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King David feels like he is drowning in despair. He begins this passage speaking of sinking into the slimy deep, unable to find a foothold, being weary and hated by foes as numerous as the hairs on his head. And then he asks God for something remarkable.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Let those who look to You, God of hosts, not be disappointed on my account; let those who seek You, O God of <\/span>Israel<\/span>, not be shamed because of me (Psalms 69:7).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

David recognizes that the common basis for this hatred of him is rooted in his zealous attachment to God – \u201cMy zeal for Your house has been my undoing (69:10).\u201d He doesn\u2019t, of course, need to ask forgiveness for that, but he does seem to be bearing a certain level of guilt about how his nature will affect those around him.<\/span><\/p>\n

King David\u2019s remarkable self-awareness and his innate leadership lead him to focus not just on his personal woes but also to consider how his situation impacts the nation. In these verses David articulates his worry that those who see the struggles of a king singularly devoted to God will be discouraged from following his example. Perhaps it is connected with <\/span>the healthy guilt I alluded to in Chapter 51<\/span><\/a>, but more than that, David\u2019s concern is an expression of personal accountability. David\u2019s persecution by his enemies is undeserved, it nevertheless stems from what he stands for. David is not asking for forgiveness, but is recognizing that his actions, and the consequences of them at the hands of his enemies, as unjust as they may be, will impact those who are paying attention. So, he asks for personal salvation for his own sake, but more poignantly, he asks God to save him for the welfare of his people.<\/span><\/p>\n

True leadership is both about action, and about setting an example. David has no ambivalence about the example he sets but prays for God\u2019s partnership to allow his example to reverberate in a way that encourages its emulation.\u00a0 \u201cI will extol <\/span>God\u2019s<\/span><\/i> name with song and exalt Him with praise.<\/span> The lowly will see and rejoice; you who are mindful of <\/span>God<\/span><\/i>, take heart (verses 31,33).\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image":false,"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"Ultimate Accountability","main_caption":"Let those who look to You not be disappointed on my account; let those who seek You not be shamed because of me","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"","preview_embedded":"","preview_image":false,"preview_video":"","external_link":"","link_for_pay":false,"tile_gallery_items":false,"credits":""},"alternate_tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"","hide_media":false},"tile_group":{"preview_image_url":false,"main_caption":"","sub_caption":"","":null,"popup_package_extra_content":"","read_time":""},"home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo":{"seo_title":"","seo_description":"","seo_default_title":"","seo_default_description":""},"links":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85042"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85042"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85043,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85042\/revisions\/85043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}