The prayer before us is highly instructive. It is a prayer that goes where few of ours dare to go. I was highly surprised to see one of the 19th century commentators say that few psalms are so commonly sung as this one; indeed, in all my years in psalm-singing churches I cannot recall having ever heard the 17th Psalm rendered musically. What can we learn about prayer and our king from this psalm? I will highlight especially the righteous character of this prayer, and of the beholding of God's face with which it closes. This is a prayer of righteousness, a righteousness that defies the prosperity and enmity of the wicked; it's a prayer that our king delights to pray and that we must also delight to pray.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
