The second section of Psalms, known as the Exodus Psalms, remind us that the God who redeemed us is still with us.

In fact, he is promised to never leave us or forsake us.

Today we join Scott Poling in opening God's roadmap for life.

Find your place in the Word of God in the Psalms,

and let's discover what God has for us along the way.

David is being chased like an animal through the mountains, hiding in caves, hiding in rocks.

And when he writes Psalm 57, that's where he is, hiding from Saul in a cave.

And yet, in Psalm 57, the picture that we get is not of David as the animal being chased, but rather as his enemy

being the animal pursuing. Literally in Psalm 57 we get a picture of the enemy symbolized as a lion.

Listen to the words of Psalm 57 verse 1. Be merciful unto me, O God. Be merciful unto me. For my soul

trusteth in thee. Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities

be overpassed. I will cry unto God most high unto God that performeth all things for me.

He shall sin from heaven and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up,

Celah.

God shall send forth His mercy and his truth.

My soul is among lions.

And I lie even among them that are set on fire even the sons of men whose teeth

are spears and arrows and their tongue a sharp sword so David says look I'm

being chased but the one chasing me he's like a lion he wants to devour me

he wants to consume me does that sound vaguely familiar?

All through scripture, lions are very frequently a picture of the enemy. And lots of Bible characters face their lions.

For example, you'll remember that Samson faced a lion. And I'll remind you, God gave him the victory over that lion.

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