When Friend Becomes Foe
“Oppose my opponents, Lord. fight those who fight me…Let those who take my life be disgraced and humiliated. Let those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed…they dug a pit for me without cause. Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it- to his ruin…They repay me evil for good… yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I humbled myself with fasting and my prayer was genuine…they gathered against me. Assailants I did not know tore at me and did not stop…Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me…They do not speak in friendly ways, but contrive fraudulent schemes…” Psalm 35 CSB This Psalm was written by David. He is most likely referring to Saul and those with Saul. In the beginning, Saul loved and trusted David. He made him his armor bearer, had him play his harp for him, he was best friends with his son Jonathan, and eventually married one of Saul’s daughters, Michal. He once took him under his win...