Psalm 20:7 - Trust

I was reading Psalm 20 this morning and I thought this chapter was so fitting for my current circumstances - I love when He does that - and I wanted to share!

Psalm 20

(NIV)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2 May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.
3 May he remember all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings. Selah
4 May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed.
5 We will shout for joy when you are victorious
and will lift up our banners in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.
6 Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
he answers him from his holy heaven
with the saving power of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,
but we rise up and stand firm.
9 O Lord, save the king!
Answer us when we call!

What I took from this passage:

“Trust” (20:7). The issue raised here is reliance. Belief can be intellectual. Trust is a far more personal and challenging concept. Trust in God is resting the full weight of our confidence in Him, counting on Him alone to deliver us. It's hard to give up our desire to want to control our circumstances, and allow Him to work things out according to His will, His timing.

The psalm suggests seven things in which David (and the O.T. congregation) trusted God.

God can be trusted:

1. to hear us in time of trouble
2. to protect us
3. to send help
4. to support/strengthen us
5. to give us our heart’s desire
6. to make our plans succeed
7. to answer us with saving power

What a good reminder that He is in control, and I am not; that He loves me, hears my prayers, and will provide all my needs. In verse 7, David says that some people trust in chariots/horses (or rather, human/worldly protection), but WE trust in His "name." God's name is His nature, His character, His reputation, and for that, we would be foolish not to trust Him.


(Richards, Lawrence O.: The Bible Readers Companion)