January 16, 2009
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Psalm 11
Psalms 11:1-7 KJV <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? (2) For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. (3) If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (4) The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. (5) The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. (6) Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. (7) For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
How important it is to have the proper focus, putting your trust in the L-rd who is in control. It is out of that you can rest. The only thing to do is trust in the L-rd, for that is where true peace is found.
At one point David fled to the priestly city of Nob and received some help from the priests, who gave him some bread and a sword. They hadn’t realized that David was running from Saul so they gladly helped what they assumed was a faithful servant of the king. When Saul found out that the priests had helped David, he felt as if they were all plotting against him. Saul had the priests killed. All of them. The entire city.
The foundations were being destroyed.Examples of foundations being destroyed: Prayer in schools. Abortion. The so-called “separation of church and state”. The removal of any mention of G-d in government.
Here is what you need to do – look up! G-d is in control. He sees right into the heart of man. What you do is important to Him. He sees you.
Judgment will come upon the wicked. G-d will judge the wicked. He sees everything that goes on. Nothing escapes His attention.
G-d will lift up the righteous and judge the unrighteous.
Comments (4)
Ah, I love how in the Psalms they always capitalize LORD completely. I know that’s totally off topic, but I do that too. To me, it’s showing that He is the One LORD and He deserves complete reverence. Kinda like you leaving out the “o” in God.
@Papillon_Mom - All Caps L-RD when you read it in the bible stands for ADONAI or יהוה which is YHWH
Amen – to focus on Him!!!
AMen. That’s what I’m learning to do right now. We can’t solve everything ourselves, and so many times we forget to “look up.” Great post.