“I cried unto the Lord with my voice,
And He heard me out of His holy hill.” Psalm 3:4. (Ed 165.1) MC VC

“I laid me down and slept;
I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,
That have set themselves against me around about.” Psalm 3:5~6. (Ed 165.2) MC VC

After his great sin, in the anguish of remorse and self-abhorrence he still turned to God as his best friend: (Ed 165.3) MC VC

“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving- kindness:
According unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies
blot out my transgressions....
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:1, 7. (Ed 165.4) MC VC

In his long Life, David found on earth no resting place. “We are strangers before Thee, and sojourners,” he said, “as all our fathers were: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding.” 1 Chronicles 29:15, R.V. (Ed 165.5) MC VC

“God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.” Psalm 46:1~2. (Ed 165.6) 2 I MC VC

“There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the City of God,
The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved
God shall help her, at the dawn of morning....
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.” Psalm 46:4~5, 7. (Ed 165.7) 2 I MC VC

“This God is our God for ever and ever:
He will be our guide even unto death.” Psalm 48:14. R.V., margin; (Ed 165.8) 2 I MC VC