He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.
Psalm 18:16-18 NIV
The enemy.
Not sure what or who your enemy is today, but David's was big.
Powerful.
Foes
Too strong for me
Confronting
Bringing disaster
No wonder he felt overwhelmed.
Too strong for me. That's quite an admission, one that I don't like to make. Surely I'm awesome enough, powerful enough, can do anything if I just focus or meditate or will it to be, imagine it, and defeat anything...
David here says "I can't do this on my own, my enemy is too much for me"
"But the Lord was my support"
He found the answer was who was with him.
Yahweh.
The creator.
The one who reaches down
David says lean into Him, walk with Him in the valley.
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