Psa 56:3 | KingComments | STEP | David acknowledges that there are days when he is afraid ( ). We know those days too. Fear is one of those things that God uses to make us realize that we need Him. David does not allow fear to control him. He chooses with conviction to trust in God. It is a strictly personal matter. He says “I will”, with emphasis. If the trust in God is restored, it is because we trust His word, which here are His promises that He will help us and save us ( ). It is not possible to trust God in any other way than by trusting His words. And when we trust His words, we are trusting Himself. Everything He has promised is reason to praise Him. Then in God we praise His word. To trust in God we must be familiar with His promises. We only know these when we have read them in His Word. Distress inflicted on us by men, and even distress brought upon ourselves by our own fault, must lead us to what God has said. Praising God because of His words gives confidence in God so that I no longer fear people. I can even say with boldness: “What can [mere] man do to me?” Men, literally ‘flesh’, people who are weak in themselves, are His creatures and therefore in His hand. A creature can do nothing apart from Him. For this reason the believer can speak in this way. It is not presumptuous to say this, but an expression of trust in God. God has spoken. He has promised that He will protect His own, preserve them, and bring them safely to Him and give them everything He has promised. What can a creature do against that? We can rest completely in His words, that is, in Him Who has spoken.

‏ Psalms 56:3

Trust in God

David acknowledges that there are days when he is afraid (Psa 56:3). We know those days too. Fear is one of those things that God uses to make us realize that we need Him. David does not allow fear to control him. He chooses with conviction to trust in God. It is a strictly personal matter. He says “I will”, with emphasis.

If the trust in God is restored, it is because we trust His word, which here are His promises that He will help us and save us (Psa 56:4). It is not possible to trust God in any other way than by trusting His words. And when we trust His words, we are trusting Himself. Everything He has promised is reason to praise Him. Then in God we praise His word.

To trust in God we must be familiar with His promises. We only know these when we have read them in His Word. Distress inflicted on us by men, and even distress brought upon ourselves by our own fault, must lead us to what God has said.

Praising God because of His words gives confidence in God so that I no longer fear people. I can even say with boldness: “What can [mere] man do to me?” Men, literally ‘flesh’, people who are weak in themselves, are His creatures and therefore in His hand. A creature can do nothing apart from Him. For this reason the believer can speak in this way.

It is not presumptuous to say this, but an expression of trust in God. God has spoken. He has promised that He will protect His own, preserve them, and bring them safely to Him and give them everything He has promised. What can a creature do against that? We can rest completely in His words, that is, in Him Who has spoken.