But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely. Psalm 59:16-17 NIV
David wrote this psalm when Saul sent men to watch his house to kill him. After 15 verses calling out to God and describing the threat against him, David starts verse 16 with “But”…. As we bring our difficult circumstances before the Lord, our details will be very different than David describes in this psalm, however, we can join him in the “But”…. Whatever we experience, we can be sure that God’s strength and love is enough to see us through the tough days. He is our fortress, our refuge in times of trouble and we can always rely on Him!