This psalm is for the discouraged.
“O bless oh God, you people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard.” Why? “Who keeps our soul among the living, and does not allow our feet to be moved” (V.8-9).
God knows us from top to bottom. He is proving something to us. God considers us as valuable as silver, and He puts us into situations that test and strengthen us. We go through fire and water, but we are brought out into a wealthy place. The psalmist does not say, “Well, here I am in trouble again.” No, he says, “God brought me in, and God’s going to bring me through. And when He brings me out, I am going to be in the wealthy place. The word “wealthy” means “an abundant place, a moist place, a place of running water and fruitfulness.” David so often found himself, was dry and barren land.
The trial of God have a refining and strengthening effect. The result is they make us more like Jesus. God always enriches us when we go through difficulty. Be encouraged that God will see you through and that He will use your trials to build you.
