Day 125: February 9, 2026 – I Chronicles 11-15 and Psalm 28

We have a repeat accounting of the death of Saul in the previous chapters, and here we have David’s rise to power and taking over the throne. The details that are different with this accounting is that we have the names, all of them, of the warriors who helped David, and how many warriors are from each household who came to be on David’s side. It is clear that the presence of the Lord is with David, he even suggests it as he asks for warriors but tells them that if they do not think that God is on his side, then it is better to not come and help.

We hear again the story of the ark of the covenant that makes its way into Jerusalem, and as it does the carriers get clumsy and one of them touches it and he is truck dead. David is a bit more cautious and later demands that only the Levites are allowed to carry the ark, they understand the holiness of it, and the danger of it.

Psalm 28 is an inspirational Psalm which contains a plea for help and an accounting of joy once the resolution is reached. We see this so often in these Psalms of help or lament. The beginning of the Psalm finds the ask, and the end finds the thank you.