A Cry in Great Trouble. Psalm 5

 

Psalm 5 – A Cry in Great Trouble

 

Arthur Pridham states, “It is a prayer of faith, sent up from a heart in which the discernment of God as the shield and rewarder of them that seek Him, is found in union with a very deep sense of the prevailing evil and ungodliness which daily present themselves to the contemplation of the faithful.”

 

Listen to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; for to thee do I pray.

 

“The evil man cannot dwell with thee. The arrogant shall not dare to stand before your eyes. You hate the workings of iniquity. You will destroy them that speak lies. As for me, through your great mercy will I enter my house. I will fall, facing your holy temple in fear.”

 

Wickedness does not please God, nor will it please those who know God. Wickedness may prosper for a time, but the day is surely coming which will bring destruction and eternal shame to those who practice lies and iniquity.

 

David is praying to God that He will not let him stumble and fall, and that He will lead him. He prays for the guidance which will enable him to walk in a way that will not bring disrepute upon the name of God. He asked God to intervene and bring judgment.

 

Scripture makes it very clear that God will take vengeance. “And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily.”  Luke 18:3-8

During the Great Tribulation these people under the law will pray this kind of prayer as they did in the past under the law, and He intends to bring vengeance upon their enemies.

 

When we take matters into our own hands, we are not walking with Him by faith. God wants us to trust Him to take care of our enemies.

 

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