The third and fourth Psalms are often paired together as the first and second Psalms are. These two psalms were used as a morning and evening prayer respectively. Being utilized as prayers and as coming as they do at the beginning of the collection of psalms should give us a sense of their importance in the life of the faithful member of the covenant community. If you read them as a prayer, you begin to see some themes emerge. The first is immediately apparent; the life of the child of God can be very troubled. David, the chosen one; David, the man after God's own heart; David, the type of the coming Messiah, was surrounded by enemies which included even a beloved member of his family. While each of us may not have to deal with such a dramatic trial, each true child of God lives his or her life in the midst of enemies. But even during this extreme trial, David expresses great hope and confidence that the Lord would save him. He does this even when many rejected the idea that God could and would save. For the Christian, the only sure haven is to confess and pray with David that "salvation belongs to the Lord." As it was in the time of David, so it is now. It is the Lord who saves. – Pastor Schlegel
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