Liars
gonna die; righteous gonna live. There
you have it, the entirety of Psalm 5. It’s
really fairly straightforward and simple.
Okay, maybe it’s not quite that
simple, but that’s about what David is going for here. He does start by mentioning his prayers each
morning and asks God to “listen to my cry for help” (Psalm 5:2). Each morning David “lay[s] my requests before
you and wait in expectation” (Psalm 5:3).
When David wrote this psalm he had some problems; namely, evil people
who were lying and practicing deceit.
David’s plea is quite understandable.
In verse 10 he pleads, “Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have
rebelled against you.”
Of course, if you know the story
of David, you know he had his own issues with lying and deceiving others. He wasn’t exactly honest with his friend
Uriah. So, how does David then get to
live? He goes to God’s house, but only
by God’s mercy. “[I]n reverence will I
bow down toward your holy temple” (Psalm 5:7).
For those who believe in Christ, this is not a problem. Yes, we are all sinners. But, as David understood, there is mercy in
God’s character. Those of us who humbly
approach his throne and seek his mercy can find it. If you don’t humbly seek God’s mercy and
forgiveness, as is apparently the case with David’s enemies, well, then you
just might suffer for your lies and deceit.
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