Sunday Psalms week 41:

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the day of trouble. 

This song is a lot like a country & western song, or a Bob Dylan song that tells a story, a story that starts with something that sounds like Jesus at the sermon on the mount, David is setting up his story by placing himself as someone who cares for the poor, and in need of deliverance. 

I said, 

"O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You."

He then confesses his sin.

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. 

The middle part of the song is about the betrayal of others. Betrayal can only come from a friend, a family member. 

And it hurts. 

But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them. 

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. 

Amen and Amen.

Psalms 41:1, 4, 9-10, 13 BSB

And he ends the song with three things:

He wants God to rescue him (which seems OK), and he slips in some payback for those who have betrayed him (is that OK? The thing is it's in here, and its how he really feels. How we really feel about things matters).

And he ends with praise and blessing, simply acknowledging that God is God, that He has the eternal, the unlimited view. 

There's trust there. 

Whether his song is answered by the Everlasting or not, if he is rescued or not, David trusts God, no matter what.

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