Post 3: Psalm 63:3
"Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you." Psalm 63:3 "Because your steadfast love" David knew that God loved him. He had experienced God’s love: as a shepherd boy being shepherded by God, while fighting the giant Goliath, and while serving God as the king of God’s people. David, just like any of us, had times when he felt far away from God and did not feel God’s love. Even then, he trusted that God loved him. David wrote in Psalm 13:1,5 “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? . . . But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.” Steadfast love is a translation of the Hebrew word chesed. It is also sometimes translated as lovingkindness, unfailing love, faithful love, or mercy. It means that God’s love is constant; he loves us when we don’t deserve it and even when we don’t feel like he loves us. God’s steadfast love is best understood when we realize that God loves, forgives, and bl...
