Comfort in the Psalms

Why have generations and generations of God's children continuously turned to the Psalms to find comfort during times of difficulty? Isn't it because no matter what trial we may be facing, the Psalmist, and through the Psalmist, God Himself, has been there before us?

The Psalmist by his own experience knows all our distresses, our every heart cry, our fears, worries, anxieties, perils, and pains. When we feel we are about to die, we find that the Psalmist has faced that same death in front of us.

When we read the Psalms, we know that God placed them there; it is God who made sure they were included in His book of words, the Bible. And, we can go so far as to say that it is His Holy Spirit who opens our eyes and heart to read them at just that particular moment when we do.

All this is to say that we are not invisible to our loving Father, nor lost to Him. He knew in advance that we would be where we are right now, and He has arranged a word of comfort to reassure us that we are not alone--He is there, He sees us--to meet and strengthen us right when we need encouragement and hope the most.

Hasn't this been your experience as well as the experience of countless thousands of God's children throughout the ages? And if you have never known the Psalms to be such a comfort in times of uncertainty and sorrow, then turn your heart to the Lord right now, confess your past rebellions, ask Jesus into your heart, and you will be blessed beyond measure as His word begins to open to you in ways previously unknown. Your troubles won't disappear--troubles are mankind's lot since the fall--but you will have Heaven's Helper Himself standing with outstretched arms welcoming you into heaven's high hallways through the voice of the Psalms, which voice He Himself ordained.
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Heavenly Father, Our gratitude for the Psalms cannot be measured in meters of men. So often, they have spelled out sunshine dispersing our shadows, just in knowing that You are there, that You love us, that You have a bright tomorrow and guaranteed future waiting for us. Thank-You, Lord, that You included the Psalms in Your Book of words; thank-You for shining Your light on them as we read. In Jesus' name, Amen.