A) As we enter Psalm 56, we acknowledge that several scholars consider this the Psalm when David initially fled from Saul and went to Gath. It was a very tough time and a very tough surrounding. The first thing he says before the Lord is, "Be merciful to me, O God." If it were up to mankind, they would swallow him whole. David is expressing his struggle with having to fight all day long just to survive. He faces many trials, as do many people. And so it is with us.

B) But like our wonderful brother, Pastor Ray said, in the worst of times come the best of times. In verse three, David connects the formula of scripture to this. He simply says, "When I am afraid, I will trust in you." If we could all operate under the wisdom of this passage, we would be doing so well when fear comes and attacks us in the forms of stress, anxiety, frustrations, disappointments, or terror of any sort. We can make the decision to trust in the Lord through the process.