Psalm 64: A Song for Complainers

Have you ever used words to ambush someone?

I know – I’m not supposed to ask that! I’m supposed to ask, “has anyone ever done this to you?”

But I doubt that we are so holy that we are all the “blameless” here! You have been the one plotting in secret, speaking bitter words – shooting arrows secretly at others. You have said things – things that got repeated – and the next thing you know, you have betrayed the trust of a friend.

I used a friend as an example in a sermon once. He heard the sermon. Our friendship was never the same again.

When you realize how often you have used words to hurt others, perhaps you should become less easily offended by others.

I say this because when we talk about spiritual warfare we need to remember that there are times when we are the one that someone else thinks is the problem!

And sometimes, they are right.

But here in Psalm 64, David complains against the verbal ambush by others.
The tongue is a fire.
Who can understand it?

Certainly David does not....