Psalm 89:45
Psalm 89:45 An honest outpouring Psalm 18 was written by David and celebrates his deliverance from his mortal enemies. In Psalm 18 David reflects on his cries of help to the Lord but is also able to plead that there were moral grounds for His deliverance, “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.” v20. (Psalm 18:20-29 are worth reading in context.) Ethan has not been able to claim the moral high ground here in Psalm 89, in fact he felt duty bound to draw attention to the consequences of forsaking God’s laws and failing to keep His commands. V30-32. So why is he so upset at the disaster that had overcome God’s chosen people? Why did Ethan not accept that the people had violated God’s decrees and failed to follow His statutes? I think it is because Ethan still had hope. He would not have bothered to pen this song if he did not feel that there was the possibility of redemption. Despite all that ha...