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Psalm 63:11 "But the king shall rejoice in God..."

Day 248 – Psalm 63

“But the king shall rejoice in God…” Psalm 63:11

VITAL LESSONS

What vital lessons could God have wanted David to learn from his experience in the wilderness of Judah? The answer may be found in the following text.

“But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him shall glory;
But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.”
Psalm 63:11

1. Lessons about kingship

a) The king should have a strong relationship with God.
b) He should have such a strong relationship that joy would abound.
c) David must have made sure in his heart that he would never become a rogue-king as Saul had turned out to be.

2. “Everyone who swears by Him shall glory”

a) There were lessons for David.
b) There were lessons for the people who followed David into the wilderness.
c) Those who swore by the Lord:-
i) These were people who feared God.
ii) These were people who took their vows to God seriously.
iii) These were people who kept trusting that God would hear their vows uttered in prayer.
d) These men of faith would have every reason to glory in God.

3. “But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped”

a) There were those who chose to speak lies rather than truth.
b) There were those who made vows to God but had no thought of fulfilling what they had promised.
c) These who had chosen the path of lies would regret choosing this path (There is a veiled “threat” that they would be stopped by the Lord).