Proclamation:
“In God, whose word I praise, in The Lord,
whose word I praise; in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me? I am under vows to You, my God; I will
present my thank offerings to You. For
You have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk
before God in the light of life.” Psalm
56:10-13 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God by King David. He began this psalm asking God to be merciful
to him because of his enemies. (Psalm 56:1-2)
Then he confidently states that he will trust in The Lord. (Psalm
56:3-4) Later he repeats these words
(Psalm 56:10-11) but he says it twice using two different names for God. In verse 10 he uses “Elohim” denoting God of
justice. In verse 11 he uses “Jehovah” denoting
God of mercy. He also repeats the
question, “What can man do to me?” (Psalm 56:4 and 11) He knows that he belongs to God, and that God
has delivered him from death in the past.
Because of God’s help in the past he is able to walk in His sight, being
fully exposed knowing that God can see his heart, thoughts, and actions. He is able to walk according to the word and
the will of God.
Application:
As believers we know, intellectually, that
God is all powerful, all knowing, and everywhere all at the same time, but we
do not behave as if we really believe it.
We know that God is in control, yet we worry, we let worldly things
upset us, we fear things and people, and we do not always follow The Word of
God. We know what He has done in the
past, and we need to trust Him in the present and for the future. We need to pray for mercy and forgiveness,
and for help to walk uprightly in His sight least we stumble and fall back into
sin.
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