FOXHOLE FAITH

(Psalm 27:1, 4-9) David, the presumptive author of this psalm, clearly values safety.  He doesn’t like to be afraid.  In verse 1 alone, he mentions the fear factor twice!  Perhaps this is why the psalm reads like a foxhole monologue.  It invokes images of “evildoers,” “adversaries and foes,” armies, enemies and violence.  David longs for…