Psalm 70

Psa 70:5 But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

Everone knows how it feels to have an enemy. Whether they simply dislike you or truly hate you, we all know at least one person who we feel has it out for us. As we study the Psalms I believe nobody had more of these than David. He talks about all his enemies plotting against him, just waiting to get their hands on him.

The reality of this is enough to make anybody grow insane. We look at previous kings who have been hunted; Nebechadnezzar, Julius Caeser, Augustus Caeser, and Nero. They all had one thing in common. They wiped out the competition and grew mad with their power.

Despite everything David never does this. He never becomes insane over the exhausting running away. He never gets filled up with pride and his own power. The antidote to this was praising God. This short Psalm describes David's heart, "I am poor and needy..." Do a quick check right now. Do you have the humble heart of David or the prideful heart of the world? Is it survival of the fittest or the most relient on God? Check where you are putting your trust, your strength, and your worship.