Terrified

Psalm 6

"I'm terrified. LORD (6:3).

"I am greatly terrified" (6:4).

"All my enemies shall be...terrified" (6:10).

David enemies were spreading malicious lies about him, blackening his name. Terrified, emotionally drained, David, a hard man, a man's man, was reduced to tears: "Every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping" (6:6).

But David tears turned to prayer, his recourse when under duress—a far better and safer thing than defending himself.

Assurance grew out of David's prayers: His adversaries would themselves be "terrified" (6:10). God would deal with them in due time. 

How did David know this? Because God loved him (6:4). And love longs to shelter. 

So, let people chatter. Our Father in Heaven hears their prattle and he will have the last word.

But we need to be patient for he almost always takes His time (6:3).

David Roper

10.14.19