But recently, I had a little breakthrough. I've always read Psalms from the writers perspective as opposed to mine. So when reading Psalm 18, I thought of how David would have been hunted by his enemies (perhaps the men of King Saul), and how God would be his refuge in protecting him from these men.
Now this is likely true, but I've realized it is only a surface reading. Who am I to assume that David only meant "enemies" as human enemies? I finally see the universal and personal aspect of the Psalm! I can connect to it! "Enemies" could very well mean spiritual enemies. It got me so excited. Think about this line,
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me."It is so beautiful, and so true. I have so many enemies inside myself -Lies, Envy, Laziness, Anger, Lack-of-Self-Control, and Aimlessness, just to name a few of the pack. And I can't overcome them on my own because they are too strong for me. Yet God, in His unending love, scoops me up; He reaches down from His greatness to rescue a little person like me who is drowning in the grasp of my enemies. Why was I being so stubborn and so assuming about what these poems were about for so long? It's like I couldn't see what was so obvious. Now I need to read them all again! And I am filled with excitement! (As is evident from all these exclamation marks)
