors, and people from all walks of life. David lived for God by working for Him.
Satisfaction and song were the ingredients in David’s witness (v. 5). Even though he had been forced to leave behind everything he possessed he was praising God. He was dependent for his next meal on the kindness and generosity of his friends. Did he feel sorry for himself? Not David??
Application
Praise is essential for one’s spiritual life. It should stem spontaneously from my life as a result of God’s intervention in my behalf. Praise, will be an evidence that God is at work in my life.
Psalms 63:1-11 (English Standard Version)
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth; they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals. But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
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