How is Our Longing This Season

1 Pastor's Point of View

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Note the super superscription “...When David struggled in the wilderness of Judah.”

David, the surprise choice to replace Saul, was put in a very difficult situation that lasted for years.

Examples: David the prophetic musician became the competitor to Saul’s throne: He drew Saul’s neurotic anger. Members of Saul’s family sided with David: for example, Jonathan. David, already a “giant killer” became Israel’s premier politician and military leader, again to Saul’s chagrin.

David was eventually forced into the wilderness leading a band of mercenaries. Saul made his life very difficult. But David’s honor, virtue and commitment to the Lord, even while, “...in a dry and weary land where there was no water(v1)”refused to be vengeful and continued to long and thirst for the Lord.

Note twice David had opportunities to kill Saul(1 Samuel 24:16-22 and 1st Samuel 26) but he refused.

And I saw 1 Samuel 23:14 states that God protected David and “He refused to turn David over to Saul.”

David remembered those days of his literal desert or wilderness experience and also concludes in this Psalm, that wilderness experiences continued even while he served as king: The greatest and most favored Israelite King. Therefore even through the “watches of the night” he remembers his main help in varied situations because he still had enemies(verses 9-10) What can we learn from this Psalm?