5/1 Psalm 64

PSALM 64

AUTHOR: David

The Story Behind the Psalm

Read this Psalm and decide for yourself the circumstances involved in its writing. Notice In verse 1 the words, ''Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.'' Notice in verse 2 the words, "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity." Notice In verse 3, "Who whet their tongue like a sword." Continue to read the Psalm and you will easily find that this is another of the Psalms written by David when his son was busy spreading untruths and gathering an army with which to conquer the kingdom and ascend the throne. The criticism of his son and his dear friends was almost more than he could take.

In a certain church there was a lady who would spread wicked rumors about the church and the preacher. One day she repented of this evil, came to the pastor and sought his forgiveness. He was not as jubilant about her decision as she thought he should be and she asked him why. He then suggested that she take a feather pillow to the top of the church steeple, cut a hole in the pillow, shake it and let the feathers be blown all over the neighborhood. Then he requested her to go over the entire city, pick up every feather, put each one back into the pillow case and bring it to him. She was stunned and said, "Pastor, there is no way in the world I could find all those feathers no matter how hard I try," whereupon he said, "And there's no way in the world that you can bring back all the harm that you have done through your gossip no matter how much you repent!"

The Way It Was Used by God's People

When criticized by those who were loved the most, the people read Psalm 64.