Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
I wrestle somewhat with this Psalm because I know it has not been the case for every believer. It would be challenging to claim that those who were burned at the stake, drowned for their faith, or tortured to death had escaped the snare of the fowler.
I wrestle because, as a pastor, I have attempted to minister to people who simply do not believe that the testimony of this Psalm is consistent with their experience. How can I say to the believer who is oppressed and attacked that God promises to come to our aid, when He did not help those in the dark ages? How can we then know He will help us today?
The answer is found in the word “soul.” Those persecuted in times past were persecuted in the flesh, but they were victors in the soul. They never renounced their faith. They never denied Jesus. More importantly, they never lost their salvation – they are today dwelling in the presence of the Lord.
Matthew 10:28 (KJV) says,
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Even our Lord perished (temporarily) in the flesh. But the “fowler” could do nothing to His eternal soul.
The promise of the Word of God is an eternal one, not a temporal one.
The Lord is on our side:
– When men rise up against us
– When the waters threaten to overwhelm us
– When the fowler has laid a snare before us
The promise of God’s Word holds true.
The Lord is on our side!
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