I will praise You with my whole heart;
Before the gods I will sing praises to You.
I will worship toward Your holy temple,
And praise Your name
For Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul. – Psalm 138:1-3
David reminds us that we have a God who is worthy of praise—because He gives us truth, shows us lovingkindness, hears and answers us, and strengthens our souls. God doesn’t hear us and then proceed to do nothing. He hears AND answers. He hears AND strengthens. He hears AND shows us lovingkindess. He hears AND acts on our behalf. What a friend we have in Jesus!