Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men? (Psalm 58:1) On the second occasion when David was presented with the opportunity to slay Saul, instead of taking his life, he took his spear and a water jug that was sitting...

To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David. (Psalm 58) This is the second of the al tashchet, “Do Not Destroy,” trilogy and is believed to be inspired by the events that occurred after David spared Saul in the cave. For a brief moment, the king...

I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations. For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, and Your truth unto the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be above all the earth. (Psalm 57:9-11) The verses that...

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise. Awake, my glory! Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. (Psalm 57:7-8) Imagine you have been betrayed by those who were, at one time, very close to you -- family no less. Not only...

He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth. (Psalm 57:3) Remember -- this psalm was written as a result of the unexpected encounter David had with Saul in the cave. Until...

I will cry out to God Most High, to God who performs all things for me. (Psalm 57:2) All our lives we have heard the oft-repeated phrase, “God helps those who help themselves.” In fact, one religion-based pollster cited this as one of the most widely known Bible...

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by. (Psalm 57:1) Understanding when and why this psalm was written (Saul lay sleeping in a cave unaware of...

To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave.(Psalm 57) As stated in the introduction, this psalm is entitled “Do Not Destroy” -- which in Hebrew is אל תשחת al tashchet. It is inspired by the events that...

I will render praises to You, for You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? (Psalm 56:12-13) Is there a time when we are justified in withholding praises from God? Of course...

You number my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back; this I know, because God is for me. (Psalm 56:8-9) In an earlier psalm, David stated that “The steps of a good man are ordered by...

Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word). In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? (Psalm 56:3-4) Several years ago, my family and I found ourselves in a very frightening situation. It was so frightening,...

To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. (Psalm 56) As we begin exploring this next psalm of David, we again find interesting thoughts to ponder in the title. David likened himself...