Our Defense
Psalm 59
My defense is
God himself—
The God who
loves me (Psalm 59:17).
The verse reads
like a koan. Or a tweet. Terse, punchy phrases. A nimble response to a vicious
attack.
David describes
his adversaries as a pack of ravenous, feral dogs:
Each evening
they come back,
howling like
dogs
and prowling
about the city,
Human predators, snarling
invectives,
drawn daggers in
their teeth.
They think
they'll never get caught (59:6,7).
I can't think of
a better description of contemporary social media in which
cowardly internet trolls hide behind anonymous online identities, spewing out
poisonous screeds. Their bullying can kill.
But David had a
ready response: He replied to each "tweet" with one of his own:
"God loves me!"
Who cares what others
say!
David Roper
3.16.17
