The first thing i caught from this psalm is that David actually says that he is blameless, and ask God to test him. Like, wah... imagine God testing me, He will find so many "blames". So i guess i wont have that confidence to tell God, i am blameless and for Him to test me.
Then i went to read the NASB version. It says "trusted in the Lord without wavering." So actually blameless doesnt mean sinless. Well, it is impossible for human to be sinless. But being blameless means asking God to examine us, trusting Him to forgive our sins and clear our records according to His mercy. Trusting in the Lord, without losing the trust.
That has to do with our relationship with God. Another point is our relationship with man. Vs 4-5 resembles psalm 1. We are not to be like the sinners.. But does that mean we should stay away from prebelievers? Nope. In fact, we should go among them so that we can help them. However, it is important for us to watch ourselves, that being among them dont make us less obedient to God, nor does it affect our relationship with God.
So it ends off with telling us how we should be living our lives in verse 12, to praise God in the assembly of people. Are we comfortable in praising and sharing about God's goodness in the public, with our friends?
"Lord, i want to live a blameless life, knowing that You will forgive all my sins. But i do not want to take Your grace for granted. Teach me to receive Your grace and allow it to transform my life so that i live praising and pleasing You. Amen"
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