PSALM 52
AUTHOR: David
The Story Behind the Psalm
The story is much like that of Psalm 34. David was running from Saul. He came to Ahimelech, the priest. He asked for bread. The priest had none but holy bread and asked if David's men were clean. When David replied that they were, he received the bread. David then asked him if he had a sword or a spear. He said he had none but Goliath's. From there David went to Achish, king of Gath. He was recognized, and because he was recognized he acted like a madman. A man named Doeg saw David and told Saul where David was. Marvelously once again David was delivered and upon the deliverance he wrote the 52nd Psalm.
It is amazing how experiences that are dangerous and that break our hearts help to make us. So many of God's choicest servants have endured heartaches and been through the fire. Dr. and Mrs. Lee Roberson lost a little girl named Joy. Dr. and Mrs. Bill Rice had a little girl become deaf. Dr. John Rice lost his mother when he was six. Dr. Monroe Parker's wife was killed in a tragic car wreck. Dr. Harold Sightler lost a little nine-year-old girl to the hands of a drunken driver. Charles Hadden Spurgeon lost seven of his church members in a fire which was such a tragedy that he rarely ever forgot it. Those who lead us have been tested by the fire.
The Way It Was Used by God's People
When slandered or criticized, the Jew would often turn to the 52nd Psalm. Few among us have not been
slandered or been the object of fierce gossip. Perhaps huge doses of the 52nd Psalm should be administered at such times.
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