Psalm 5
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6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
This is a psalm about the challenges faced by a man or woman of God living in a fallen world.
John the Apostle recorded what Jesus had to say concerning this topic.
19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
What does David do?
He prays. This is very important. When a man of God is surrounded by mockers, the pressure can be enormous. But David does not let these injustices cloud his vision. He lifts his eyes unto heaven, and there he sees the Lord. And so he prays. All his troubles, all his pains, all his challenges, they fail to drag his eyes to the ground. He looks high unto the Lord. Will you look unto the Lord today, when trials come your way, when unexpected troubles arise?
David prays, and we see his prayer in three volumes.
1 Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my groaning. 2 Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray. 3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
First, he groans. And then he cries out. And then he watches silently, prayerfully. And the Lord hears him at every volume, even in the silence of his heart. Please believe that God listens attentively to you. A pastor once said, “God loves you so much that it’s as if you were the only person in His world.” He gives His attention to you.
David calls him, “my King and my God”. He’s pledging his loyalty to God because God has pledged His loyalty to him. First thing in the morning, David comes to God. Listen to me. Hear my words. Consider my groaning.
And as David looks unto the Lord, he describes what he sees.
4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you. 5 The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. 6 You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
So as David looks to God, he sees a God of righteousness, a God who is righteous in His being. Righteousness is not some concept outside of God. It is His character. He does not delight in wickedness. He hates evildoers. He destroys the liar. He abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
And here there are three kinds of wickedness.
First, there’s the wickedness of those who boast. A man who boasts has failed to give thanks to God. He thinks he has built himself from the ground up. He bites the hand that feeds him. That is a great injustice to God.
7 For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
Second, there are those who speak lies. And it offends God because God is honest and pure. In Him there is no darkness, no deceit. He does not and cannot lie, for it goes against His nature. But what about man created in God’s image? How it offends Him when we lie.
Third, God abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. Those who plot the downfall of others. He is disgusted by them. Because to plot the downfall of any person is to plot the downfall of someone made in God’s image.
This was the world David lived in. That is the world we live in. And David says “God, surely You are righteous, surely You will not let such evil go unpunished.”
Commentary on the Book of Psalms Psalm 5
when we see the wicked indulging themselves in their lusts, and when, in consequence, doubts steal into our minds as to whether God takes any care of us, we should learn to satisfy ourselves with the consideration that God, who hates and abhors all iniquity, will not permit them to pass unpunished; and although he bear with them for a time, he will at length ascend into the judgment-seat, and show himself an avenger, as he is the protector and defender of his people
