“When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm 94:18-19
“My foot is slipping” meant imminent death, indicating the serious nature of the threats to the psalmist.
“Your unfailing love” or steadfast love is a loyalty to one’s community, and is the most common term for God’s grace in the Psalms (125 times). Luther described this Hebrew word as “goodness in action”.
The word “consolation” is the same word used in Isaiah 66:10–13 with the tender image of a mother nursing her child.
The psalmist exclaims that if the Lord had not delivered him, he would have died. The comforts of God extend from His hearing the call of the righteous to His meeting their needs even when they are not aware of them. God’s unwavering devotion to the salvation of His people finds its fulfillment in the cross of Christ.
God’s blessings on your day…