Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Yesterday we read all about David's life as a refugee and a fugitive and

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. In verse five when he says,

he will conceal me under the cover of his tent.

The word tent here is the same word used for the tent of meeting,

where God's special presence dwelt.

Instead of dwelling in the stronghold, he wants to dwell in God's tent.

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