Psalm 25

It took me about 3 minutes to read this psalm of David. In verse 19 David make a statement to God regarding the number of people who sought his life. Reading through the accounts of David's life in the books of Samuel and 1st Chronicles it is evident that David wasn't exagerating. Armies sought out David in his hiding places. Kings pursued him while he was a warrior/general and while he was an innocent outlaw. While we may struggle when less than a dozen people of little political value speak ill of us, David knew well that there were hundreds, if not thousands, of well established kingdom who would parade his body through the streets in victory. In the middle of such conflict and danger David showed his heart in verse 4; where he begged God to reveal his divine nature to David's heart. That is the characteristic of a man after God's heart.
Stuart