Psalm 70

For the director of music. Of David. A petition.

1 Hasten, O God, to save me;
O LORD, come quickly to help me.

2 May those who seek my life
be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
be turned back in disgrace.

3 May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
turn back because of their shame.

4 But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation always say,
"Let God be exalted!"

5 Yet I am poor and needy;
come quickly to me, O God.
You are my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, do not delay.

All of the verses of Psalm 70 are almost identical to the last 5 verses of Psalm 40. As I've shared before, any thing that has been repeated in the Bible must be important.

The sense of urgency within the psalmist was clear. He was probably in some kind of trouble and was desperate for immediate help (verses 1 and 5). And all this was done in humility. The psalmist admitted that he was weak (poor and needy, mentioned in verse 5) before the Lord.

It wasn't a demand at all. It was a plea. It was a sincere prayer from the psalmist.

Often, we Christians can be like some spoilt brats. We actually demand from God things that we want, as if God really owes us things. The pride and self-centeredness in us is incredible. And when we don't get what we want, we blame God.


Personally, today so many things went wrong and I was pretty resentful towards God. But at the end of the day, thankfully, I began to pray in humility to God and trust that He is in control. I really have to watch my attitude. God, help me change.


Things to ponder
1. What is your usual attitude when you come before God? Is it one of humility? Or one of pride (demanding from God)?
2. When things don't turn out the way you want, or when God doesn't answer your prayers straight away, how do you normally react?
3. Pray and ask God to help you change your attitude to a humble one, just like David.