Psalm 18

"You have given me your shield of victory.  

Your right hand supports me;

your help has made me great.

You have made a wide path for my feet 

to keep them from slipping."

Psalm 18:35-36

"The temptations in your life are no different from 

what others experience.  And God is faithful.  

He will not allow the temptation to be

more than you can stand.  When you are tempted, 

he will show you a way out so that you can endure."

1 Corinthians 10:13-14

At the beginning of the Psalm it tells that this is the song that David sang to God because of his victories over the trials, over the pursuit of Saul.  This is a Psalm of victory, of acknowledgement of what God has done in his life.   

I did like the verse talking about how God made the path for David's feet keep from slipping.   Not literally but figuratively (though, who knows maybe literally too with so many pursuers after him), but poetically, this is similar to what we face with temptations, and the fact that God isn't waiting for us to fail.  He isn't waiting for us to make a wrong move so he could strike us down with his finger.  No, God is cheering us on, God is giving us ways to succeed in life!!   What an encouragement that the God of the Universe isn't taunting us, or going against us, but he opens up ways for us to succeed.  God supports us, He lifts us up, He has given us a shield of victory, He helps us to make us great, He has made the path wide enough for our feet to NOT slip!!

 God doesn't stand by David, God didn't look afar at David!  God WORKED, God went INTO ACTION for David.   And he does the same for us!!  Praise God!!

On the side:

Upon reading 18:7-15  My imagination rang out,and it's a wondrous telling of the power of God, but it reminded me of Volcano's.   Now Israel doesn't have volcano's, but the illustration and the words echo of one.   Pretty funky stuff.   Any enlightenment?   Did David have the inspiration of writing these words upon witnessing or hearing about volcano's?    Maybe from traders?   Either way, it really doesn't matter, it's beautifully written, and tells of God's mighty provision in David's desperate times.   But it is interesting :)