I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 34:1
“Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” (Matt. 12:34) If the heart and mouth were so full of the praise to God and the mind so occupied with His goodness, what contentment and blessing that person must feel. What joy must be felt within. Bitterness, complaining, self-pity, and self-seeking cannot live long in the presence of contentment focused on God’s grace. It is not that this person had less grief than others — King David certainly knew his share of heartache from enemies, family strife, betrayal, and his own sin — and it is not as if he never faltered. It is, however, that he fixed his gaze on the One who bore all our griefs and carried our sorrow. Self-sufficiency will disappoint at every turn, but not the One from whom true, lasting life and all other gifts come.
thoughts and songs 