He Stretches Out His Hand

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.

Psalm 138:7

David spent most of his life in trouble. Before he was king he was running from Saul; as king he was warring with his neighbors. And toward the end of his reign, his house rose up in rebellion against him. David walked most of his life in the midst of trouble. Yet David said in Psalm 23, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me” (v. 4). David was confident of God’s protection, just as David’s sheep had been “confident” of David’s protection when he was their shepherd in the Judean hills.

Does that mean we will never be injured? Apparently not, for David says God will “revive” him when needed. But it does mean that God will proactively stretch out His hand in our behalf. He will protect us.