Psalm 3

3 ¹ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד בְּבָרְחֹו מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנֹו׃

2     יהוה מָה־רַבּוּ צָרָי רַבִּים קָמִים עָלָי׃

3     רַבִּים אֹמְרִים לְנַפְשִׁי אֵין יְשׁוּעָתָה לֹּו בֵאלֹהִים סֶלָה׃

4     וְאַתָּה יהוה מָגֵן בַּעֲדִי כְּבוֹדִי וּמֵרִים רֹאשִׁי׃

5     קוֹלִי אֶל־יהוה אֶקְרָא וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מֵהַר קָדְשֹׁו סֶלָה׃

6     אֲנִי שָׁכַבְתִּי וָאִישָׁנָה הֱקִיצוֹתִי כִּי יהוה יִסְמְכֵנִי׃

7     לֹא־אִירָא מֵרִבְבוֹת עָם אֲשֶׁר סָבִיב שָׁתוּ עָלָי׃

8     קוּמָה יהוה הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי כִּי־הִכִּיתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַי לֶחִי שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּרְתָּ׃

9     לַיהוה הַיְשׁוּעָה עַל־עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה׃

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2 Samuel 13 and 14 record a truly upsetting story.  It is one of lying, murder, immoral relationships, etc.  I will leave it to you to read it for the details (in case my readers are of mixed company).  However, I will tell you this: one of David’s sons (Absalom) gets so angry at his half-brother Amnon that he murders him.  Absalom then conspires against his father and David is forced to flee.  According to the heading on this passage, David wrote this as he fled from Absalom.  How would it feel to have a real enemy?  How would that feel if your enemy was a family member or someone you loved?  Now do you understand the angst in David’s voice?  I would call on God too – I would bear my soul to Him.  I just wouldn’t share it with the world.  David does, showing us something into the life of a transparent leader.  How transparent should leaders be?  What should they share, etc.?  Sound off in the comments if you want.

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^[1]The Hebrew Bible : Andersen-Forbes Analyzed Text; Bible. O.T. Hebrew. Andersen-Forbes. 2006; 2006 (Ps 3:1-9). Logos Bible Software.