strength and shield

The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

Psalms 28:7 NLT

Today is my aunt's internment in the little town I was raised called Bingara. I will not attend as I attended her funeral locally. Both my aunt and my mum loved Psalms, particularly psalm 23. I am sure they would have loved this one as well.

This Psalm is a Psalm of David. It begins pleading for the Lord's protection against his enemies. The tone changes in verse 6: May the Lord be praised, for He has heard the sound of my pleading. In verse 8 he moves on to a corporate prayer for God's people.

However, this morning I am struck with the verse above, its proclamation: I trust Him with all my heart, resonates with me as does He helps me and my heart is filled with joy. There is a personal interaction here.

Uni started yesterday. I have a unit of law this teen and the preparation was passing an integrity module which was onerous. As usual I began doubting myself, but when I finally started the text yesterday, again I knew I was in the right place. The book is an overview of all the different facets of law. How good is God? Very! Amen!