What Psalm 56:3 Means

Psalm 56:3

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”Psalm 56:3 (KJV)

What Psalm 56:3 means

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. Notice that fear and trust exist in the same breath: David does not wait until the fear is gone to trust, he trusts precisely when afraid. Courage is not the absence of fear but the redirection of it, handing the fear over to God the moment it rises.

Psalm 56:3 in different translations

King James Version (KJV)What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
World English Bible (WEB)When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
American Standard Version (ASV)What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

Psalm 56:3 in context

2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. 3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

A prayer

Father, thank You for Psalm 56:3. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.

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