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

Today we read more of the songs David wrote in response to what he's been going through

since Samuel privately anointed him as king. You'd think it would be a much easier path

for those who were chosen to be royalty, but David's life has only gotten tougher. We started

today with Psalm 17. I don't know about you, but I had a hard time with verse one where he claims

his lips are free from deceit. I can't help but think of his pattern of lying to Akish, even though

that may have been considered

acceptable by wartime standards.

Either way, it's probably important to note that in this Psalm, David isn't saying he's morally

perfect, but that he's innocent of the things he's been accused of by Saul and perhaps

others.

In this instance, Saul is the liar.

David trusts that God will come to his rescue and even acknowledge a subtle ways God already has done that. In verse 4, David says,

With regard to the works of man by the word of your lips, I have avoided the ways of the violent.

This has been true for him with Nabil and twice with Saul. Verse 10 in particular

reminded me of David's encounter with Nabal. It says, they close their hearts to pity, with their

mouths they speak arrogantly. In verse 14, David affirms that worldly men often see benefits on this

earth, and both Saul and Nabal certainly did.

But it's all they'll get. They have no eternal treasure. David knows that being in the presence of

the Lord is the only place where true fulfillment exists. In Psalm 35, David's prayers take a military

turn. He uses battle imagery. Some of it literal and some of it

spiritual and some of it may even be both. For instance, he asks the father to send the angel of the

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