Meditation on Psalm 63

[Leonardo Von]

Meditation on Psalm 63 (At the behest of a friend).

    When David was in the wilderness of Judah (Holy Scripture doesn’t say who was coming after him: if Saul or his son Absalom - I believe that he lived through this in this two situations). Whatever, instead of trying to avenge himself, he stayed trying to find his rejoice in the Creator (Psalms 37.4):

•    Psa 63:11  -> “But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory; but the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.”

    After all, he knew that the bad guys will walk into their perdition:

•    Psa 63:9  -> “But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the depths of the earth.”
•    Psa 63:10 -> “They shall fall by the sword; they shall be a serving for jackals.”

    Instead of we wasting time getting back at someone who, many times, not even offended us, let’s seek out to get accepted by Jesus Christ and to relish in His company (Philippians 4.4).

    What do you think to quench your thirsty soul with?

    David quenched his thirst in the Creator:

•    Psa 63:1 -> “O God, You are my God; I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is”.

    Although his flesh was dying of thirst, what he yearned for was the Living Water. Come the question: why? Because he had seen the Creator in the holy place, seen His power and glory (Psa 63.2). 

In virtue of this he underwent His loving-kindness and saw that it is better than life and that He, so, is worth of our praise, worship and commitment (Psa 63.3,4). When he did this, his soul was satisfied as with marrow and fatness (Ps 63.5). 

However, our search for Christ can’t take place only when we are going through a series of predicaments. When David remembered of the Creator on his bed and thought of Him in the night watches (Psa 63.6), this make his heart fraught of joy, what filled his mouth and lips with praises (Psa 63.5). Our search for Christ should set about at dawn on a daily basis.

If we wish that His right hand upholds us (that is, that He be our helper and aid), we need to follows hard after Him and find rejoicing in the shadow of His wings (Psa 63.7,8).

So, have a thirsty day in Christ Jesus and certainly you will be satisfied exactly with what you need to in all areas:

•    “And in the last day of the great feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes on Me, as the Scripture has said, "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." (But He spoke this about the Spirit, which they who believed on Him should receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)” (John 7.37-39).