Waiting with Patience
As David concludes his song about the grinding pain of unjust treatment and his chosen responses, he then commits to patience.
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Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Staying Faithful Together
David's prayer for protection while enduring mistreatment didn't merely ask God for help; the king's song included a commitment on his part.
An Attitude of Gratitude
King David knew the sting of unjust treatment as keenly as anyone in history. To keep mistreatment from undermining his relationship with God, he put some resolutions into a song.
Open before the Lord
If you are confident that God really loves you, you will neither doubt nor drift in your response. Instead, you will find great delight in pleasing Him. There is nothing quite like love to motivate us from within.
Mistreated, Misjudged, and Maligned
If I were asked to give a popular title to Psalm 26, it would be: "How to Do Right When You've Been Done Wrong."
The Shepherd Secures the Future
As David brings his song of the sheep to a close, having reflected on the Lord's faithful care throughout his life, he then considers his future.
The Shepherd Provides Abundantly
As David's song of the sheep concludes, he suddenly drops the analogy to consider his own experience of God, both as a simple man in need of a Saviour and as a king in need of divine guidance.
The Shepherd Restores
As a former shepherd keeping watch over flocks in the wilderness, the composer of Psalm 23 understood the nature of sheep, including their bad habit of wandering.
In the Shepherd's Care
Like many of the songs found in the Bible, Psalm 23 states its case in the first verse and simply verifies it in the remainder of the song. The key thought is this: Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall lack nothing! No uncertainty should frighten me.
The Woeful Song of Frightened Sheep
All have endured the daily grind of uncertainty. When the trials of life push us to the limit and our hearts are heaviest, this magnificent "Psalm of the Shepherd" offers comfort and assurance, especially for those who lack the secure feeling of God's perpetual presence.
