From Psalm 4: More Joy than They Have

There’s always something.

They have a better car, a nicer house, the cooler toys. Maybe they have that little bit more financial freedom.

There’s always something.

In Psalm 4, the psalmist David wrestles this, though he should be resting. It’s a “night prayer,” the cry of his heart while his head is on the pillow. And he is wondering, in the midst of all his conflict and all the comparison, whether faithfulness is worth it.

The answer, of course, is yes.

“You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and new wine abound,” he says (v. 7). Though sin warps us toward discontent, faith brings us back to solid ground. Our interior dialogue might cycle through the strains of dissatisfaction—but this confession roots us to contentment.

Here is more joy, in Him, by faith. Change the tune of your night prayers accordingly.

— Tyler