Psalm 144 written by David is a
compilation of parts of several other Psalms. Fragments of Psalms 8, 18, 33 and
102-104 are adapted to form this Psalm. In this composition, David talked about
God’s greatness but also considered man’s insignificance. The first two verses
show David’s dependence on the Lord. He saw God as the one who brought stability
to his life, the Rock of his life. And who had become his trainer, his
security, his stronghold, his deliverer, his shield and his refuge.
His attention was diverted to look
at man in verses 3-4. Despite man being frail and transient, yet God should
take notice of him. This could be seen in the way God ordered the world. Man is
the crown of His creation, and much of the world has been ordered in
consideration of man.
In this Psalm David also pointed
out that man’s existence is totally dependent on God. So depending on God, David then petitioned for
divine intervention against his enemies in verses 5-8 and anticipated that He
would bring victory to him in verses 10-11. David not only desired deliverance for
himself, but also for their sons and daughters, people like farmers and
shepherds and also their cities. He was essentially petitioning for God’s blessing
on his people. In anticipating God’s deliverance, he also promised to praise and
offer thanksgiving to Him.
Without a doubt, we are frail and
transient beings. Hence our sufficiency in daily living is in the Lord. So we
must live each day in total reliance on Him. He wants to build, lead, guide and
train us in the ways that we should go. We can look up to the Lord for
deliverance in all circumstances, and live confidently, knowing that He has a perfect
plan for us, a plan to bless and prosper us and not to harm us. Praise His
name!
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