Psalms 64:1

Psalms 64:1 says,To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. After David's introduction, verse one says, Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.  David once more asked God to hear his prayers and preserve his life from his enemies.  We need to continually be in prayer to God, and we can be certain that He has already given us everlasting protection from our enemies.  Verse two adds, Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:  As David asked of God then, we need Him to protect us from the secret counsel of our enemies.  There are many people today who are secretly working to destroy Christians, and we need to ask God for the wisdom to recognize who they are and what they are doing.  Verse three states, Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:  David said that those who secretly plotted against him then used their tongue like a sword or bow and arrows against him.  People today often use their tongue, their speech, as a weapon against God's people.  Verse four adds, That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.  David said his enemies shot at the perfect, or those who put their faith in God, from secret and suddenly.  As followers of Christ, we are not perfect, but we still often come under attack from those who would destroy us from ambush, as it were, and suddenly.  That is why we must always be ready to defend our faith.  Verse five declares, They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?  David said that his enemies, and therefore God's enemies, encouraged themselves in evil and privately laid snares for God's people.  Today, many people delight in things that are considered evil by God, and they often go out of their way to attempt to destroy those who are faithful to God.  Verse six adds,They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.  David said that his enemies looked deeply into his life searching for iniquity, or sin.  People today often look into the past of Christians in order to find something to discredit them with, but we need to remember that God has washed away our past, present, and future sins if we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse seven says, But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.  David said that God would suddenly shoot down His enemies, and He will one day suddenly shoot down all of His enemies when Christ returns.  All we need to do is continue to put our faith in God.  Verse eight adds, So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.  David said that those who worked to destroy him and against God's word would be destroyed by their own words.  One day, everyone who denies God will be condemned by their own words.  Verse nine continues,  And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.  When God's judgment comes, all those who have denied God and failed to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord will be in fear.  They will also declare, or acknowledge, the work of God.  Verse ten declares, The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.  David then said the righteous would be glad in the LORD and that the upright in heart would glory in the LORD.  We can only be made righteous by accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  If we have, we must then be upright in our heart by following the guidance of the Holy Spirit.