Psalms 61:6-7 (ESV Strong's)
6 Prolong the life of the king;
may his years endure to all generations!
7 May he be enthroned forever before God;
appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!
Watch Over the King with Love/Faithfulness
Both Peter and Paul instruct the Church to honor and pray for the leaders of our government.
Romans 13:1-3 (ESV Strong's)
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,
1 Peter 2:13-15 (ESV Strong's)
13 Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
The above Psalm of David tells us how to honor the king: We are to pray that God’s faithfulness and love watch over him. Later, in the next Psalm, David will write:
Psalms 62:11 (ESV Strong's)
11 Once God has spoken;
twice have I heard this:
that power belongs to God,
It is God who appoints the King. Therefore, our submission to the King is our submission to God’s chosen messenger. That is not to say that the king always does what God wants him to do, or that what God wants him to do is always done. The point of the above verse is that we ought to pray, like David, that leadership is surrounded by God’s faithfulness and love. Notice what is said in another Psalm about this “faithfulness” of God:
Psalms 91:4 (ESV Strong's)
4 He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
God’s faithfulness is like a shield to us. He is the one who protects by HIS being faithful to us; not necessarily that we are faithful to Him. God will always be faithful to His promises, even when we might fail Him by being unfaithful. God wants us to pray that the king has that kind of protection watching over him: The Faithfulness of God!!
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