Saturday, July 6: “Unlikely Hands”

Psalm 144: 1, 9:“Blessed be the Lord, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle … I will sing a new song to You, O God; upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You.”

The stereotypical harpist’s hands are equipped with long, slender, nimble fingers. The hands of a warrior are strong, calloused, and battle-scarred. It is unlikely for anyone to be proficient in both skills–but David was. God’s anointing went a long way with him. When compared with the falsehood-filled hands of God’s enemies(vv. 8, 11), they probably seemed hopelessly inadequate; however, that wasn’t the case. Just ask Goliath.