Where does this psalm lead us? As is the pattern of the Christian life, David begins in darkness but fights toward light; he begins in feelings of death (v. 3) but moves toward life; he begins, in a sense, in crucifixion but moves to resurrection. For David knows he can trust in God’s “steadfast love,” his covenantal insistence on delivering his people (v. 5). But if David can bank everything on God, even when on the brink of despair, how much more can we today? For David saw God’s steadfast love