Psalms 63:2
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
Tag: Worship
David, in Psalm 63, is offering praise and worship to God in light of the fact he is fleeing in the wilderness trying to escape. We don't have a specific time frame for the song, but we do sense that David is under attack and wants to turn his focus onto God, not his situation. This is the key to the Psalm. David, despite the surrounding peril, puts his focus on the worship of God. He has much to be disturbed about, no matter the exact time this song was written. Apparently he had someone seeing to destroy his life and someone who was using deception to complete the destruction because latter in the Psalm he states:
Psalms 63:9-11
But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;
they shall be given over to the power of the sword;
they shall be a portion for jackals.
But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by him shall exult,
for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
He is so confident in Gods power and glory (above verse) that he simply states that fact in song and then puts his focus on the God who solves problems, rather than the problem itself. Psalm 63 is the perfect song to meditate upon when we have fears, failures and fumbles in life. David is trusting in the "character" of God, not the circumstances of life. David is trusting in the "promises" of God, not the problems in life. As a result he is able to maintain his joy and confidence. He knows he will fail. But, he knows God will not and can not.
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