An evening prayer that moves from urgent plea to peaceful rest. Though hemmed in by troubles, the psalmist finds a wide open place in God’s presence. The song builds through righteous indignation, drops into intimate whispered meditation, and finally opens wide into confident trust.
“You put more joy in my heart than all their wealth could hold.”
The Selah pauses — instrumental moments where lyres and drums build then drop — give space for the words to settle, just as they did three thousand years ago in temple courts.