Show me how to trust and pray as David did!
He put his trust in You, not in his army.
He asks for wisdom and guidance from the One who is his hope all day long.
He recognizes that You are: good and upright, faithful and loving, instructs him on his way, and will release his foot from the snare.
His prayers of confession and supplication are not only for himself, but for his country Israel and asks that You not remember the sins of his youth.
It is because You are who You are that I can come to You with my intercessions and supplications too. Because of Calvary; I know that You do not remember my confessed sins of today or the past.
Lord, America's sin is great and we need revival and restoration. We are in the clutched of Your enemy! Restore this great land so that all will honor you!
In the very next Psalm, Lord, if I did not know more about David, it would appear that he is very arrogant.
Below are some of the verses...not all of this Psalm. If I did not know better, I would say he sounds like a Pharisee. I do wonder why he feels it necessary to remind God how holy he has been. This must have ben written before the incident with Bathsheba and Uriah for sure.
"Vindicate me, LORD, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the LORD and have not faltered. Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; I do not sit with the deceitful, nor do I associate with hypocrites. I abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked. I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, LORD, proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds. Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with those who are bloodthirsty, in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes. I lead a blameless life; deliver me and be merciful to me. My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise the LORD.
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