“Turn your ear to listen to me;
rescue me quickly.
Be my rock of protection,
    a fortress where I will be safe.”
(Psalm 31:2)

This is a great verse to help us when we are feeling afraid or apprehensive about something happening in our lives. As I’m writing this, we’re approaching the end of Holy Week on Saturday. Jesus’ followers would have been worried and fearful they might be hunted down and executed next. It would have been a time of reflection and crying out to God.

Context: Psalm 31 is a psalm of David with a feeling of lament all the way through. David also reminds us God is who we should trust. Sometimes when we’re stuck in one of those challenges of life, we forget to fully rely on God. David used this verse, as well the whole psalm, to cry out for God’s deliverance amidst his enemies and sinful tendencies. Continue reading “Psalm 31:2 – While We Wait”