Psalm 28:7-9 "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. (8) The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. (9) Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever."
It is very important to be able to place ourselves in the Word of God as we
read it. If we only see it as a history lesson and something that took place a
few thousand years ago, then we might be tempted to disregard it when the going
gets tough for us. But if we can place our situation and our circumstance in
the Word, then we can see the grace of God at work in our own lives.
For instance, David began this Psalm by letting us understand his position when
times were rough for him. What did David do? He cried out unto the Lord.
All pride as king of Israel went out the window. He humbled himself before the
Lord, but then his mind would begin to wander back into a wilderness, dark
area. What if God does not hear me? The people I have to deal with are not nice
people. They are enemies of the Word of God and therefore are contrary to my
way of living. What am I to do? David's answer was, "My heart trusted in
Him" and therefore because my confidence is in the Lord, "I am
helped."
It is so important that we, as God's people, understand that we have One upon
which we can depend. David kept saying over and over, "The Lord is my
strength. The Lord is my shield. The Lord is my rock." He didn't say
this as a chant; rather, he was saying this as a constant reminder to
himself. When was the last time that I reminded myself, "The Lord is
my strength. The Lord is my shield. The Lord is my rock." Do you
think it is important that we remind ourselves of this by having a heartfelt
talk with ourselves? "Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:
feed them also, and lift them up for ever." .... "Lift them up for
ever."
"As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad
her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings." (Deuteronomy 32:11)
Though Moses wrote this hundreds of years before David, I believe he was
thinking upon these words (or something like them) when he declared the Lord
would indeed lift His people up." We can be sure that just as God
instilled within the heart of that mother eagle to protect her young from
falling to the ground, He also will prevent us from falling. We can
say with King David, "The LORD is their (my) strength.... therefore my heart
greatly rejoices."
"AND with my song will I praise Him." Amen? Amen!