This morning I was amazed again as I read a Psalm of David as part of my morning devotions. David went through enormous challenges and yet he wrote these uplifting passages. They are full of descriptions of the troubles he faced but always against the backdrop of God’s greatness and tender care. Normally, it is not good to take isolated verses, but I couldn’t help reviewing some of the gems this morning.

In Psalm 27: “The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? …Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear.” One thing he asks to be able to dwell in the presence of God to “to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD.”

In Psalm 28 when threatened by those with malice in their hearts he writes; “To you I call, O LORD my Rock…the LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy” (vs1,7).

In Psalm 29 he celebrates the LORD’s glory, strength, holiness, power and kingship. “The Lord gives strength to his people. The LORD blesses his people with peace” (Vs. 11).

In Psalm 30 he praises God for lifting him up from the pit and healing him. He acknowledges that “weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.…he turned my wailing into dancing” (vs 5,11).

Psalm 31 celebrates God as his rock of refuge and his fortress in the face of conspiracy and slander. He notes that “my times are in your hands.”

In Psalm 32 he rejoices in the forgiveness that comes after acknowledging his sins. This leads to rejoicing and singing.

In Psalm 33 he sings and shouts for joy along with those who make music with the harp and lyre. There is so much to celebrate. “The LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.…loves righteousness and justice; the earth if full of his unfailing love…the LORD made the heavens…foiled the plans of the nations;…but the plans of the LORD stand firm forever…the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.”

And in today’s psalm, he urges us to “taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him…the lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing…a righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all” (Psalm 34:8,10,19).

In the Psalms, God delivers a daily blessing! Enjoy his voice either here or in other places in the Scriptures.

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