Psalm 63

Reference II Sam 16:14,  17:2,  7-29.

The title indicates a time of fleeing once again.....this time from his own son, Absalom. (references provided by the RSB).  Absalom has very craftily won the hearts of the people against his father, the king, and has risen up against David, who, with his household and faithful followers, has fled to the wilderness.  The verses above speak of God's provision for them there.

Hungry and thirsty, weary to the bone, David likens his physical state to his spiritual.  Like one longs for water and rest to survive, so his soul longs for God.  This life can indeed be a dry and weary place.

He has known God......met with Him in the Sanctuary.....His dwelling place with mankind at that time.  David knows God's power and glory, and as a result he can say that the love of God is better than even life.  How much more should our souls long for Him than for the temporal things that so readily steal our affections!

David's soul is satisfied by Go's rich love.  He thinks on this in the night when sleep won't come.  He remembers God's past help and provision, and will rest under His protection now.

"My soul clings to You"........I picture a small child clinging to his parent's leg when he is unsure of his surroundings, or when he feels threatened.

The wicked have no hope.  They do not cling to what is good, right and true.  All they know is what they can see and touch and hold.  But all their boasts will be silenced, while the voice of the upright will sing praises and rejoice in the salvation of God.