Patience and Praise

[284 words] David wrote Psalm 59 while he was holed up in a house and Saul’s men were waiting outside to get the opportunity to kill him. We can only imagine the tense situation and what all David was going through. He begins the Psalm with a plea to God: “Deliver me from my enemies, O my God.” He then mentions how they are workers of iniquity (v.3), lie in wait for Him (v.3), and growl like dogs (v.6). But then David mentions two phrases that start the same, but reveal two different things that He did. In verse 9, He states, “O my Strength, I will watch for you” and then in verse 17 he proclaims “O my Strength, I will sing praises to you” (both renderings from the ESV). David knew that God had the power to deliver him and would at the right time. And until that…