“In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.”
Well. Anxiety certainly has been great within me. And, knowing myself, I just might have anxiety in future seasons of my life as well. However, when there is an abundance of anxieties, this verse is a promise to me that He will comfort me in such a way, to such a capacity, that I will have joy.
That word delight is pretty interesting. The Hebrew translation means to be smeared over, blinded. In other words, when I am overwhelmed with anxiety, His comfort will be spread so thickly over me that I will be blinded to all of the disquieting thoughts that are causing my heart to pound as furiously as if I were literally running alongside all the thoughts racing through my head.
So how do I get that consolation? I learn to recognize when my inner self is in turmoil, and I bring all of it to the Lord. I make the conscious decision to give it over and trust that He will sort through all of it. He will delight my soul by putting blinders on it so that I can relax into the strength, wisdom, and peace He has for me. Who wouldn’t want that?