Looking Back With Gratefulness
“I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
Psalms 18:1-2
The title of this Psalm gives us a vivid picture of what was on David’s mind as he composed this Psalm:
“For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.”
David reflects on what God has done for him. It’s interesting that it says God delivered him “from the hand of all his enemies and Saul.” Saul is listed separately from “his enemies.”
Saul treated David like an enemy, but David treated Saul with respect, knowing that it was not up to him to remove Saul from the throne. God took care of that in His own time.
So it’s with a grateful heart that David says:
“I will love You, O LORD…”
Then, David outlines what God means to him. It’s quite an impressive list!
- My strength.
- My rock and my fortress.
- My deliverer
- My God
- My strength
- In whom I will trust
- My shield
- The horn of my salvation
- My stronghold
What has God done for you? What does God mean to you? It helps to put your thoughts on paper. You can use your thoughts as a prayer of thanksgiving, or a song to the LORD.
You can also use David’s words in your prayer.
Then, your heart will overflow with thankfulness and you can say with David:
“The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.”
Psalms 18:46
