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responding to betrayal

Psalm 109:1-3

Psalm 109:1 To the Supervisor. — A Psalm of David. O God of my praise song, don’t be silent,
Psalm 109:2 They have opened the wicked mouth and the betraying mouth against me, They have spoken against me with a false tongue.
Psalm 109:3 They surround me and fight me without a reason.

responding to betrayal

Being betrayed can cause a good person to do very bad things. But David had the right idea here. He chose to respond to his betrayal by going to God in prayer and praise. Instead of reacting to the hurt and making things worse by letting it produce bitterness and malice, he went to the God of his praise and appealed to him. Instead of letting the wicked mouth in others make his mouth wicked, he chose to let his glorious LORD pick up the problem. Good choice.