Song from di Cave

Deep inside one cave, e dark and e cold. Water dey drip somewhere for di rock. One young man sit down, im back lean for di stone, one king dey hunt am. And quietly, e begin sing.

No be long time before, David na hero. E don defeat Goliath. E don lead Israel soldiers to victory. Na King Saul son-in-law, and e be close friend to Saul son Jonathan. But Saul begin jealous am, and then e become dangerous. E try kill David. So David run. E run go di Philistine city of Gath, and e must pretend say e don craze before e fit escape. Now e no get house, e no get army, and e no get safe place. E make im way go di hill country of Judah, to one cave near di town of Adullam.

David no stay alone for long. When im brothers and im papa whole family hear where e dey, dem come down join am. And then other people begin arrive. Di Bible describe dem with honesty. Everybody wey dey for distress. Everybody wey owe debt. Everybody wey im heart bitter and e no satisfy. Dem gather round David, and e become dem leader. About four hundred men. Picture am. One cave wey full with people wey don tire, wey dey worry, wey dey vex, wey no get anywhere else to go, all of dem dey look one young man wey imself dey run for im life. Wetin you go do for place like dat?

Psalm 57 get heading wey tell us when dem write am. Psalm of David, when e run from Saul, inside di cave. And e start like dis. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, because my soul dey hide inside you. Yes, for di shadow of your wings I go hide, until dis disaster pass. Think of mother bird wey spread her wings cover her chicks for storm. Di cave dark and hard. But David real hiding place na God. I go cry out to God Most High, e sing, to God wey dey complete im purpose for me. E go send from heaven come save me. And David dey honest about di danger. My soul dey among lions, e talk. People wey dem teeth be spears and arrows, and dem tongue be sharp swords. Dem set net for my legs. Dem dig pit for my road. But na dem self fall inside am.

And then di song change. Two times David repeat one line, as if e dey talk am to imself to make sure say e believe am. My heart dey steady, O God, my heart dey steady. I go sing, yes, I go sing praises. Steady mean say e fix, e firm, e no dey shake. Saul still dey hunt am. Nothing for outside di cave don change. But something inside David don change. Wake up, my soul, e sing. Wake up, harp and lyre! I go wake di dawn. Imagine to sing so early tey your song go wake up before di sun. I go thank you, Lord, among di peoples. I go sing praises to you among di nations. Because your steadfast love big, e reach di heavens, and your faithfulness reach di clouds. Make you dey lifted high, O God, pass di heavens. Make your glory dey over all di earth.

Di second half of David song from di cave no stay inside di cave. If you open Psalm 108, you go see say im first five verses almost be exactly like di end of Psalm 57: my heart dey steady, I go wake di dawn, your love reach di heavens. Israel worshippers take di song wey David sing when e dey hide and join am with another psalm, so dat dem fit sing am again.

Song from di cave. You go find di story for First Samuel chapter twenty-two, verse one and two, and di song for Psalm fifty-seven. One young man wey dem dey hunt, inside dark cave, with people wey get trouble round am, wey choose to talk say, my heart dey steady, and e sing until dawn. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. When you feel say you hook for dark place, wetin you fit sing or talk to God?