# 3 2019. Dev. Ps. 54: God Hear Me! Read all of Ps. 54. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw Gremar and I closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 54:4 “Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.”
Ps 54 is a short prayer by David after he had been betrayed by the people among whom David was hiding from Saul. Prayers like this are the most common type of prayer turned into songs in the Psalter, often used liturgically in the the Temple. Further, this is one of a series of prayers when Saul was seeking to end David’s life. The structure is typical; the main body is framed by an introduction and conclusion, the center of the Psalm is verse 4, David acknowledging God’s care for him.
Vs. 1,2 David begins with a request; “Save me, O God” David calls on His name, on God’s might and asks God to hear his prayer.
3 Ruthless and godless men are trying to kill David.
4 David confirms God’s care for him.
5 David asks for evil to be restrained and the perpetrators to reap the result of their actions.
Vs. 6,7 David ends his prayer with a promise to sacrifice and to praise God. He steps out in faith anticipating God’s salvation.
This prayer is a meaningful prayer for David’s time and place. How does this prayer apply to our time? Although we are not in danger of losing our lives like David, our time and place is not much different than David’s. Modern times give us many good and beneficial things but there is a dark side to much of it, evil and unrighteousness is all around us leading society astray and our souls are in extreme jeopardy. People not in Christ do not understand the danger they are subjected to every day. Followers of Jesus should know better but often the reality of Satan and his intention to kill off our second life (our souls) is minimized, ignored, or denied. Therefore, David’s prayer is relevant for today. We are blest with God’s Word, like David we trust God for our salvation, we have the Holy Spirit promoting Christ in us and through us to the world and the Holy Spirit restrains sin. Praise be to God!
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