"You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance." ~Psalm 32:7, NIV
We can go to God with any problem, any trouble, any fear, and He will protect us. When the world closes in, we can take sanctuary in the peace of who He is. We can sing songs of deliverance - because that's what God does to those who love Him. He delivers them.
The thing I find remarkable about the psalmists is the assurance they exude through their words. For example, look at the verbs in this verse. "You are my hiding place; you will protect me... and surround me with songs." To my untrained eye it would seem that despite the fact that they are describing true facts about God, they had to choose to believe that these facts were true and would apply to them in any and all situations. We can do the same!
Another thing I like is the direct approach in this verse towards God. It's "You are" as opposed to "He is." It makes things a little more direct and personal, which is a part of who God is. It's also in the present tense - "You are", at this very moment, my hiding place. Brilliant, isn't it?
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