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Psalm 60:6-12  

God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth. Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter. Moab is my washbasin, on Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us and no longer go out with our armies? Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.

Psalm 60 was a song David used for teaching the Israelites that God was the only source of help and strength. Without God we are vulnerable and exposed.

Enemies surrounded Israel. Aram was the threat from the north, Ammon and Moab from the east, Edom and Amalek from the south, and Philistia from the west. Wherever Israel looked, an enemy was waiting for an opportunity to invade and destroy. David knew that vulnerabilities would always be exposed, unless God provided protection and deliverance.

The same is true for us. Our enemies—the world, the flesh, and the devil—seek to destroy us. The world calls us to forsake God. The flesh calls us to please ourselves. The devil seeks to destroy our confidence in God. Wherever we look an enemy is waiting for an opportunity to invade and destroy. On our own we will fall, but God will trample down our enemies. With God “we will gain the victory.”

Father, I am surrounded by enemies intent on destroying me and I am vulnerable. I depend on You to trample down my enemies. I depend on You to give the victory. Lord, don’t let me be so foolish as to go into battle without You. I want to stay by Your side every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.