How Does Strife Begin?

Psalm 64

vs. 1-6: The Cruel, Craftiness of David’s Enemies

vs. 1 - David asks for God to preserve his life

vs. 2 - David asks God to hide him from the secret council of his enemies

vs. 3 - David says their tongues are like sharp swords, they continually rehearse their revenge

vs. 4 - David says they will at him. They have courage

vs. 5 - The enemies encourage themselves
Proverbs 1: 10-19 - A summary of enemy behavior
Prov. 17:14 - How strife begins and gains momentum Matthew 12:34 - Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks
Matthew 15:18-19 - List of things that defile a man

vs. 6 - They search for iniquities diligently
Why? Because of unresolved conflict

Background setting: Second Samuel 13-17 - Absalom kills his brother, Amnon, for raping their sister. David was angry but did not deal with it. David eventually wants to see Absalom, so Absalom comes to Jerusalem but does not go see his father.
Absalom hates his father and stirs up trouble. He gets people in the city on his side. Absalom gets his army together to go chase his father and kill him.

Rehearsing your hurt over and over will destroy your life, you become the victim. Ask God to help you get rid of the hurt and deal with it biblically. Remembering that God works on our behalf and can deliver us from our enemies, just like He did with David.