Tag: God's Deliverance - Psalm 69--71

Psalms 69:12-15

I am the talk of those who sit in the gate,

and the drunkards make songs about me.

But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord.

At an acceptable time, O God,

in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.

Deliver me

from sinking in the mire;

let me be delivered from my enemies

and from the deep waters.

Let not the flood sweep over me,

or the deep swallow me up,

or the pit close its mouth over me.

Tag:  God's Deliverance

In Psalm 69 we have the solace of David as he is being persecuted, brought down and ridiculed by others.  No matter what he does, whether in the zeal of worship or the throws of despair and sackcloth (Psalm 69:9-11), David is the "talk of those who sit in the gate."   David seems to be aware of how he is perceived by the world around him.  Yet, the key is in the phrase, "But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord."   In his despair and recognition of his tormentors and the opinions of others, he is not brought low by them.  Instead, David turns to the Lord and recognizes that only God can deliver him.  He started the Psalm by saying he was in waters "up to my neck."  He stated he is sinking in "deep mire."   Yet, he did not allow the opinions of others to sink him completely.  He grab the life rope of God's grace through prayer.  David knew that those around him could not rescue him.  David knew that he needed the Lord to reach down and pull him out of the quagmire he was in.  God knows our quagmires and He, and only He, has the ability to pull us out.