Be Still And Know

Psalm 73.21-24 NLT 'Then I realised that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside. I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.' The psalmist has been struggling with his thoughts. He admits that he has become very envious of wicked people who seem to him to have a really easy life. They seemed to avoid many of the problems which good people face. He wonders whether following God has been a complete waste of time for him. But the more he reflects, the more he recognises the foolishness of his thinking because, in fact, the wicked people are on a slippery path which is bound to end in their destruction. In our verses the psalmist, Asaph, wakes up to his foolishness and recognises that what really matters is his faith in God. God kept him secure and would guide him through the rest of his life. At the end of the psalm he draws the conclusion, ”But