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 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 5, 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. Then David says he'll offer sacrifices and shouts of joy, and those are probably the same

types of shouts of victory that Israel used when they defeated Jericho.

It seems like he's recounting God's relationship with Israel through the years,

remembering who God is, before petitioning God for help.

David believes he'll see God's goodness in this life, not just in eternity.

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