"What If This Were 'A Psalm of Uriah'?" (Psalm 69; 1 Sam. 11-12) - Daily Manna - 11/09/26

It's easy to cry out for justice when we've been wronged—but much harder to extend mercy when we're the ones who have been hurt.

Psalm 69 reveals David's anguish as he cries out to ADONAI against those who have treated him unjustly. But the story takes on an entirely different perspective when we consider Uriah, the honorable man David himself betrayed and had killed. What if David had been the one on the receiving end of those prayers for judgment?

Through Psalm 69, 2 Samuel 11–12, and the suffering of Yeshua, we discover the extraordinary difference between demanding judgment upon our enemies and extending the forgiveness we've so graciously received.

We are not called to follow David, but the Son of David—who, even while suffering the greatest injustice, prayed, "Father, forgive them."

We all need God's mercy. The question is whether we're willing to extend that same mercy to others.