"Betrayed"

PSALMS 55: [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Masehil, A Psalm of David.]
Not so long ago, I might have quit this thing, and just chocked it up to having nothing left to say; after all, four years is a long time to keep doing something every single day, but I do have my reasons. This Psalm might be one of those testing points for my resolve, not because it is difficult to follow, because it is pretty much self explanatory; but because it hits pretty close to home in the area of being faithful to God, and how easy it is to see ourselves betraying Jesus, over and over again. Matthew Henry puts this Psalms in association with the occasion of Absalom's rebellion, and how David's friend and cabinet member Ahithophel, who also was Bathsheba's grandfather, turned against him and joined up with Absalom's revolt. Additionally, there is some familiarity between the death of Ahithophel and the death of Judas Iscariot, because they both hung themselves for what they had done (2 Samuel 17:23 & Matthew 27:5). Within the introduction of this Psalm, we have the same two characters from the previous Psalm, "Neginoth" and "Masehil", where the first means to taunt and the second means to contemplate; although they both have musical meanings, such as 'stringed instruments' and 'poem', I think it is fitting to consider the applications of the possible spiritual meanings, and how we can relate this to our own spiritual lives. Betrayal comes in all shapes and sizes, and it is only a matter of perspective as to whether or not someone has been betrayed or not; after all, Jesus picked Judas knowing full well what he would one day do, so that's something which is debatable, as to whether or not he was just doing his part, or if he actually betrayed Jesus' friendship. Additionally, there is somewhat of the matter of who you believe that a person is or is not; after all, Judas was looking for someone to take Israel back to the position of power, and that is not what Jesus had came here for; and Ahithophel may have known some things, and in that, he saw what looked like a change of power. I don't know about you, but I can relate this to so many areas of my life; it is kind of like we are more controlled by our desires than we are by integrity and faithfulness to what we think we believe... "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when His glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on there part He is evil spoken of but on your part He is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. (1 Peter 4:12-16)