Sunday Psalms.

Protect me, 

God, 

for I take refuge in you. 

I said to the Lord, 

"You are my Lord; 

I have nothing good besides you."

...

Lord, 

you are my portion 

and my cup of blessing; you hold my future.

Psalms 16:1-2, 5 CSB

We're up to Psalm 16 and there's been lots of lament, but this song has a shift in it.

It starts with David vulnerable in some way, needing refuge, needing protection.

And in that place he acknowledges God, and in v5 there's this gratitude and future view.

Can we even when we feel vulnerable grip on to our God's goodness towards us, and that our future is secure?

It's been a journey for David to get here and that's OK. We're in his 16th song and he still feels vulnerable, in need of refuge (maybe that need never really goes away? Maybe that's why holding on to the truth that our God really does hold our future is important).

The word here for "future" means "lot", as in what a person would gamble. When our future seems uncertain, like a gamble that we could win or lose, David says to hold on to the One who does hold our future.

In the Big Story we can rest in Him.

#psalms

#psalm16

#refuge