Verse from Psalms

“你们要知道耶和华已经把虔诚人分别出来，归他自己；我向耶和华呼求的时候，他就垂听。”
‭‭诗篇‬ ‭4:3‬ ‭

“But know that the LORD has set apart the godly man for Himself; The LORD hears when I call to Him.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭4:3‬ ‭

David’s enemies were talking smack—bullying, threatening, pummeling him with insults. His sense of self-worth and well-being had plummeted (Ps. 4:1–2). He asked for relief “from my distress.”

Then David remembered, “Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself” (v. 3). Various English versions try to capture the full essence of David’s bold statement by translating “faithful servant” as “godly.” The Hebrew word here, hesed, literally refers to God’s covenant love and might well be rendered “those whom God will love forever and ever and ever.”

Here’s what we too must remember: We are loved forever, set apart in a special way, as dear to God as His own Son. He has called us to be His children for all eternity.

Instead of despairing, we can remind ourselves of the love we freely receive from our Father. We are His dearly beloved children. The end is not despair but peace and joy (vv. 7–8). He never gives up on us, and He never ever stops loving us.

Father in heaven,
the words of others can wound us deeply.
Your words to us heal and comfort,
and You assure us that we are loved forever.

The true measure of God’s love is that He loves without measure. Bernard of Clairvaux