Psalm 57: a right attitude with God
Like Psalm 56, this psalm shows a right attitude with God. David wrote this after escaping from Saul in the cave. This story is absolutely amazing, and is described in 1 Samuel 23 and 24. Read it, it won’t take but a few minutes.
Now that you’ve gotten the background, doesn’t this psalm leave you refreshed? David gave God all the glory for the escape. Nowhere in this psalm will you see any mention of how he made the decision to spare Saul’s life, or about Saul’s decision to leave him alone (for a short period of time, anyway).
No, instead you see a right attitude with God. David recognizes the Divine hand in all this, and is also smart enough to recognize that Saul’s promises are empty, as before. He chooses to rely on God instead.
That should be our attitude as well. We would do well to realize that when we, too, are delivered, it’s not men we should thank, but God. It was He who used other men to save us, or bless us, or increase our wealth or standing. As long as we do that, our defenses against worldly temptations remain strong. Our reliance on Him and Him alone gives us the strength that we need to do right in the face of danger and temptation.
