December 10, 2008 Psalm 7

A Prayer for Fairness

"Lord my God, I trust in you for protection. Save me and rescue me from those who are chasing me. Otherwise, like a lion they will tear me apart. They will rip me to pieces, and no one can save me. Lord my God, what have I done? Have my hands done something wrong? Have I done wrong to my friend or stolen without reason from my enemy? If I have, let my enemy chase me and capture me. Let him trample me into the dust and bury me in the grounds. Lord, rise up in your anger; stand up against my enemies; anger. Get up and demand fairness. Gather the nations around you and rule them from above. Lord, judge the people. Lord, defend me because I am right, because I have done no wrong, God Most High. God, you do what is right. You know our throughts and feelings. Stop those wicked actions done by evil people, and help those who do what is right. God protects me like a shield; he saves those whose hearts are right. God protects me like a shield; he saves those whose hearts are right. God judges by what is right, and God is always ready to punish the wicked. If they do not change their lives, God will sharpen his sword; he will string his bow and take aim. He has prepared his deadly weapons; he has made his flaming arrows. There are people who think up evil and plan trouble and tell lies. They dig a hole to trap others, but they will fall into it themselves. They will get themselves into trouble; the violence they cause will hurt only themselves. I praise the Lord because he does what is right. I sing praises to the Lord Most High. -Psalm 7-

This passage is a song from David to the Lord, about Cush, from the tribe of Benjamin.
David is being pursued by somebody in the tribe of Benjamin only because of the way King Saul treats him. David has done nothing wrong or against that person or anybody, but just because King Saul is out to get David, Cush, that person from the tribe of Benjamin, has the same intentions. He tells King Saul that David is out to kill him.

A lot of times, as Christians, we get pursued or wronged...prejudice...bias...etc.; as well as for those of us who are minorities. Although we have done nothing wrong, and it seems unfair, we have to face different unfortunate situations of being pursued, or looked down upon and etc.

David calls out to God and asks that he may be safe from his enemies. That God would be the judge because David knows that he hasn't done anything wrong, so he is for sure that God will do what needs to be done. God eventually punishes Cush for his wrongdoings and David is thankful for that.

In times like these we should just sit back and ask God to be the judge. We shouldn't arouse anger and hate towards our enemies becuase that'll make the situation worse...instead, we should calm ourselves and believe that God has plans for those who did wrong.