Psalms 54:1-7
The Confident Prayer For Deliverance
Psalms 55:1-14
David’s Terrifying Oppression
Psalms 55:15-23
David’s Painful Betrayal
Psalms 56:1-7
Enemies Conspire Against David
Psalms 56:8-13
Confident The Lord Will Protect
Psalms 57:1-6
The Need For Divine Intervention
Psalms 57:7-11
David’s Anticipation of Victory
Psalms 58:1-5
The Rebuke of Unjust Judges
Psalms 58:6-11
Swift Judgement on The Judges
Psalms 59:1-8
Conspiracy Against The Innocent
Psalms 59:9-17
Anticipation of Praise
The Need For Divine Intervention
Psalms 57:1–6
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This Psalm is made up of prayers in the midst of perils. It is thought that David wrote this when he fled from Saul in the cave of Adulham in the valley of the Philistines (I Samuel 22). Another possibility is that it was penned in the cave of Engedi along the limestone banks of the western Dead Sea (I Samuel 24). In poetic language the Psalmist depicts the treachery of those who oppress him.
David offers a threefold prayer in the opening verses:
David compared his enemies to lions that wanted to devour him (v. 4). He expressed his desire that God be exalted above the heavens (v. 5). He expected his enemies destruction (v. 6).
Application
What do I do when I find my enemies in this world closing in on me? Do I run to a doctor, a psychologist or lawyer instead of running to Jesus in prayer as David did?
Psalms 57:1-6 (English Standard Version)
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