Psalm 142

I cry to you, LORD;
I say, “You are my shelter,
my portion in the land of the living.”

This psalm begins with a cry for mercy.

It is indeed God’s mercy to me, to us, that He will be our shelter, is our shelter – our portion – in the land of the living.

Some wait for, hope for, look forward only to eternity. To dwell in God’s presence there forever.

But His mercy grants us His shelter for today, “in the land of the living.” Our portion, that which we enjoy in this life, the thing that sustains us on our way, it is Him! His shelter, today!

Shelter from the traps, the injuries, the violence, the fraud of the evil one who would seek to keep us defeated in this day.

Lord, by your mercy, be my portion – today!