Psalm, Chapter 56
Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God.
For the choir director; according to [a]Jonath elem rehokim. A [b]Mikhtam of David, [c]when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has [d]trampled upon me;
[e]Fighting all day long he oppresses me.
- The title of this message is supplication for deliverance and grateful trust in God
- the word supplication means an urgent request (it is a form of urgent prayer)
- this prayer As for deliverance (this means to be delivered from a bad outcome to a good one)
- and grateful trust in God (When you put your trust in God you will have much to be grateful for)
- For the choir director (the one who is supposed to encourage praise)
- According to Jonath Elem Rehokim (the silent dove of far-off places)
- A Mikhtam of David
o The name Mikhtam means “golden thing that covers or hides” or “precious tablet inscription” the idea is so precious of words it warrants being engraved. A psalm precious as stamped gold
- When the Philistines seized him in Gath
o When was this? 1 Sam 21: 10-15
o Remember David pretended to be insane… so Saul would let him go…
- So here is what we have in this title
o The choir director (The worship leader)
o The silent dove of far-off places (the Holy Spirit)
o David (beloved)
o Mikhtam (tablet worth inscribing in gold – The Word)
o Philistines (seeker of wisdom & knowledge)
o Gath (winepress)
o Praise God He sent the Holy Spirit to His beloved and The Word to those seeking wisdom & knowledge to learn of the winepress (the blood of the lamb that takes away the sins of the world)
- Now that was just from the title
- now beginning in verse one:
- be gracious to me. oh God. For man has trampled upon me
o we need God's grace because we have been trampled upon too
- fighting all day long he oppresses me
o This is a picture of world demand fighting against godly men
o but it's also a picture of the flesh fighting with the spirit all day long
2 My foes have [f]trampled upon me all day long,
For [g]they are many who fight proudly against me.
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