Desperation

Admonition Against The Alliance

With the threat of the Assyrians under Sennacherib on their doorstep. Judah sought help through an alliance with Egypt, a waning power, instead of trusting the Lord (v. 1). They are determined to go down into Egypt and seek an alliance with the Egyptians to secure themselves agai …

Prayer For Relief From Adversaries

This brief Psalm records a prayer by David, asking for a quick rescue from his present circumstances (v. 1). The psalmist was desperate, his circumstances were urgent, his enemies were gloating over his misfortunes. God did not seem to be acting fast enough, this was an SOS …

Ben-Hadad’s Siege of Samaria

Some time after the events just related, Ben-Hadad tried again to defeat Israel. This time he mobilized his entire army and besieged Samaria (v. 24). This kept up until there was nothing to eat in the city (v. 25) It was so severe that one donkey’s head, unclean to the Is …

David ’s Prayer in The Cave

As in the previous Psalm, David explained his situation of being trapped in a cave in Engedi where he had fled to escape from Saul. There seemed to be no way of escape from his enemies. David’s …