Vindicate me O Lord.
In the previous Psalm we see David humbling himself before God and relying purely on the Lord Himself. Yet here we see what seems to be a rather self-righteous attitude. We find Psalm 25 very easy to identify with, but this one much harder. The first verse, for instance, talks of having lived a blameless life, but none of us have. So what are we to make of it?
One way is to view it as Jesus saying this Psalm, and there is much merit in this. For all the talk of absolute and perfect devotion to God is entirely true of Jesus. Moreover, we depend upon Jesus' righteousness for our own righteousness.So we are counted as righteous because of our faith, and this Psalm shows how God now views us. We have the same status in life as if we had lived a perfect life.
This view is very helpful, but I think we should also remember that it was David who originally wrote it. While none of us is perfect, there are times when we are unjustly treated. In those times we should look to God for justice, rather than seeking our own vengeance.
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