READ Psalm 57:7–11. 7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. 8 Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 9 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. 10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. 11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
SONGS IN THE NIGHT. How do we handle times of great danger, when we are surrounded by predatory forces (see verses 1–4)? David continues to sing praise to God’s glory, right in the deep darkness, with a fierce, joyful buoyancy (verses 7–8). He sees God’s greatness in the skies and heavens (verses 9–11). There’s light and high beauty forever beyond the reach of any evil shadows in this world.40 This is not mere stoic defiance (“I won’t let it get me down”) but theological hope. The universe is an endless ocean of God’s joy and glory. We are caught temporarily in a little drop of sadness here on earth. But eventually it will be removed. Regardless of what happens immediately to believers, eventually it will be all right.
Prayer: Lord, help me gain perspective. Someday your glory will rise as the ultimate dawn to end all nighttimes and darkness. I will be resurrected and will live with you in the unimaginable pleasures of infinite love. Lift up the eyes of my heart to see this horizon. Amen.