Today, the third lament from Psalm 35. What stood out for me today was the amount of coverage David gave to his situation (to his enemies). It’s only the last two verses that speak of his friends or his thanksgiving, confidence, praise to the Lord.
In all of David’s speaking of his enemies, another item stood out for me, about those who were wrongfully my foes and … who hate me without cause. (v. 19) These comments hearken back to an earlier comment in the Psalm, Malicious (or lying) witnesses rise up… (v. 11a) In our world today we see people on one political side or the other who blast the opposite party due to their ideology or to their allegiance to a powerful leader. Even fans at sporting events can get violent if all is not going well for their favorite team. David’s comments ring quite well – back then and today. Surprisingly, Jesus quotes this Psalm and these thoughts at the Last Supper: But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: “They hated me without a cause.” (John 15:25) He knew His Scripture!