In Psalms, chapter eighty-nine, verses one through fifty-two, the psalm deals with the destruction of Jerusalem and David’s fallen dynasty and God’s promise that David’s line would endure forever, as in verses twenty-nine, thirty-four to thirty-seven, of this theme chapter and Second Samuel seven, verses eight through sixteen, respectively. The question is whether God has failed to keep His pledge. He prayed that God would restore His people, the throne of David, and remove His wrath from Israel, as in verses forty-six through fifty-two of this theme chapter. The psalmist did not know that even though God had punished Israel for her sins, He would keep His promise through Jesus Christ, who was of the line of David and whose kingdom will never end, as in Luke thirty-one through thirty-three.
The title Thy Faithfulness under God’s Covenant with David came to pass in First Samuel thirteen, verse fourteen, “But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.” The failure of a king God allows to lead His people but did not live up to His will and demonstrated no dedication to Him. The Lord did find David because He saw his activity within the family. The son of Jesse was the youngest of all the children, and he was tending to sheep, as in First Samuel six, verse nineteen. The difference between David and the other sons of Jesse is his conduct and approach to others.
God sees David after His own heart. However, many would argue about his actions as king and how he got Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba. God knows David’s heart and relationship with Him. The devil also knows and sees the loyalty of David towards God and attempts to disrupt that. Initially, David did not plan to sin against God when he saw Bathsheba from the rooftop of his palace.
Loyal leaders and believers of God are continual targets for the enemy to plan against because they are dangerous to his motives and schemes. However, people like David and their faithfulness toward God is an instrument for helping others come to Christ. The battle explains why the devil fights against such people because he is trying to ruin God’s plan and implement his to get people out of God’s kingdom.