Proclamation:
“Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the
wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.” Psalm 140:4 (NIV)
Explanation:
The words of this psalm were written under
the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by King David. This psalm is a prayer which was sung asking
for The Lord God’s protection from evil doers, violent people, and the wicked. Protection from the people which the devil
uses to trip us up, get us off track, and get our minds off of The Lord God and
onto something sinful or onto our situation. (Psalm 140:1-4) This prayer asks for The Lord God to have
mercy and be our strong deliverer. (Psalm 140:6-7) This prayer also asks that He not let the
wicked succeed, that their plans would back-fire on them, and that burning
coals would fall upon them and that disaster would befall them. (Psalm 11:6 and
140:8-11)
Application:
This is a prayer for deliverance from evil
people and situations. Unfortunately,
there a many people in this world that would enjoy seeing a righteous person
fall, suffer, and sin. Some not only
enjoy watching it but they will gladly participate in it. Everyone who smiles in your face is not your
friend. Be very careful of the advice
that you get from your “friends”. We
should pray over every decision that we have to make, and we should be sure to
ask The Lord God to protect us from those who mean us no good but mean to harm
us. We should also pray for this same
protection for our family and friends.
Do not get caught up in revenge, pray for deliverance.
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