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Prepare: Think about the words of your favourite love song… Sing it to the Lord, tweaking the words if necessary. Confidence in God Like an enthusiastic lover, David exclaims, ‘I love you!’ (v 1), piling metaphor upon metaphor to express his great delight in the Lord (v 2). The frequent use of the personal pronoun ‘my’ (nine times in vs 1,2) also conveys a tremendous sense of security and strength, as well as the deep personal intimacy he enjoys with the Lord. David’s confidence in calling upon God in the present (v 3) is based on his experience of God’s faithfulness in the past (vs 4–19). Behind the caves at Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1) and the Crags of the Wild Goats (1 Samuel 24:2) that had sheltered and saved him, David discerns God’s hand at work. Delightful But not only does David delight in God as his ultimate rock and refuge, David himself is a delight to God (v 19)! Under the covenant, God had pledged to deliver his people; but his people also had obligations. Verses 25–27 give expression to the principle that obedience brings God’s blessing; and the outworking of that principle in David’s life is expressed in verses 20–24. God’s deliverance delighted David; David’s obedience delighted the Lord. Do you and I delight in the Lord? Do we delight the Lord? Respond: David likened God to a rock, a fortress, a horn, a shield. Express your praise and gratitude to God using images drawn from your world (eg virus guard, compass, bodyguard, security system). http://www.wordlive.org/Session/Classic/2012-05-13