Do not drag me away with the wicked, 

with the evildoers, 

who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors 

while malice is in their hearts.  

...Because they do not consider what the Lord has done or the work of his hands...

Psalms 28:3, 5 CSB

In the first couple of verses David cried out in his hurt to God, and here he opens up about what is going on.

There's people in his life who say one thing, seem nice, even seem to be for him, but in their hearts there is something else going on that shows up in what they do.

This points us to Jesus and people coming to him with questions but in their hearts plotting to kill him, and eventually following through on that. 

Perhaps these circumstances are familiar to you, hurt by the actions of others masked behind friendly words. A heart that is not for us.

The psalmist gives us the freedom to name what is the cause of our hurt, to look beneath at the motivation of others, to say out loud what is going on in our world. 

And he wrote it down.

The process of writing often helps to make things clearer...try it :)

David cried out to God in his hurt.

Then names the cause.

And writes it in a song.

#psalms

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#whenlifehurts