Psalm 64

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Key Verse:
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

Key Observation:
Prophetic: 4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. End Result: 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.


Memory Verse:
10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Devotion:
McGee: “Someone might say, “My, there certainly are a lot of psalms for the Day of Jacob’s Trouble.” Yes, there are, and the people are going to need every one of them.” This is yet another prophetic psalm. I just finished an article on the trouble brewing between Israel and Egypt. Egypt is unable (terrorists) to provide gas lines uninterrupted to Israel, and Israel is getting more than 50% of it’s gas and oil from Egypt. I think we are seeing the ending of the long standing peace between the two countries. Look for radicalism to take over and begin pressing Israel from the south.

I am wondering about this verse: “4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.” Is this being fulfilled as I read my headlines? We have had years of “secret shooting” at Israel from her enemies. Are the times getting ready to change where the attacks are going to come out in the open?
I need to remember that I am made righteous, not by my deeds (that is an ugly thought- for I am not very good) but by my faith in Jesus. Faith, or trust, is the only acceptable thing we can do to please God. Look at David, willing to trust God, even when he sees evil winning. Now that is the kind of faith I want.