Getting Out of a Tight Spot

Series: Sing Your Way to Victory 10/14/12 I love what David says in v 1 “You have relieved me in my distress,” because in the time of distress we are all looking for relief. The Heb. for distress here means a “tight spot,” and the word “relieve” is also translated as “enlarged.” David deliberately places two extremes side by side to demonstrate the profound difference that God’s power makes in our lives when we call out to Him for mercy.  It doesn’t matter what causes your stress. There’s nothing you can do to stop those situations – all you can do is turn to the One who can do something! David recognized an important part of his trials when he said, “God, you have enlarged me when I was in distress.” David recognized that whatever it was that was causing him distress was simply an instrument in God’s hand to grow him, to strengthen and mold him into what God wanted him to be. “You have relieved/enlarged me in my distress.” We are all looking for relief from the distress of our life. We often feel caught in a tight spot, pressed on every side, and we need God to open up the way, to make room for us. This Psalm helps us to know how to respond when we are in a tight spot.