The Lord Jesus’ unfailing love surrounds those who trust in him like a thick quilt a grandmother made for me to shield me from the cold winter air. In verse 7 David said the Lord surrounds him with songs of deliverance. Listen to the pleasant kiss of a melody, the gentle touch to the musical soul, these are like the warmth of the heart the Lord’s love ignites to shield from sins’ shivering breath.
Many are the woes of the wicked who throw love’s quilt to the ground and turn off the heart-moving melody. Their stubborn reliance on self brings an inharmonious combination of depressing tones and shivering fear. The most insignificant discomfort becomes a prime concern that reoccurs in thought and action. The love of God accepted is love for self and others.
“Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!”
