Psalm 84

"How blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways to Zion!" (v5). Years of walking with God had taught the psalmist that "a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside" (v10). Life without God looks attractive, temporarily. Then, after tasting the false freedom of being our own gods, the consequences crush us: guilt, despair, brokenness, and death. But when we choose to live in God's presence, He "gives grace and glory" (v11).

"For the Lord God is a sun and shield." He is the source of every good thing (v11).