Psalm 138

“I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise” (1). The psalmist boldly proclaimed God’s goodness in the midst of competing worldviews – the ‘gods’ of pagan religions. He knew God’s reality because he had relied on Him through many trials. When enemies threatened (7), God’s unfailing love and faithfulness did not fail: “When I called, you answered me” (2-3). The psalmist testified that every other supposed source of power, happiness, or comfort (the ‘gods’) was nothing but emptiness compared to the Lord.

“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life” (7). God shows His love to us through the complex, messy circumstances of our lives, so that we can praise Him.