Psalms 56:1-13
Vv. 5, 6 remind us of the Lord in His relationship with those who gathered around Him, who watched Him to catch Him out and who twisted His words (Matthew 22:34; Matthew 22:41; Luke 11:53; Luke 20:20). The Lord Jesus showed His answer to their wickedness by His confidence in His Father. Let us copy Him! However, to be able to trust in God, it is first necessary to know Him. A small child will not, as a rule, put his hand into the hand of a stranger. Now it is the Word which shows us the One upon whom we can lean; that is why the believer can exclaim in two repeated phrases: "In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust" (vv. 4, 10, 11). The wicked observe the steps of the believer (v. 6), but God notes his wanderings too (v. 8). We know that He knows the number of hairs on their heads (Matthew 10:30); and here we see Him concerned about every tear shed by His children, even the most secret sorrows. And so, if in my "comings and goings" I should encounter a trap set by the enemy, He who has delivered my soul from eternal death will also keep my feet from falling (v. 13; Psalms 94:18; Psalms 116:8; Judges 1:24).