Psalm 89:43-44

Psalm 89:43-44

Don't blame me!

These verses contain more descriptions of the downfall of the House of David, for which the Lord God gets the blame! If we learn nothing else here, it is apparent that our God is broad-shouldered, when we turn on Him and blame Him for all our woes, He can take it! Let’s be sure, before we do this, that we can look in the mirror and plead innocence. What is extraordinary is that Ethan the Ezrahite does not appear to have gone down the road of penitence at all. All fingers are pointed at the Lord, He is the one who has brought about this calamitous situation, He has allowed, even caused, the downfall of David’s holy nation, it is God who is accountable. I was watching a news broadcast from Israel last night that included a visit to the old ruins of Jerusalem at the time of its destruction by the Babylonians, the time when we think this Psalm was written. The discoveries include a number of little statues or effigies of pagan gods, sufficient for archaeologists to believe that many, if not all, households kept these idols for worship and as charms. All this and still the Lord is blamed for the destruction of His people. What is equally mind-blowing is that He has allowed these grievances to be written down and published so that every generation since can read and ponder the complaints made against Him. Nothing has changed, He still gets blamed for anything and everything that goes wrong, even by those who apparently do not believe in Him!

So, God has not supported the kingly line in battle. The edges of Israel’s swords have become blunt and, as if in a fit of pique, the Lord has cast David’s throne to the ground. History now proves that He had done anything but and that the days of glory were still to come. Let’s remember these lessons should we ever believe that we have a grievance against our God! 

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