Psalms 55:16-19 (ESV Strong's)
But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.
Evening and morning and at noon
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.
God will give ear and humble them,
he who is enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.
Tag: God Hears - God Humbles
In Psalms 55 we have a song of David in regard to an “enemy” he is facing. What “enemy?”
Psalms 55:12-13 (ESV Strong's)
For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me—
then I could hide from him.
But it is you, a man, my equal,
my companion, my familiar friend.
David is crying out to God and the first thing we learn is that “God hears” him. God hears his voice. In a crowd of people screaming each day, God hears our voice. When I personally pray, I like to imagine my voice going directly into the throne room of God. I imagine Him sitting on His throne when I pray and Jesus is on His right side. I even imagine my mom, who is in heaven, listening nearby (I have no idea if that is true ... but I imagine it). I know from this verse and others that God is listening to me and hears me and He rejoices in my prayers.
The second thing I learn in this prayer is that God “redeems my soul in safety” against those who would want my destruction. That is a remarkable thought. We have God fighting out battles. This really ups the game from the days on the playground when one kid says to another, “my dad can beat your dad.” Well, our Father in Heaven can beat the Father of Lies (Satan). Satan is trying to convince us to believe his lies, but God will redeem my soul in safety. We have no idea who this friend is David was being attacked by, but it was a close friend. God says that He will redeem David’s soul from that affliction.
The third thing that I learn in this passage is that God humbles those who attack His children. Why? “Because they do not change and do not fear God.” God does not, indiscriminately, humble those who hurt “us.” God humbles them because they hurt Him. They refuse to submit the fear of the Lord. If they did, they would not hurt us.
The fourth thing I learn from this passage is that God does all this during the “evening and morning and at noon,” because that is when David cried out to God and God heard his voice. That is a lot of crying out. God says in Matthew 5:4, “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” We can’t experience of the comfort of God (which is the best comfort in all creation) unless we are truly at the depth of mourning. When you mourn “evening, morning and at noon,” you are really mourning. That is when God’s greatest comfort comes and He hears us.
Read this again and see the four things God does for us in our pain and sorrow:
Psalms 55:16-19 (ESV Strong's)
But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.
Evening and morning and at noon
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.
God will give ear and humble them,
he who is enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.
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