in quietness and in confident trust

Psalm 57

David wrote this psalm, and by now we know that David faced many adversaries in life, being chased by saul and then his son absalom. There were people who betray him, hurt him...

We may just be like david. In life, we may face people who gossip about us, criticise us negatively and speak injustice against us. Words have power. These verbal cruelty can damage us as badly, or even worse than physical abuse. But the question is how are we responding to them? Fight back? use hateful words? an eye for an eye? Then... what makes us different from these people?

In contrast, verse 7 talks about david having a steadfast heart. It shows his firm and quiet faith in the Lord. There is no need for loud lying, or defense, or boasting. We just need to be quiet and praise God, realising that our confidence is in His love and faithfulness. (verse 10)

Are you in any suffering? Dont turn inward to self pity. Dont turn outward to revenge. Turn upward to God. He will offer us the best solution!