DAILY READINGS: 2 Samuel 16-17; Jeremiah 1; Galatians 3:15-29
O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Psalm 63:1
This psalm was written under trying circumstances. David’s son Absalom had revolted against him; his trusted counsellor had betrayed him, and the people were forsaking him. After a while his loneliness and self-pity turned upward to occupation with God. Then his meditations became a happy song of reflection and remembrance (vs. 3–8). When circumstances can’t change, then it’s time to look up and remember the blessings of yesterday and the anticipation of tomorrow. Make this psalm your own today. —James Comte
Jesus my sorrow lies too deep, for human ministry;
It knows not how to tell itself, to any but to Thee. —Lady Powerscourt