A Psalm for Those Betrayed

Rev. Jeffrey Ries, pastor at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tacoma, WA, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Psalm 55. In Psalm 55, David cries out to the LORD in the midst of great trouble and trembling. The distress is so great that David is restless and desires to flee away from the threat of those who intend him harm. David puts the matter of his deliverance into the LORD’s hands as David prays that the LORD would destroy those who are filled with iniquity and oppression. David’s pain is particularly great because the one who is seeking his life is a close companion, who spoke smoothly but intended only harm. David continue to entrust his enemy’s defeat into the LORD’s hands. He puts his burden on the LORD, for only the LORD can sustain and rescue the righteous. Join Sharper Iron during the month of July to study selected Psalms. In the Psalter, God speaks His Word to us and teaches us how to speak back to Him in prayer. Even in the great variety of the Psalms, each one points us to our Savior, Jesus Christ.