Hey Bible Readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for The Bible Recap.

Okay Bible Readers, it's time for our weekly check-in. How are you doing? What have you learned so far?

If you're behind, don't beat yourself up about it. You're probably reading the Bible more than you would on your own. I'm excited that you're

here today and I hope we'll see you back here again tomorrow.

Yesterday we read all about David's life as a refugee and a fugitive and today we read several Psalms he wrote,

either during or in response to that time in his life,

most likely.

The first chapter we read, Psalm 7 is a lament.

David is a refugee, and he declares that God is his refuge. He may be on the run, but he

maintains his innocence, much like Job did. He invites God to let his enemies punish

him if he is guilty, and if he's innocent,

then those who are falsely accusing him are the ones who are guilty, so he's asking God

to punish them. He knows that God is a God of justice and he appeals to God on that level.

Near the end he makes some general references to the terms of God's covenant with Israel

in regard to sin and repentance.

And he asked God to turn the acts of the wicked back on them as a part of God's plan to bring

restoration on the earth.

Then we move on to Psalm 27.

It's also a song of lament and of confidence in God.

David calls God his light, his salvation, and his stronghold, and it's possible

that he may have even written this while he was in the stronghold in the wilderness. Despite

having a safe place to live, what he really wants is the nearness of God.

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