Chapter 55

David wrote this one. 

Seems to be about a former friend who used their friendship to deceive David.  This person was not an enemy or adversary - or didn't seem so - but now the truth has come out.

This and 54 were both about betrayal.

2022 - These verses:

4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 5 Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me. [Psa 55:4-5 ESV].  This is how I felt last night, after seeing the clip of Peterson saying that they are shutting down the best farmers in the world in Holland, denying them fuel because fuel pollutes, and so indirectly cutting off the food supply.  The name of the video was to the effect that if Germany can't produce food, there will be starvation.  And then I think about how Revelation says the price of food will go sky high at the end, and how the man of sin will obtain control of the food and make it impossible to buy food, except from him at the price of worshiping him.  And then they talked about Bill Gates being the single largest private landholder in the US, and  how he buys farmland and then shuts it down as to that purpose.  He is taking food producing property out of production...because he is rich and he can.  And people sell to him anyway.  If all that land is going into a trust, and upon his passing someone truly evil gets control of all that land, then much harm could accrue.  And then, there was the Randy Bonner post saying the rapture is before all this starts...and I absolutely do not believe that is so.  The church goes through all this.  I am old, I can do very little to look after myself or others, especially now with the bicycle wreck which doesn't seem to be healing.  And I lay in bed thinking, wondering how I can be faithful while starving and how I can deal with my family starving or my family expressing loyalty to that end times system...As I thought these things, my heart was in anguish, and the terror of death - of a tortured, lonely death - fell upon me.

2025 - As I read these same haunting verses this year, I see that even David was sometimes entirely overwhelmed by the threatening nature of events in the world around him.  He says he had fear and trembling.  So when these things happen to us, we need to realize that we are in good company.  This is not a sign that our faith is uniquely small, or even that our faith falls way over on the left end of the curve. 

2025 - Sometimes the world is a horrible place.  Sometimes I think God gives us some insight into just how awful it is and it scares us down to our toes.  We should interpret this fear as God showing us that our last best only hope is in Him.  Whatever is happening is part of the plan, and we should seek OUR part - which might well be displaying confidence in our God and so shining light into the darkness so that those who have no hope can come to the only light there is.

These verses:

19 God will give ear and humble them, he who is enthroned from of old, Selah because they do not change and do not fear God. 20 My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant. 21 His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. [Psa 55:19-21 ESV].

Look at these!!!  Who is the enemy enthroned from of old?  The Dragon!  He hasn't changed, he has no fear of God.  "My companion"?  I think this is insight into the MoL!  He will be a fried of a great King, he will make a covenant with many through the power of  his words!  But he will violate his covenant, as we see in 20b!  This whole chapter is worth studying for insight into the methods of the MoL!!!

This next to last verse in the Psalm:

22 Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. [Psa 55:22 ESV].  Really need to work at believing this...