King David journaled, "Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him"(Psalm 62:5).
Before writing this verse, in the previous verses, David complains about the particular hardship he is facing at the time- a conflict that causes him no small distress. Not only is he facing a conflict, he is conflicted within. Though he has had many encounters with God and has experienced many triumphs, as he wrote this psalm, he was not at peace. He was tired and anxious. Hope was diminished.
This is the nature of life in this world. We live in a war zone. Sometimes we experience reprieves from the fierceness of conflict. Sometimes we get "R & R."Sometimes we celebrate and experience joy. Sometimes we see increase and hope abounds.
Sometimes things turn out badly. Things we feared would happen, do happen. A tragedy, a loss. Decrease appears and stays. Hope diminishes. What will we do? What is our default setting?
The Lord was David's default setting at this time in his life. He journaled a complaint about his situation. He doesn't practice "fake it till you make it."He brings his restless soul to God. He sees God as the source of hope. The psalm ends on a note of praise. I doubt that David eventually praised simply because he thought it was the religious thing to do. I think he was able to offer heart-felt praise because he invited God into his pain. God, the source of hope, no doubt, breathed hope into David's weary soul. Do you need hope?