³ But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

David cried out to God when he found the number of his enemies was increasing. He made this declaration “But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.”. His shield was like none other; It was the Lord who protected him. The Lord was the One that lifted his head when he was discouraged.

David  struggled getting his mind to stop thinking about all the people who wanted to see him killed and replaying in his mind the things they said about him. But as David remembered just who it was who was protecting him, he laid down and had a good night sleep. This is true for us too- how many time have we lay in bed with our mind racing through all that has gone on or what could happen. Like David, don't dwell on the opposition and their words, but instead dwell on the magnitude of our God.

This was probably written when David fled from the uprising led by his son. At that point in his life he could look back on numerous incidences that proved God's faithfulness to deliver him. He remembered the times that the Lord was his glory. When he had been discouraged in the past, it was the loving hand of the Lord that lifted his discouraged head.

Are you dwelling on those that would discourage you and what they are saying? Turn your eyes to Jesus and remember what great things He has done in your past. Has He previously delivered you from a hopeless situation? He'll do it again!