Psalm 3:1-6

Some seasons of life hit harder than others. Not because the load is heavier, but because the hurt comes from people who were supposed to love us. That’s where David was when he wrote Psalm 3.

He wasn’t fighting the Philistines…

He wasn’t running from Saul…

He was fleeing from his own son, Absalom.

A father running barefoot out of his city.

A king chased off his throne.

A man broken by betrayal from within his own home.

And yet — somehow — in the middle of that heartbreak, David says something unbelievable:

“I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.” (Psalm 3:5)

How do you sleep when your world is falling apart?

How do you rest when the voices around you say, “There is no help for you in God”?

David gives the answer in verse 3:

“But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.”

A shield around me.

A God who lifts my head when shame pushes it down.

A Father who hears me even when the world turns its back.

David’s circumstances didn’t change before he rested — his focus did.

He stopped staring at the size of the problem

and started remembering the character of his God.

He stopped listening to the voices that said, “You’re finished,”

and rested in the promise that said, “I’m not done.”

Friend, if your heart feels betrayed…

If your home feels shaken…

If the voices around you are louder than the voice within you…

Lean into this truth today:

God’s presence is stronger than any pressure you face.

God’s protection is greater than the pain others have caused.

God’s peace can steady you even when nothing around you has settled.

And tonight — when you lay your head on your pillow —

may you echo David’s words by faith:

“The Lord sustained me.”

Rest well.

He’s still in control.