Psalm 59
This Psalm has traditionally been attributed to David, but there are some scholars who believe it may have been written by Nehemiah while rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. This seems to fit the Psalm better, especially the difficult-to-translate and understand verse 9.
When there are limited or scarce resources, you better put those resources to the best use possible, and that is what verse 9 is all about. What the Psalmist seems to be saying is either “Because my enemy is stronger, I will wait on God” or “With all my strength, I will wait on God.” Perhaps the reason this verse is vague is that the writer meant both. Compared to the power of darkness, our personal resources are very small. The best use of our limited resources is to direct them to connecting with God.
In this Psalm the forces of evil are powerful, relentless, remorseless, and cruel. Clearly the author is over matched, so he will use what he has to connect with the One who saves. In the last 2 verses we see the hope of this strategy.
“Lord, I will trust You because You are my stronghold. AMEN.”
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