Psalm 35

LORD, who is like you,
rescuing the poor from one
too strong for him.

David’s look to the Lord for deliverance from his enemies seems, at first glance, to be self-serving, conceited, arrogant. After all, why should God choose to defend him, to destroy his enemies?

The heart of this, for my benefit, is to realize that David’s relationship with the Lord was real, healthy, faith-filled, and based on the Lord’s character and holiness, not his own.

So too, his enemies defied righteous, holy God almighty.

David recognized his deliverance was due to God’s righteousness (v. 24), not his own.

Last, for me, my enemies include the enemy – Satan – who longs for the destruction of anyone who trusts in Christ.

Lord, rescue me!