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This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.

Day 2792 – Wisdom Nuggets – Psalm 109:26-31 – Daily Wisdom

Wisdom-Trek Podcast Script - Day 2792

Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day two thousand seven hundred ninety-two of our Trek. The Purpose of Wisdom-Trek is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before.  

Wisdom-Trek: The Verdict of Love – Standing at the Right Hand of the Poor.  

Today, we reach the conclusion of our journey through the valley of betrayal, Psalm One Hundred Nine. We are trekking through the final stanza, verses twenty-six through thirty-one, in the New Living Translation.  

In our previous trek, we walked through the darkest corridors of this psalm. We heard David’s agonizing cry for justice against the enemy who had repaid his love with hatred. We witnessed the "Boomerang of Justice," where David prayed for the very curses his enemy loved to return upon his own head—for his name to be blotted out and his prayers to be counted as sin. We saw David broken, fasting, fading like a shadow, and mocked by the public. It was a scene of utter devastation.  

But as we arrive at these final six verses, the atmosphere in the courtroom shifts.  

David has made his case. He has laid out the evidence of his enemy’s cruelty and his own innocence. Now, he turns his face fully toward the Judge.  

In this closing prayer, we move from the Curse to the Confidence. We see the Accuser—the "Satan" at the enemy's right hand—replaced by a greater Advocate. We see David move from the shame of being a byword to the joy of public praise. And we discover that the ultimate answer to slander is not revenge, but Rescue.  

So, let us stand with David as the verdict is read.  

Segment one is: The Final Appeal: Save Me by Your Hesed.  

Psalm One Hundred Nine: verse twenty-six.  

Help me, O Lord my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.

After the torrent of curses and the description of his own misery, David distills his entire request into one simple, desperate cry: "Help me, O Lord my God!"  

The word "Help" (ozreni) implies active assistance. He is asking God to step into the fray.  

But notice the basis of his appeal: "Save me because of your unfailing love."  

Here is our covenant word again: Hesed.  

This is crucial. David does not say, "Save me because I am innocent," even though he is. He does not say, "Save me because my enemy is wicked," even though he is. He says, "Save me because of Your character."  

David anchors his salvation in the loyal love of Yahweh. Even when human love is repaid with hatred (verse five), God’s love remains constant. This is the bedrock of all true prayer. When we have nothing else to offer—when we are "skin and bones" (verse 24)—we can always appeal to God’s nature. "Lord, be who You are. You are the God of Hesed; therefore, save me."  

The second segment is: The Theology of Vindication: Let Them Know It Was You.  

Psalm One Hundred Nine: verse twenty-seven.  

Let them see that this is your work, that you, O Lord, have done it.

David now reveals the motive behind his request for rescue. It isn't just about his personal survival; it is about God’s glory.  

"Let them see that this is your work..." (Literally, "Let them know that this is Your Hand").  

In the ancient world, and particularly in the Divine Council worldview, a victory or a miraculous deliverance was a signal to the nations and the spiritual powers. If David just "got lucky" or saved himself through clever politics, the enemy could shrug it off. But David wants a rescue so supernatural, so clearly divine, that even his haters have to admit: "Yahweh did this."  

This connects back to the Exodus. God hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that "the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord" (Exodus Seven: five).  

David is asking for Vindication. He wants the public record corrected. He wants the world to know that the man they shook their heads at (verse 25) is actually the man holding God’s hand.  

When we pray for deliverance from our own trials, this should be our goal too. Not just "get me out of pain," but "get me out in a way that makes Your power undeniable."  

The third segment is: The Great Reversal: Curse vs. Blessing.  

Psalm One Hundred Nine: verses twenty-eight through twenty-nine.  

Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced, but I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing.  May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.

Here we see the confidence returning. David realizes that if God is on his side, the enemy’s words are just noise.  

"Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me!"  

This is a statement of spiritual immunity. "Let them curse!" Whatever magic spells, whatever slander, whatever legal accusations they throw—it doesn't matter. Why? Because "You will bless."  

In the Ancient Israelite worldview, a blessing from Yahweh is not just a nice sentiment; it is a protective force field. As Balaam discovered when he tried to curse Israel: "God is not a man, that he should lie... I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it" (Numbers Twenty-three). The blessing of Yahweh overrides the curse of the enemy.  

"When they attack me, they will be disgraced, but I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing."  

The tables are turning. The attackers will face shame (bush), while the servant faces joy (samach).  

David then returns to the imagery of clothing: "May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak."  

In verse eighteen, David said the enemy "clothed himself with cursing." Now, David prays that this cursing will manifest as public shame. He wants them wrapped in their own failure.  

This isn't just about embarrassment; it is about status. In an honor-shame culture, to be "clothed with disgrace" meant you were removed from society. You lost your standing. David is asking God to strip the enemy of their social power so they can no longer harm the innocent.  

The fourth segment is: The Public Praise: From the Courtroom to the Congregation.  

Psalm One Hundred Nine: verse thirty.  

I will give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising him to everyone.

The shift is now complete. David moves from the private agony of the prayer closet to the public celebration of the assembly.  

"I will give repeated thanks to the Lord..." (Literally, "I will greatly thank Yahweh with my mouth").  

"...praising him to everyone." (Literally, "In the midst of the multitude").  

This is the vow of praise. David promises that when the rescue comes, he will not be silent. He will take his testimony to the "multitude." He will stand in the very place where he was mocked and declare the goodness of God.  

This is important. Slander tries to isolate us. It pushes us into the shadows. But David refuses to stay in the corner. He intends to reclaim the public square with the sound of worship.  

The fifth segment is: The Final Verdict: The Advocate at the Right Hand.  

Psalm One Hundred Nine: verse thirty-one.  

For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.

We arrive at the final verse, and it contains a magnificent image that resolves the entire conflict of the psalm.  

"For he stands beside the needy..."  

Literally, "He stands at the right hand of the poor."  

To understand the power of this, we have to look back at verse six. In verse six, the enemy appointed a "Satan" (an accuser) to stand at the "right hand" of the victim to condemn him. That was the position of the prosecutor.  

But now, in verse thirty-one, look who is standing at the right hand.  

Yahweh.  

God has displaced the accuser. He has stepped into the courtroom and taken the position at the right hand of the "needy" (ebyon). But He is not there to prosecute; He is there as the Defense Attorney and the Champion.  

"...ready to save them from those who condemn them." (Literally, "from the judges of his soul").  

The enemies appointed judges to condemn David’s soul to death. But God overruled the lower court. He stands beside the defendant and says, "Objection overruled. Case dismissed. This man is Mine."  

This connects beautifully to Romans Eight, verses thirty-three through thirty-four: "Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us?"  

The answer is No One.  

Why? Because Christ is at the right hand of God interceding for us.  

Psalm One Hundred Nine began with the silence of God ("Do not be silent," verse 1). It ends with the presence of God standing at the right hand.  

It began with the mouth of the wicked opening with lies. It ends with the mouth of the servant opening with praise.  

It began with an Accuser. It ends with a Savior.  

This psalm teaches us that the battle for our reputation and our life is not fought in the court of public opinion. It is fought in the Supreme Court of Heaven.  

If you are facing "judges of your soul"—people who condemn you, slander you, or try to destroy you—do not despair. You have an Advocate.  

He sees you as "poor and needy." He knows you are "skin and bones." And because of His Unfailing Love, He has taken His stand at your right hand.  

So, let them curse. Let them shake their heads.  

You stand with the King. And His verdict is the only one that matters.  

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