Psalm 59:16–17
“But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I rely.”

As I read Psalm 59, I kept noticing the repetition of God being David’s strength, especially in the middle of really challenging circumstances, and it felt like an invitation—not just something to observe about David, but something to step into myself.

Because the truth is, I don’t always feel strong.

And yet David isn’t saying, “I am strong.” He’s saying, “God is my strength,” which shifts the focus entirely. It takes the pressure off of me needing to hold everything together and places it back where it belongs—on God.

What also stood out to me is that David talks about singing, about praising God, and not in a moment where everything has resolved, but right in the middle of the tension. It immediately made me think of Paul and Silas in prison, beaten and chained, choosing to sing at midnight, not because their circumstances had improved, but because their eyes were fixed on who God is.

And I think that’s the invitation for me too.

I don’t have to wait for my circumstances to be good to praise God. I don’t have to wait until I feel better, or until things make sense, or until the pressure lifts. I can praise Him right in the middle of it—in the trials, in the uncertainty, in the moments where I feel weak.

Because maybe worship isn’t just something we do after the breakthrough, but part of how we walk through the storm itself.

And as I keep turning my attention back to Him, as I keep choosing to see Him as my strength, I’ll find that I’m not as overwhelmed as I once felt—not because everything around me has changed, but because I’m no longer trying to carry it on my own.

So today, I’m holding onto this simple truth:

God is my strength, even when I feel weak.
And I can worship Him through it.