1. David appears before God to plead
with him against the Accuser, who had charged him with treason and treachery.
The case is here opened with an avowal of confidence in God. Whatever may be
the emergency of our condition we shall never find it amiss to retain our
reliance upon God. O Lord myGod. Mine by a special covenant, sealed by Jesus’ blood, and ratified in my
own soul by a sense of union to thee; in thee, and in thee only, do Iput my trust, even now in my sore distress. I shake, but my rock moves not.
And now, with both divine relationship and holy trust to strengthen him, David
utters the burden of his desire—save me from all that persecute me. His
pursuers were very many, and any one of them cruel enough to devour him; he
cries, therefore, for salvation from them all. We should never think our
prayers complete until we ask for preservation from all sin, and
all enemies. And deliver me. Acquit me of their accusations, give a just
deliverance in this trial of my injured character. His case is clearly stated:
let us see to it that we know what we want when we come to the throne of mercy.
Pause a little while before you pray, that you may not offer the sacrifice of
fools. Get a distinct idea of your need, and then you can pray with more
fluency of fervency.
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