Psalms 57:3 (ESV)
He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
Psalm 57 is a prayer of David when he is hiding from Saul in a cave. We don’t know if these type of songs/prayers were written at that very moment, or later in his life. It is hard to imagine David carrying a scroll and pen to write with as he fled from Saul. Yet, the pain he was feeling certainly comes through his writings.
He begins the psalm with great assurance:
Psalms 57:1-2 (ESV)
TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDING TO DO NOT DESTROY. A MIKTAM OF DAVID, WHEN HE FLED FROM SAUL, IN THE CAVE.
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
till the storms of destruction pass by.
I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
In verse three, therefore, we read this great refrain that God’s steadfast love and faithfulness will sustain David. This is the hope, power and encouragement to all believers. Notice how Psalm 91 states the same thing:
Psalms 91:1-4 (ESV)
My Refuge and My Fortress
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
We can be assured that in the midst of our struggles (even when others are trampling after us) that it is God’s faithfulness that is our shield and buckler. We rejoice in His ever presence and constant care. Not because we deserve it all the time, but because He simply promised to provide it all the time.
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