“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou deliver] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?” (Ps 56:13 AV)
Some believe David is referring to a fatal injury in battle or disease of unknown occurrence. There is no record of any near fatal circumstances on the battlefield or the sick bed. However, being a warrior and king, there would no doubt have been one or two. David makes reference to the temptations afoot from his adversaries. He is speaking not of the battlefield, but rather, life’s troubles themselves. His conclusion to this psalm is if the LORD delivered him from serious adverse circumstances, including certain death, then He is surely capable of delivering him from the troubles at hand.
It’s those little pesky things that often give us the most worry. It’s not serious disease, it is the potential for a serious disease that worries us. It is not a broken down vehicle, but the potential of being without a vehicle that worries us. We trust the LORD for the serious things, but we worry ourselves over the minor things. We can trust the LORD for our souls, but trust the LORD for life is a different matter. We can trust the LORD in death, but trusting Him in life seems to be a more difficult challenge. This is the point David is making. He trusted the LORD in the heat of the battle, but now that he has adversaries that are constantly troubling him, he seems to be faltering a bit. Trusting God in death seems to be easier than trusting God in life.
I have seen many people pass away. Those that are saved pass away very peacefully. I am always amazed at the look on the face of those who have departed. They have a presence of peace and contentment, free of trouble or fear. If only we could live that way. We can and will die that way. But living that way isn’t always so easy. Trusting the LORD with the little pests in life seems to be more than we can handle sometimes. Trusting the LORD in the everyday troubles of life is a lifelong lesson. Just when we have it all figured out, life throws us a curveball. We have a whole new set of problems that creep up. David struggles more over court meetings, judgment on his people, or meeting the temporal needs of the kingdom more than he does Goliath, the Philistines, or any other nation that might rear its ire. David has a bigger struggle with Joab, Shemei, and Absalom than he does Edom, Moab, and Egypt. I can identify with David. Give me a huge battle and I am good. However, all these minor issues that seem to pile up are the things that bother me the most. Trust is the key. Seeking God’s help and empowerment is the only answer we have.
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