The Ziphites had gone to Saul to tell him where David was, so David's life was once again in grave danger. The first thing he does is to call upon the Lord to save Him.
Then he calls on God to hear his prayers.
Those who attack him are arrogant and ruthless, having no regard for human life or dignity, or for God Himself.
In the face of this his fate may seem hopeless, but this is not the case, for God is on his side. He is our help and the one who sustains us. We have a Helper who is stronger than all who oppose us, and we have a source of strength that is greater than anything that seems to sap our strength.
Evildoers will be destroyed, their evil will recoil on them. Some may say that this is not very Christian, but this is a misunderstanding of the Bible. Jesus made it perfectly clear that judgement would come. We can be certain that in the end justice will be done.
So David will make a sacrifice to God. In the midst of trouble we should make a freewill offering to God. We should give ourselves in some way to the Lord. In doing this we are showing that we know it is God who is Lord of all.
In the end we will look in triumph on our foes.
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