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PSALM 61
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David
- Hear my cry, O God; Listen to my prayer
- From the ends of the earth I call to You, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- For You have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.
- I long to dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings SELAH
- For You O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.
- Increase the days of the King’s life, his years for many generations.
- May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your love and faithfulness to protect him
- Then will I ever sing in praise of Your name forever and ever.
This is such a wonderful Psalm… the first four verses we find David crying out to God… LISTEN to my prayer, an earnest plea. It is not the prayer of a casual worshipper, but it is the cry of a man who has learned to trust in the Lord. David obviously feels very far away. But you get the sense that he is not going to leave this place until he knows that he has the attention of heaven.
Spurgeon said… ’Pharisees may rest in their prayers, true believers are eager for an answer to them, ritualists may be satisfied when they have said or sung their litanies, but living children of God will never rest till their supplications have entered the ears of the Lord Himself.’
As is often the case, the studies I did for this Psalm presented me with varied understandings of when and where this Psalm may have been written… but most suggest it was written during David’s enforced exile from the tabernacle, which was the visible home of God… so the period where Absolom rebelled would probably be the time of authorship. In these ancient times, to be absent from the place of divine worship was like having your breath taken from you… an absolute disconnection to anything that truly mattered. So David may have felt like he was banished to the ends of the earth… but beautifully so the MAKER of heaven and earth still reached down to find him.
The great thing about tribulation, is that if you let it, it will bring you to God… and bring God to you. And David seems to be the master allowing his situation to walk him toward his heavenly Father. LEAD ME the word says… LEAD ME to the ROCK, that is higher than I… WHEN MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED…
What do you do when your heart is overwhelmed??The saying is… ’when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping!!!’ You may laugh, but many people reach for temporary emotional fixes, rather than ever reaching out to God, OR, looking at some of the real issues going on. But our lovely friend, the Holy Spirit, has the amazing ability to LEAD us to the rock… that great towering Providential ROCK… that towers over ANY situation going on in our world…..
Verse 4 finishes with a needful Selah as we contemplate the faithfulness of God….
David is now in the land of‘GOD HAS HEARD ME’. His language has changed to a place of confidence, that God is with this banished King, and will lead him back to where he needs to be. He starts to see again generations… which in essence means he again is captivated by the FUTURE… all that God had promised to him for that season, and to ALL generations… which through Jesus Christ, we are part of that spiritual lineage today.
Where at first David starts with a loud cry, a desperate plea before God… he finishes with a song of praise… for the mercy and kindness of God, daily bringing his service before the King as his love song to God. I read today… ’Eternal love and immutable faithfulness are the bodyguards of Jesus throne…’ Stunning!! So, to our God who continues to wash us in His grace, may we perform our vows, and keep our hearts pure and passionate in complete humility and service for now and evermore…..
Love you guys… DARLS |
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