By Asaph intentionally recalling Who the Lord is, he strategically directed his thoughts. Verse 11-12 says, “I will remember the works of the Lord; surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your work, and talk of Your deeds.”

Our relationship with the Lord develops more deeply through our trials. He reveals Himself to us in ways we may not have known Him before. I love David’s heart-words.

Psalm 144:2 says, “My lovingkindness and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and the One in whom I take refuge…” This verse reminds me of Psalm 18:1-2. There is emotion to his words ~ his heart’s connection to the Lord.

It says, “I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”