There are two David’s. There is the David whose heart is oriented toward his God. He is the David with whom God made his holy covenant manifest. He is the David who defeated Goliath and spared Saul. He is the David who wrote the Psalms and whose lineage is preserved. But there is another David. This David is the one who lurks within him and only comes out when he is distracted by his own power. This psalm involves three parties. It is a statement from the David of faith to the David of power about his God and what he will do. In some ways it represents a conviction not realized, in other ways it represents David’s triumph in light of his failures. Either way, one must read it without the trappings of perfection. There were moments of glaring failure in the godly David’s attempt at fulfilling this edict. One must instead read it as the right orientation of David’s heart. His execution was not perfect but his resolve and his faith were genuine enough that God forgave those things and honored in annals of all history. We too may not be perfect but if we resolve to set our faith over our will, God will honor us as well.