I sought the Lord, 

and he answered me 

and rescued me from all my fears.

Psalms 34:4 CSB

There's a couple of things about this Psalm that are interesting:

It's a Hebrew acrostic poem with each verse starting with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 

And it was written as some kind of response to David's actions in 1 Samuel 21, where rather than be rescued from his fears, it seems he gave in to them. 

So I wonder if this Psalm, this song is aspirational, this is who David aspires to be even though he's human, limited, and a little lost at times. 

Just like us. 

David has fears. 

Just like us.

Fears that he wants rescue from. Does that rescue bring a picture to mind for you?

God rescuing me from my fears. 

What is my fear that I need rescuing from?

What would a rescue look like for me?

How would my day, this moment be different?

David sought the Lord over his fears. That sounds like more than a quick prayer but a long deep inquiry, a searching that changes things. 

A searching out of God's heart in our fear that produces a song like Psalm 34...

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