Hello, my name is Johnny Artivannis, and this is Dialin.

In this episode and in the following episode, I want to look at David's 34th Psalm.

Specifically, we're going to be looking at the experience of God's goodness

and how that affects the life of God's children.

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I want to briefly consider some of the words in 1 Samuel 21 so I can set the scene for you.

David is running for his life.

He is anointed king of Israel by Samuel, and yet likely for the next 10 years, David is on the run. He is living in caves. He's running from his father-in-law, Saul. 1st Samuel 23 says

Saul sought David's life every single day. It's no surprise then that one of the most common

names for God that David

employs is my rock. When David had nowhere else to turn running from his father-in-law, Saul,

the Lord was his rock, his refuge, his protector, and his home. In 1st Samuel 2110, it reads,

Then David arose and fled that day from Saul and went to Akish, king of gath.

But the servants of Akish said to him, is this not David the king of the land?

Did they not sing of this one as they danced saying Saul has slain his thousands and David his 10,000?

David took these words to heart and greatly feared Akikish King of Gath, so he disguised

his sanity before them and acted insanely in their hands and scribbled on the doors of the gate

and let his saliva run down his beard. Then Aikish said to his servants, behold, you see the man

behaving as a madman. Why do you bring him to me? Do I lack madmen that you have brought

this one to act the madman in my presence? Shall this one come into my house? Here's the scene

unfolding for you. David fakes insanity and lunacy to preserve his own life. He salivates and spits and

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