We reserve some time for cogitation As we search for an elicitation Of some help from others consultation. Or we search for someone s great quotation In a scientific dissertation. And when nothing meets the expectation, We receive a rehabilitation When we spend some time in meditation. The psalmist understands that what has changed is his attitude. So he will force himself to remember all of God s past blessings.
Meditation is called a spiritual discipline.
There are times when we must discipline ourselves to meditate upon God. Asaph admits it is his own grief that has produced the despair in his heart. He has been practicing wrong thinking patterns. So he calls upon himself to meditate on the deeds of the Lord and God s wonders of old. He understands that as he meditates on these things, those awful feelings will diminish.