"When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul." Psalms 94:19 (NIV) The King James Version of the Bible reads: "In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul."
The author of this psalm penned this song for the people of God, for a time when the faithful were being oppressed and the wicked seemed to have no fear of The Lord. This song expressed the consolation in the assurance that, even though they were anxious, concerned, and worried about what was going on around them, The Lord God was able to comfort them and brought a calming joy and peace to their soul.
There are times today when the situations and circumstances of life can have us so anxious that our minds just will not turn off. However, The Bible says that we should not be anxious for anything. (Philippians 4:6) It is a comfort for believers to know that even during times of grief, sorrow, sadness, distress, trials, troubles, and tribulations, that The Word of God can afford us consolation. (Psalms 94:19, Acts 15:31, and 2 Corinthians 1:5-7) The Lord God can calm any storm, (Mark 4:39), or He can bring a calming peace to our mind and spirit in the midst of any storm. (John 20:19 and 26) It does not matter what is going on in our heads or our hearts, The Lord God is The God of comfort, and He can ease our troubled mind and heart. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) We just have to believe, pray, and ask Him, and know that He will. (John 15:7)
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