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Today’s Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 63 HCSB, Ch. 64 NLT, Ch. 65 ERV

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Thoughts

Psalm 63 begins with a declaration of devotion. “God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you.”

Scholars believe that this was written by David during the time that Absalom was pursuing him. This is a time when David had been betrayed by those he trusted, he feared for his life, and he felt all alone. 

And yet, this is a beautiful psalm of devotion and praise. 

God, you are MY God! I will have no other.

God, YOU are my God! 

God, you are my GOD!

I much prefer verses 3 and 4 in the KJV, because in 1974, Calvary Chapel’s Maranatha! Singers had a song called Thy Loving Kindness, based on these verses. I can’t read these verses without hearing the song in my head. Thy loving kindness is better than life. My lips shall praise Thee. Thus will I bless Thee. I will lift up my hands unto Thy name.

This was the first album of the worship music of the Jesus movement, and the songs from this album were sung for years and years by churches and youth groups around the world. I still have my copy of the vinyl album from 1974.

But I digress. We were talking about David’s psalm, weren’t we?

He says that at night as he lies on his bed, he meditates on the Lord. Remember, this is during the time that Absalom is after him, to kill him. But instead of worrying about that, David meditates on the Lord. How many of us lie in bed and worry about the bills, whether we’ll be able to keep our jobs, or if we’ll be able to get a job once the covid scare is over, or if our kids will be okay, or on and on and on? 

1 Peter 5:7 says, “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” Easier said than done, I know, but when we put this in context with the way we started… God, you are my God…the focus shifts from us to Him. And then, we can, like David, meditate on the Lord.

Dropping down to verse 8, David says, “Your right hand holds on to me.” The right hand, in Scripture, represents the hand of strength. And so David is saying the God’s strong hand holds on to him. He is safe, and nothing can take him from God’s strong grip. That’s security, beloved.

He talks about how his enemies will be destroyed, but the king (David himself) will rejoice in God, and all who swear by Him, or who believe in Him, will boast for the mouths of the liars will be shut. 

Those who trust in God will be vindicated, while their enemies will be shown to liars and they will be silenced.

When God is on your side, what is there to worry about?