Psalm 70
It seems a bit unusual – Psalm 70 has only five verses, but David addresses God (“O God…” v. 1), his enemies (“Let them…”, vv. 2-3), the faithful (“Let all…, Let those…”, v. 4), and himself (“But I…”, v. 5).
Yesterday I mentioned that God seems to favor the poor and needy. Today David includes himself in that group: But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! (v. 5a) I backed off on further comments yesterday, but in the back of my mind I thought that most of us are not poor; in fact, compared to much of the U.S. population most of us are quite well off. But that’s only the “poor” part of that phrase, “poor and needy”. So today I am reminded that I am indeed needy. Unfortunately, all too often I don’t see my needy-ness, in that I am too busy taking it all on myself without seeking help or guidance from the Lord. That needs to be corrected: O LORD, make haste to help me! (v. 1b)
So true for me too, Fred!