Ps. 142: Protect Me

Psalm 142:5 "I cry to you, O LORD; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'"

Again, David is in the cave, fleeing his enemies. What I take most from the 142nd Psalm is just how alone David is. Verse 4 is really pretty heartbreaking. Sure, he is lonely. But when I see "no one is at my right," I get to thinking about how important it is to have that right-hand man. Someone to trust, someone to back you up. That person, for David does not exist. He is totally, and completely alone, save for God, who will never desert David.

In his loneliness, David cries out to God, throwing himself completely on God's deliverance. David's deliverance serves as an example to others for God's deliverence.