Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him. Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre; make music for him on the ten-stringed harp. Sing a new song of praise to him; play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy. For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth. The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs. Let the whole world fear the Lord, and let everyone stand in awe of him. For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command. The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. But the Lords plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken. What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race. From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do. The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior. Dont count on your warhorse to give you victory for all its strength, it cannot save you. But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love. He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine. We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.‭‭Psalms‬ ‭33‬:‭1‬-‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Trust is vital to every relationship. We can trust in God and His unfailing love. Everything He does is good, His love fills the world, He made the world in His power, His plans overrule the plans of nations, He sees the heart, His strength is stronger than armies, and His love surrounds those who trust in Him. Those are some good reasons to trust God! But it is still hard to trust! God is working to grow your trust, year by year. This psalm teaches not to trust in your own strength but to hope in the Almighty One (vv.16-22). The things that really stretched you a couple of years ago may be easier for you now. And now the Lord is probably asking you to do things that are way more challenging (trust stretching) than a few years ago. If you continue to grow in trust, just think where you will be in ten years! What reasons are on your list of why you can trust in the Lord? How can you allow God to stretch your trust?