Trust God's Justice (1 Samuel 24:12)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 17 July 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In this episode of Pray the Word on 1 Samuel 24:12, David Platt urges us to trust God's justice instead of seeking revenge. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.
0:06.4	1 Samuel, chapter 24, verse 12.
0:09.8	May the Lord judge between me and you.
0:12.8	May the Lord avenge me against you.
0:15.5	But my hand shall not be against you.
0:19.4	These are the words that David spoke to Saul when Saul was trying to
0:25.0	kill David and David had a chance to kill Saul, but he didn't do it. He didn't repay evil with evil.
0:36.7	What Saul was doing was absolutely evil toward David, but David refused to do
0:43.8	the same in return. Instead, David trusted in the justice of God and say, may the Lord judge
0:53.1	between me and you, and may the Lord avenge me against
0:56.8	you, but my hand shall not be against you. This kind of language in 1st Samuel chapter 24
1:04.7	is so similar to the commands we have in Romans chapter 12 when it comes to loving others.
1:14.4	Romans 1219 says,
1:15.9	Beloves, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God.
1:21.2	For it's written, vengeance is mine.
1:23.9	I will repay, says the Lord.
1:26.9	So to the contrary, just to keep going here in Romans 12,
1:30.5	God says if your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he's thirsty, give him something to drink.
1:37.4	For by so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head. And then verse 21 in Romans 12 says,
1:43.3	do not be overcome by evil, but overcome
1:47.9	evil with good. Based on this picture in Romans 12, this picture of David in 1st Samuel
1:55.8	chapter 24, I just want to encourage you today when you are wronged or when you have been wronged in the
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