Day 140 (Psalm 5, 38, 41-42) - Year 8
5/20/20266 min
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[intro music] Hey, Bible readers. I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble, and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. In Psalm 5, David, the king, calls God his king. It's an act of humility and worship to recognize that even though he is the ruler of a nation, he's still subordinate to God. In verse 7, after pointing out that evil won't dwell in God's house, he recognizes that the only reason he gets to be in God's presence is not because he himself is good, but because God is good. He says, "I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house." David knows his own wickedness. He hasn't forgotten. He doesn't think he's perfect. He just knows he's been forgiven for it because of his relationship with God. And again, his fear of God draws him near to God. It doesn't push him away. In verse 10, when David asks God to punish his enemies, he doesn't ask God to do it in response to their evil against him, but in response to their evil against God. He says, "Cast them out, for they have rebelled against you." David's love for justice is adjacent to his love for God. Psalm 38 really endears me to David. We've probably all experienced some situation like this before. David is enduring all kinds of pain and suffering simultaneously: physical, emotional, spiritual,