I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Psalms 60-67.

    The psalmist calls on us not to rely on human help in place of God’s. When enemies assault us, we need to cry out to God and wait patiently for His response. Waiting patiently does not mean that we do not continue to pray and cry out to Him for aid. Waiting patiently means continuing to trust that God will come to our aid, even when our troubles persist. God will be our rock and our fortress if we put out trust in Him. I want to note that throughout these psalms the psalmist leaves us hints of things taught elsewhere: while we are waiting for God to act to save us from our enemies and our troubles, He will give us directions which we need to follow in order to come to the safe place that He has for us.

    There are two elements to following God’s directions to a safe place. The first is what we should not do; we should not make our living by extortion or by stealing, and, if we acquire wealth, we should not rely on it. The second is what we should do; we should praise God and let others know about the powerful, wonderful things He has done. The pslamist’s list of what we should do is far from comprehensive. Elsewhere he tells us that we should care for the poor and the sick, come to the defense of the oppressed, and generally do that which is seen as good. Doing good will not save us from our troubles, but it will position us where God intends for His salvation to reach us.