June 29th Psalm 13
A Psalm of David A Prayer for help
1: How long wilt thou forget me, O
LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2: How long shall I take counsel in
my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted
over me? 3: Consider and hear me,
O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; 4: Lest mine enemy say, I have
prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 5: But I have trusted in thy mercy;
my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6:
I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
To the chief musician,
Psalm 14
A Psalm of David The sinfulness of man
1: The fool hath said in his heart,
There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none
that doeth good. 2: The LORD
looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that
did understand, and seek God. 3:
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none
that doeth good, no, not one. 4:
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat
bread, and call not upon the LORD. 5:
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6: Ye have shamed the counsel of the
poor, because the LORD is his refuge. 7:
Oh that the salvation of Israel
were come out of Zion!
when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice,
and Israel
shall be glad.
On this day in June we are reading in Psalm 13 and 14. Both
of these Psalms were written by David. In Psalm 13 David calls on the Lord in
his time of distress because he feels that the Lord has forsaken him. The
salvation of the Lord seems to be a long time in coming and David is getting
more and more desperate. He asks how long will l talk to myself and have
sadness in my soul every day? And he asks how long will you allow my enemy to
rejoice against me? He aks for the Lord to think about him and to shed his
light upon his eyes because if not that he will be killed and then his eyes
will be shut in the grave. David says do not let my enemy overcome me and be
able to rejoice at my downfall. He says they want to hurt me, but l have put my
trust in the Lord and my heart will yet rejoice in my salvation. In that day l
will sing to the LORD because he has given me so many blessings that l cannot
count them all. In Psalm 14 David comments on the foolish men who live as if
there is no God. Who become increasingly corrupted in their deeds and none of
then live righteously. The LORD sees all men and he looks to seek if there are
any that truly seek after him. Yet God sees that among the foolish there are
none that are holy or that live righteously. He speaks in incredulity – Is
there none among those who do works of wickedness that have any knowledge? They
devour the people of the Lord as if they are eating bread. And they do not call
on the LORD. They will suddenly fall into great fear because God is with the
generation of the righteous. The poor have a refuge in the Lord and therefore
the wicked will come to shame. If only the salvation of Israel were to come out of Zion when the LORD brings deliverance to his
people. In that day Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad.
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