David gets to the point of coming to the Lord. “Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with bloodthirsty men…” David wants to live in paradise, the house of the Lord forever. David wants eternal life. David’s case has been that he has kept a blameless life. He has walked continually […]
Tag: Psalm 26
BDBD is Psalm 26:4-8
First, David asked for vindication for he led a blameless life. Then, he asks the Lord to test him and examine the sincerity of his heart and mind. Now, David brings up four do-nots and four dos to back up his statements. David is presenting himself to God as a person who would ask a […]
BDBD is Psalm 26:2-3
After asking the Lord to vindicate him, David makes a rather unusual and bold request. To support his claim of living a blameless life he wants the Lord to test him. When I want to test the quality of an item, I invoke a procedure for critical evaluation. If it is important I will rigorously […]
