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God Gives David Endurance to Win The Battle
This psalm might have been written when David was cornered by Saul in the wilderness. He could have easily have thought that even God had abandoned him. However, he soon learned otherwise as in the providence of God, Israel was invaded, Saul had to give his attention to that atta …

David Describes His Enemies And His Sufferings
David describes his enemies and his sufferings. He compares them to cruel and insensitive beasts: bulls, the lion (vv. 13, 21), dogs (vv. 16, 20), and wild oxen (v. 21). When men reject God’s truth they become like beasts. Just imagine all of these blood thirsty beasts surr …

A Song of Praise With Confidence
The first half of this psalm examined the terrible shame and suffering of Jesus hanging on the cross. Those verses let us know something of what Jesus thought, of how He suffered, and of how He prayed when He was on the cross. However, in today’s passage the scene shifts fr …