Devotional
Facets of Trust
“Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you” (Psa 16:1—2). Read Psalm 16:1—11.
Nov 4, 2025By Paulson Pulikottil
The godly person declares his absolute trust in the Lord—"I have no good apart from you.” His search for a dependable and trustworthy God has ended with finding the living God the Bible portrays. Following this bold declaration, he elaborates on what trust means to him.
Trust is complete loyalty to the one and only true God. The Psalmist has resolved not to seek or trust any other deities. “Their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips” (Psa 16:4).
Trust is to be content with what the Lord has provided and believe that we have received from him the best. “The lines (measuring lines) have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance” (Psa 16:5—6). In other words, he thinks the portion of the land he has received is the best.
Still, his joy is not in the material possessions but in the giver, the Lord: “The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup.”
He trusts the Lord for constant, dependable advice. “I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken” (Psa 16:7—8).
Having elaborated on what trusting the Lord means to him, he tells us that trust is the reason for his happiness; trust leads to a joyful life: “In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psa 16:11).
Trust is having undivided loyalty and contentment, and it leads to a joyful life despite our few material possessions.