Psa 144:7 | KingComments | STEP | Realizing his own utter powerlessness and futility, he asks the LORD to act against his enemies ( ). He asks Him to bow His heavens, that is, to leave His dwelling place, and come down. Then He must touch the mountains, that they may smoke ( ). This impressive natural phenomenon shows that the LORD has descended. David learned from the LORD how to fight and wage war ( ). In fact, it means that he has insight into how the LORD fights. He now uses this insight to suggest to the LORD how He should fight the enemy ( ). He asks the LORD to flash forth His lightning and scatter the enemy. When He shoots His arrows, His lightning ( ), He will confuse them. While the enemy is in confusion, the LORD is able to stretch forth His hands from on high and deliver Him ( ). Deliverance occurs by rescuing him “out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens” (cf. ). Great waters speak of great tribulation by the nations ( ). The hand of aliens speaks of people who assert right to God’s land but have no connection to God. These people speak a language unintelligible to the Jews (cf. ). What characterizes these strangers is a mouth that speaks deceit ( ; cf. ). There is nothing upright in their speaking. They are untrustworthy, treacherous in what they say. In addition, their “right hand is a right hand of falsehood”. This hand is contrasted with the hand trained by the LORD in . With the right hand, powerful deeds are done ( ) and oaths are sworn to ( ). However, there is nothing upright in all their powerful acts and in all their powerful oaths they have sworn. What they say is not honest, but false. What they do or promise to do is diametrically opposed to the truth, it is mere deceit.

‏ Psalms 144:7

Prayer for God’s Intervention

Realizing his own utter powerlessness and futility, he asks the LORD to act against his enemies (Psa 144:5). He asks Him to bow His heavens, that is, to leave His dwelling place, and come down. Then He must touch the mountains, that they may smoke (Psa 104:32b). This impressive natural phenomenon shows that the LORD has descended.

David learned from the LORD how to fight and wage war (Psa 144:1). In fact, it means that he has insight into how the LORD fights. He now uses this insight to suggest to the LORD how He should fight the enemy (Psa 144:6). He asks the LORD to flash forth His lightning and scatter the enemy. When He shoots His arrows, His lightning (Psa 18:14), He will confuse them.

While the enemy is in confusion, the LORD is able to stretch forth His hands from on high and deliver Him (Psa 144:7). Deliverance occurs by rescuing him “out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens” (cf. Rev 12:15). Great waters speak of great tribulation by the nations (Isa 8:7). The hand of aliens speaks of people who assert right to God’s land but have no connection to God. These people speak a language unintelligible to the Jews (cf. Isa 28:11 ; Isa 33:19).

What characterizes these strangers is a mouth that speaks deceit (Psa 144:8; cf. Dan 11:23). There is nothing upright in their speaking. They are untrustworthy, treacherous in what they say. In addition, their “right hand is a right hand of falsehood”. This hand is contrasted with the hand trained by the LORD in Psa 144:1.

With the right hand, powerful deeds are done (Psa 118:15-16) and oaths are sworn to (Isa 62:8). However, there is nothing upright in all their powerful acts and in all their powerful oaths they have sworn. What they say is not honest, but false. What they do or promise to do is diametrically opposed to the truth, it is mere deceit.