And he's come to the place where he can praise God for himself. Number one, if you want to experience God's presence in the midst of your suffering, look at yourself through God's eyes. Accept your absolute value in Him. David praises God . Psychologists tell us that praise can help in reversing emotional despair.
Praise reorients the mind and heart to begin experiencing peace.
And when the subject of praise is God, when our hearts and minds are directed to God and His goodness and His power, we encounter Him more personally. God inhabits the praises of His people. When we praise God, He shows up. David personally experiences God's comforting presence because, number two, he learns how to praise God in the midst of his difficulties. He's choosing to focus his attention away from his despair and onto God.