Psalm 5

This is the first study I've done in Psalms, other than just reading.  I am amazed at the themes that have been developed and are threading through them thus far!

The theme of the first 2 Psalms is present here also.   David is sure of his commitment, calling , and decision.  He knows whose he is, and he not only knows about God, he KNOWS Him!

Psalm 4 closes with a statement of peace...."In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord make me dwell in safety."

Psalm 5 opens with a cry to the God of his salvation in the morning.  He runs confidently to his God, and then watches for God to act, confident in his protection, provision and judgement of the wicked.

The plight of the wicked is again stated, as in Psalm 1.....only with different words.   Basically, they cannot stand before a holy God.  

Beautiful, though, are the words of verses 7-8:  David, knowing he is a sinner, is confident of God's steadfast love and will enter His presence because of that alone.     "But I, through the abundance of Your steadfast love, will enter Your house."  He asks God to lead him and make his way straight.  TRUST.

He, in confidence that God will do what He has said He will do asks God to deal harshly with the wicked, his enemies.  "Make them bear their guilt.....let them fall by their own counsels."      David has chosen not to "walk in the counsel of the ungodly" as in Psalm 1.

He takes refuge in the only true source of refuge there is:  his God.  All who do so will 'sing for joy'  and will be covered by Him.  

I am learning......to trust Him so fully.  I have not known trouble like David did.....no one has sought my life; I've not had to flee.   I have, though cried out to Him in distress over many things, and He has answered in some pretty awesome ways, both tangibly and spiritually.  But how quickly I grow confident and self sufficient, sometime quite willfully, but most of the time this creeps up quite subtly and I am blind to it.
Then, God, in his great love and mercy, teaches me of this sin, and calls me to run to Him yet again and still, He covers me and protects me.       A friend and I spoke recently of how God keeps us @ the proverbial "square one' so that we are dependent on Him.  What mercy!  For He knows that I am completely not dependable!