Overview: (NET)The author, who faces ruthless enemies who seek his life for no reason, begs the Lord to fight his battles for him and to vindicate him by annihilating his adversaries.
(VanGemeren) it expresses in words the feelings of our hearts whenever injustice comes into our lives. Jesus identified with those who suffer without apparent cause, because he applies the words of v. 19 to himself (John 15:25)
Structure: (VanGemeren)
A. Call on the Divine Warrior (vv. 1–3)
B. Call for judgment on enemies (vv. 4–10)
C. Enemies repay David evil for the good he has done (vv. 11–16)
B′. Call for deliverance from enemies (vv. 17–26)
A′. Joy of Deliverance (vv. 27–28)
Repeated words/ideas: "I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me, and dug a pit to trap me," v.7, "violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me," v.11, "they repay me evil for the good I have done." v.12, "When they were wick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food...But when I stumbled...they rejoiced and gathered together to ambush me," v.13-15, "my enemies for no reason gloat over me, hate me without cause," v.19.
I wish our world is not like that, but this is so true in many areas of our lives. The question is, do you take revenge in your hand, or can we do what David did-tell God about the injustice and let Him be the judge. This is not to sweep the dirt under the carpet. We acknowledge the injustice, but we do not take things in our own hands. I believe David has many frustration and emotions when his friends/brothers repay his goodness with evil, may we tell all our frustration, unhappiness, and emotions before our LORD. We can also call on the LORD and ask the LORD to deliver us just like what David did.
Audrey
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