PRAYING FOR PROTECTION FROM EVIL
Keywords 64:2
Hide me from the conspiracy of the
wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers.
1. When there are people who try to
bring us down unjustly, or accuse us behind our backs, we long for an impartial
judge to whom we can present our case. This psalm shows us that we have such an
advocate in God. When King David heard about people who were conspiring against
him and laying traps for him, he laid out his complaint clearly before God.
David knew how clever people are when they set their hearts on doing evil, and
he asked God to hide him from their plots. God gave David inspired language to
expose the evil in the human heart.
2. If we pray specifically about our
troubles or even just our worries about the future, laying everything before
God, we can receive God’s comfort. God is pleased when we bring our agonies before him. In this
way we can also resist the temptation to fight evil with evil,
keeping our heart upright. Then we can have great confidence in God. We can be
sure that eventually God’s justice will be revealed and all people will see it and praise him
Prayer Father, thank you for inviting us to come to you when we are unfairly
treated. Give me a pure heart and confidence that I will see your justice.
One Word Lord, protect me from evil
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