Heavenly Devotion: Psalm 64 – Fear God not Man!

Psalm 64 – Fear God not man!

(Written by Daniel Chew)

The psalm opens with David’s cry to God for salvation from his enemies. The Old Testament books of Samuel and Kings records instances where David’s life was under constant threat. The conspiracy from his enemies were real.

He describes them using military terms such as “sharpen their tongues like sword”, “aim their words like deadly arrows” and “they lie in ambush and shoot.” His enemies are pictured as taking counsel to hatch “evil plans”. They set “their snares” secretly, thinking that no one has seen them doing so. And they plot “injustice” with “cunning” mind and heart like unprincipled politicians.

David being a man after God’s own heart knew who to place his trust and confidence in. God will protect him and strike down his enemies and ruin them. God will ‘turn the tables on his enemies’. He will suddenly shoot them with His arrows, and ruin them by turning their own tongues against them. What a turnaround!

All of mankind will see and fear God and acknowledge His salvation. The righteous will rejoice in God’s absolute power and sovereignty. God will be the refuge of His people.

Along our pilgrim journey, there will arise the enemies of the Gospel to assail us. Do we need to fear them even if persecution should be our portion? Let’s build a bulwark of faith in our God, trust in Him alone, and glory in Him.

 

Let’s Read Psalm 64

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;
    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
    from the plots of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.

5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;
    they say, “Who will see it?”
6 They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

7 But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9 All people will fear;
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.

10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord
    and take refuge in him;
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!

 

Let’s Pray

Heavenly Father, we acknowledge that as we walk this pilgrim pathway, there will be seasons and reasons for dread and fear as the enemy seeks to assail us, as we see hosts of people who do not know You seeking to cast fear in our hearts, seeking to hate us, seeking to commit iniquity, and take secret counsels against us. But we know, Heavenly Father, that You see all these, hear all these, and wish to only trust You, in Your sovereign power and in Your ability to protect us, to defend us. Therefore, Heavenly Father, let us see You as a God who is our present help in trouble, a refuge in the storm, and a rock that we can stand on which is higher than us. Let us learn to fear You not men, and proclaim Your wonderful words. Let us live righteous lives so that we can rejoice in You, that as upright people we can glory in You. We pray all these in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

 

 

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The Heavenly Devotion channel is dedicated to encouraging you to listen to Bible Scriptures and pray with the Scriptures. They are inspired by the call of service as expressed and exemplified by Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 9:12-15. 

 

“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (Hebrew 4:12 NKJV)

 

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