Absalom, David’s son, is dead. He and his men were trying to kill King David and take his throne. He was fleeing from David’s men when the mule he was riding passed under a low limb. His hair got entangled in the tree and the mule rode off leaving him hanging there kicking in the air.
Joab, David’s general, found Absalom and, ignoring the clear command of David, killed the young rebel, 2 Sam. 18. David’s heart is breaking as he cries out to God.
Psalm 61:2-3 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
Instead of facing the trials of life in your own power, cry out to the Lord, the Rock that is higher than you. Look to Him to shelter you from the storms coming your way.
Psalm 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Psalm 46:3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
