Episode notes
I shall not be moved toward evil
"I shall not be moved," said David in Psalm: 62:6. (See also verse 2.)
Easier to say than to do. But oh, the security that comes in being profoundly committed to goodness and to doing the right thing for the right reason, no matter what.
Evil had surrounded David, and had in-credibly frustrated him:
"How long will you attack a man?"
V3 They only consult to cast him down from his high position" (v. 4).
"They delight in lies" (v. 4)
"They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly" (v. 4).
How did David manage it?
David said God "is my defense;
STUDY THE Word
Psalm 62:1-12
I shall not be greatly moved" (v. 2). When he repeated the statement in verse 6, he used the exact phrase, except the word greatly is gone: " shall not be moved."
We find stability when we lean on God.
MORE INSIGHT
Read verse 11. It is a convention of Hebrew Wisdom Literature to use a number and then raise it by one. This device serves to emphasize the certainty of the statement being made.
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