PSALM 7:1-9
A psalm of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin.
I come to you for protection, O LORD my God.
Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!
If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,
tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
A psalm of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin.
I come to you for protection, O LORD my God.
Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!
If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,
tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
O LORD my God, if I have done wrong
or am guilty of injustice,
if I have betrayed a friend
or plundered my enemy without cause,
then let my enemies capture me.
Let them trample me into the ground
and drag my honor in the dust.
Interlude
Arise, O LORD, in anger!
Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
Gather the nations before you.
Rule over them from on high.
The LORD judges the nations.
Declare me righteous, O LORD,
for I am innocent, O Most High!
End the evil of those who are wicked,
and defend the righteous.
For you look deep within the mind and heart,
O righteous God.
Courageous Conscious David was certainly no Wizard of Oz lion; no, David had the courage of the real King of the Jungle. He stands before God asking for God to search his heart and see if there is anything wicked and then act accordingly. What courage, what faith, what intimacy with God David displays.
To ask God to act accordingly to what is in our heart is to ask for death apart from the saving and sanctifying grace of God. Jeremiah notes, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, who can know it?” Romans declares the wages of sin is death. There is no getting around it; David is taking a big risk in openly challenging God to search his life.
David is no fool though. He knows God searches the heart automatically, but his heart is committed to God. Has David messed up in life? Yes, and royally! But he has also found forgiveness and restoration through the cleansing power of the Holy Spirit. David can courageously stand before God because God is David’s closest relationship.
How magnificent to know we can have such an intimate relationship with God we can say, search me and know my inmost thoughts, my very heart, and have no fear. David had this confidence, because he walked with God. We can have a relationship like this as well.
God, I want you to search my heart and life like you did David’s, but I am not as sure as David that what you find will be all good. As you search my life, I ask for forgiveness where I have sinned and grace to live a life pleasing to you in every detail. Thank you for your cleansing touch in my life. - Dan Jones
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