Growing through the Psalms

Psalm 7

It's like a prayer for innocence, because david was accused to be plotting to kill Saul and seize the throne. But he was not, and instead of seeking revenge on the people who falsely accused him, he went to God and asked for God to justify him.

Sometimes in life, we do get falsely accused for sth, and we may get hurt in the process. How do we usually respond to it? Do we retaliate and repay an eye for an eye? Go around telling many people and get their support? Judge the people who accused us and form certain impressions about them? Or maybe we try to put the things behind us, cover up, bury the hurts and try to move on in life, but actually we are still affected by it?

Instead of responding in your anger, lack of security or pain, why not first bring to God all our cases. And you know the best thing, God is just and He will bring justice for us! You do not need to defend much for yourself, God knows your thoughts and actions, He will make things right for you. =)

Not only that, in verse 9, God reminds us again that He knows ALL our thoughts and feelings, so there's no need to impress Him or put a false front and act in front of Him. Instead, we can be real before Him, showing Him all our weaknesses and trust that He will work through these weaknesses with us. And i was reminded again of verse 3-5, i realised it can also be a prayer for God to check our hearts and remove all evil so that we can stand righteous.

"God, thank You for showing me again that the people who do wrong n evil, will be repaid according to their deeds. Help me so that i do not fall into my own sins n evil. But Lord, check my heart and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. In times when i'm wrongly accused, help me to learn to bring all the problems to You. I know You will be able to bring me justice. Father, i really cannot act before You, because You know me so well. Let me be real before You today. In Jesus' name, Amen."