Although the poetry is artistic light, the subject is bleak darkness. On an early blue sky spring morning with the promise of laughter and pleasing midday trices, I do not want to identify and personalize David’s recap of anguish and groaning yet again.
Although modern society idealized David’s accomplishments as a mythical genius, his words in the Psalms recap a much different reality. The beauty of David’s life is not someone’s stone carving or paint brush strokes. Rather, it is his faith and trust in the Lord his God in the middle of constant strength failing in affliction and bones growing weak because of his many enemies.
Yet, the subject of David’s psalm is not himself. Rather, they are his thanksgiving praise of a God who never fails. Though surrounded by evil and enemies and rejected by neighbors and friends, God is always there with David and delivers him from all his troubles. The distress described: He is utterly drained physically and emotionally, all his friends have abandoned him like a piece of broken pottery, and all this because a conspiracy against him is so strong. Yet, David’s God does not abandon him.
Though today is sunny blue laughter, tomorrow may be dingy dark sobs. Through it all, my God is with me. Though today may be relaxing, tomorrow may be strengthless afflictions. Therefore, I will be reminded of Hebrews 13:5-6. “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'”
