Rex H. Henderson

Psalm III

" A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah." (Psalm 3, KJV)

Psalm III

A Morning Psalm

David’s first waking thought of the
Morning renewed the acuteness
Of troubles. His enemies were
Taunting, the nation cared less.

But he sees God as a shield around
Him who can cheer his mind,
Restore his dignity and give
Stability amid pressures unkind.

Through experience David believes
That God will answer his prayers.
When in the jaws of calamity,
Troubles causes not faith to falter.

The man whose feet knows the road
Can find the road in the darkness.
Deliverance is in God’s power.
But it requires faithfulness.

This is a prayer of a king whose
Friends had deserted him too.
A greater King prayed, “Father forgive
Them, for they know not what they do.”

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