Psalms 13:1-14:7

13:1-4 | Sooner or later, most of God’s people feel as if He has forgotten them. By his pleas for the Lord to consider, hear, and enlighten (“put the light back in”) my eyes, David clearly felt that God had intentionally forsaken him, an emotion Jesus echoed (Matt. 27:46).

13:3-4 | After running from Saul countless times, David was so worn emotionally that he felt as though he would sleep the sleep of death. In such difficult times, it is appropriate to acknowledge these emotions and then press into God for endurance and hope. For even when it does not appear to be true, God will prevail so that one’s enemy does not.

13:5-6 | The psalm reaches its turning point when David recalls what God has done for him, giving him victory over the giant Goliath (1 Sam. 17) and saving him from Saul’s attacks (1 Sam. 19:9-10). David did not have to worry about God’s plans for the future because he knew what God has done in the past.

14:1 | The Hebrew word rendered fool in the OT denotes one who is morally deficient (53:1; Deut. 32:5-6; Prov. 17:20-21).

14:4-7 | God has promised to be a present refuge for the righteous – a secure place for the godly when tremendous evil presses in. God’s presence brings great fear to those who wish to harm His people, while delivering hope to those who trust in Him.