“Deliver my soul … from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You
fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their
infants.
As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.”
David spends a portion of the 17th Psalm
asking God to deliver him from wicked men and deadly enemies. But he finishes his
meditation by asking for deliverance from a third, arguably less offensive group.
This last crowd sounds awfully familiar. Basically,
it’s everyone who simply doesn’t appreciate the value of knowing God.