^{PS 34 7} The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them."

We are taught that salvation is a covenant relationship with the Lord to deliver us from all troubles. We are opposed by supernatural opposition. This is why the Psalmist teaches that every saint has an angel as a body guard.  Not only do we need supernatural protection but we need to learn how to uses supernatural means. We need understand that we are helpless in ourselves. Not only do we lack the power to overcome the opposition but we lack the foresight and the fortitude of our souls. This is why our only means of protection is by word and Spirit. You see God has designed our defense by acting according to His law, covenants, curses, statutes and promises. Not only has God acted perfectly but He has given us the description of His success in legal language. In other words He has sworn to do according to the written legal documents upon His own hurt. These covenant documents are His laws, decrees, statute, curses etc.

But we are not fighting a secularist battle of law. We are fighting against spiritual forces in the heaven-lies. This is why the Psalmist teaches that the angels are given to us to carry out Gods covenant actions.  Ps 35 ¹ Contend, O LORD , with those who contend with me;
fight against those who fight against me. ² Take up shield and buckler;
arise and come to my aid. ³ Brandish spear and javelin ^F64 against those who pursue me.....⁵ May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;" Here the Psalmist is not engaging the enemy but He is petitioning God to protect him with the angel. The battle is fought with Gods shield and buckler. He is saying when I am opposed ,defend me with your weapons.

We must understand that we share in the same sin with the wicked. So we must distinguish the causes and the kind of evil that we are fighting. We are fighting the wicked but they are under the domain of sin and Satan. This is why pragmatism is so destructive. Because when we use weapons that are not ordained by God we actually promote the evil. Its like throwing gas on the fire. We must understand that any time we use weapons that are not spiritual we encourage idol worship. Not only are we fighting against the spiritual forces but we are fighting with our own tendencies of reacting with human anger and to cause more anger and harm.

God has created us by designing us and speaking both our physical and meta physical make up into existence. Every thing that makes us who we are is a description in words. So all of our corrupted opposition is the redefining of Gods description of us. Any time that description is redefined or falsely imaged it is a violent act. This is why the bible says that sin brought complete darkness to mankind. Not only did corruption prevent man from self knowledge in the light of Gods design but it made man unable to be a peace maker. You may believe that you can love and promote peace but the bible says that it not in our ability but in our natures. We must understand the causes and the remedies. So anytime we redefine Gods design of us or of others we think a wicked curse. This is why all psychological , emotional and physical problems are related to anger. We either cures ourselves or curse others by our corrupted nature. So lack the ability because we do not measure up to the standard not just that we desire to curse. This is why Christ had to die to free us from the destructive nature of evil.  Now we are able to oppose the evil in ourselves and in the world.

But we must understand that Christ does not measure our new relationship in a sliding scale. Every thing that is under blessing is legally justified. This why when the Psalmist says   ⁵ Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame" .he is not talking about a mystical light. He is comparing Gods defense on the battle field with His control in governing the world. God is the only one who completely delivers man. But God must radiate His deliverance by complying to the legal justification of His elect. We see this in the parallelism. (radiance...without shame.) So the weapons of word and Spirit are our legal defense. We could say that the radiance is our new deliverance. It is using Gods means with Gods armies to be delivered. So we find that all men share in the problem with sin and are in danger of being eternally cursed. But we are engaged in a war with spiritual weapons that prevent us from being cursed and prevent those who are unable to overcome from being consumed by the curse.