Psalm 119:95
Psalm 119:95
Whose voice shall we listen to?
The writer of this psalm should be admired; all around him are evil antagonists who are constantly cooking up new insults and new ways of bringing him down. Their activity is accompanied by a seething pot of vile inuendo and threats and not an hour goes by without a different scheme being hatched to bring about his downfall. The activity of these adversaries is frightening and intimidating and would make most ordinary folk lock their doors and hide away. Our writer does not do this, instead he calmly opens the Scriptures and meditates on the statutes of the Lord. In them he finds solace and comfort, his relationship with the Lord God brings peace into the seething cauldron of backstabbing and verbal abuse.
It is worth stopping and considering at this point, whether the taunts and insults of our enemies are not dissimilar. I’m not talking so much about our human enemies but the spiritual ones! Those evil powers who constantly whisper in our ears and spread lies and slurs like they were autumn leaves in the wind. How many of us have felt the onslaught of these unmerited attacks and been unable to defend ourselves? How often do the negative voices in our heads constantly put us down in an attempt to undermine our faith and displace our trust in the Lord God? It is at times like this that we need to bury our heads in the Word of God and quote His truth, out loud if necessary. Recitation of the Word, spoken out loud is a very efficient weapon against the slanderous accusations of our enemies. Hallelujah!
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