Psalms 63:5 (NASBStr)
My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.
Perhaps what is even more intriguing than the content of this Psalm of David is why he wrote it. We must ask, "What drove him to pen these words?" As we read this Psalm and the few written after it in this collection we see that David is under attack. He has those he knows plotting his demise and slandering him with their tongues. In the midst of this he tells us that his "soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness" and his "mouth offers praises." It is easy for us to say our soul is satisfied when things are going well. It is easy to sing praises Sunday morning and we are warm and safe in church with our brothers and sisters in Christ. But, when you know people are out spreading rumors and destructive words about your character and even plotting a trap to do you bodily harm, that is real faith and trust in God. We will never stop others from talking about us. We will never stop those who want our hurt to stop their evil plotting. But, because we know that God is in charge and He controls whatever happens to us, we can rejoice with our lips and be satisfied in our hearts. That is when we glorify God. "God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in Him" (John Piper). Here we have the basis for Piper's quote. God wants us to be satisfied in Him; not because things are going right but because He is Right and we know He has us in the palm of His hand.
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