There is a lot going on here in the 31st Psalm. Again David describes the troubled situation he was in while his city was beseiged. He hides in God. Wherever he is, he trusts God and God alone to be his protector. What is interesting here is that he makes no mention of his own abilities and guile to overcome these odds. He doesn't even appear to try. Even before there is no way out, God is the way out.
His cry for mercy and deliverance is heeded. God continues to protect him. This is God's righteousness, to fulfill His word in the promises he made. Specific to David, if David walked the straight path prescribed by God, he would not come to ruin. And having read the account of David's reign in the Kings and Chronicles, we see just how straight it was, and how successful it was.
What these Psalms teach me about God is that he is the ultimate protection. Is God a last resort? Is he our failsafe? When everything else crumbles, does David then go to God? It doesn't appear that way. Not because David didn't turn to God, but because David didn't wait to turn to God. He trusted and devoted himself to God when things were good.
God is the one who rescues us when we call. Even when we don't, it appears that God will turn his ear because his heart would be so moved. Always?
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