Title When your life is threatened
when life is threatened
Text: Psalm 54:1-7
1. Save me, O God, in your name and defend me by your strength.
2. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
3. Strangers have risen against me, and violent men have sought my life, and have not put God before them (Selah).
4, God is my helper; You are my sustainer of life.
5. You will repay my enemies for evil; destroy them by your faithfulness.
6. I will sacrifice to you as a free offering; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for your name is good.
7. Yea, thou hast delivered me from all afflictions; thou hast made my eyes clearly see the retribution of my enemies.
This book was written in the most pressing crisis of David's life. When he was hiding in the bushes in the wilderness of Ziph, Saul, who received a report from the locals, pursued him, and his life became like a fire in the wind. (1 Samuel 23:19-29) In such an emergency situation, he confessed his current situation to God and pleaded for salvation. ) is made up of
This psalm is a personal supplication, asking for God's help in a troubled situation. The background of this psalm is that when David was escaping from Saul, the people of Ziph, the same tribe of Judah, told Saul about David hiding in the area, and he was in great danger. In this situation, he asks God to deliver him from the threat of his enemies, and he is sure of God's answer to his request. Although he was betrayed by a person he trusted, his heart was hurt, and his life was at risk, he says that God helps.
To simplify the text
1. Ask God for help (verses 1-3), first. David fled to the land of Zib to escape Saul's attack, but the locals did not help him, but instead informed Saul of the fact, and he was in danger again (verse 1), "In your name, O God, save me; judge me by David never did any harm to the Zippies. Still, they push David to win King Saul's favor. David often hid in the wilderness near the area where the Zipites lived.
The people of Ziph reported this to Saul twice (1 Samuel 23:19-23; 1 Samuel 26:1-3), and the people actively cooperated in catching David, who was hiding in the vicinity of Zip. I even promised to do it. Of course, it will not be easy for those in power to reject what is wrong and stand on the side of the righteous. However, it was a cowardly betrayal, and it hurt David's heart to endanger David, who is of the same tribe and innocently fleeing even though he may not be able to help the righteous one.
second. David, who appealed to God for salvation and judgment, asks for an answer to his prayer (verse 2). He said, "Hear my prayer, O God, and give ear to the words of my mouth." Prayer has always been the believer's only and most powerful weapon. Other weapons may not help, but prayer always works.
No enemy can break this weapon. When everything goes well, it is easy for people to forget God and take everything for granted. However, when things do not go well and unexpected hardships and darkness are encountered, we immediately come to God and ask for forgiveness.
When we board an airplane, we usually don't think much about the existence of the pilot. Then, when the plane suddenly fluctuates due to airflow fluctuations, we think about the importance of the pilot. In this turbulent period of his life, David had no choice but to be filled with thoughts about God.
How many psalms of David were written in times of trouble? And how much comfort do people in trouble and tribulation find when they read these psalms? Unfortunately, when all was going well, David fell into sin. God knows when we need tribulation. That is why he sends such tribulation before us. Whatever difficulties come to those who wait for God, they must first be revealed by praying for salvation from God. Prayers in tribulation should not be simply a cry to God, but a "cry". And this cry leads to answers and salvation. A prayer that we cry out earnestly is a prayer we pray with the assurance that God will hear it. Psalm 9:9 "The LORD is a stronghold of the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."
Psalm 20:1 "The LORD answered you in the day of trouble, and the name of the God of Jacob exalts you." Psalm 34:6 says, "This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him and delivered him out of all his troubles." Psalm 37:39 ?쏷he salvation of the righteous is with the Lord, and he is their fortress in trouble.??Psalm 46:1 ?쏥od is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.??Psalm 50, verse 15. Call on me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.??Jeremiah 33:3 says, ?쏞all to thee, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things that you do not know.??James 1:6 Verse 8 says, ?쏝ut ask in faith, and do not doubt at all. He who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. Do not expect such a person to obtain anything from the Lord. He is a double-minded, undecided in all things. Third, the poet explains to God why his prayers should be answered (verse 3),
?쏤or a foreigner has risen up against me, and a violent man has sought my life, and has not put God before him??(Selah). They weren't really foreigners. The poet calls them strangers because of their atrocities in turning David over to Saul. The Zipites told Saul in Gibeah that David was nearby.