This You have seen, O LORD; Do not keep silence. O Lord, do not be far from me. Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, To my cause, my God and my Lord. Vindicate me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me. Let them not say in their hearts, "Ah, so we would have it!" Let them not say, "We have swallowed him up." Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who rejoice at my hurt; Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor Who exalt themselves against me.
Def. To vindicate is to deliver from a false accusation. Very specifically in this case, the Psalmist requests that the standard be the righteousness of the LORD, God, the Almighty, the only standard that can be defined as a absolute standard.
One thing I know, I am very afraid to walk out on that limb. The Psalmist is asserting that his mores will stand up under the piercing eye of the LORD and that his accusers' will not. I need to spend a lot of time on my knees before making such a request.
Reading
Morning Psalm 16, Noon Psalm 119:113-120, Evening Psalm 105 (my apologies for the bobble in the morning Psalm yesterday.)
Alternate Reading Plan based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures.
Genesis 1, Judges 1, Job 1, Psalm 1, Isaiah 1, Matthew 1, Romans 1.
I suggest either setting aside a period of the day to read all seven, or break the readings up into morning, mid-day, and evening series. Both approaches have their advantages, and both will build an awareness of the Bible as a whole over time.
