David preaches to himself here. This is something that we do not hear a lot about these days, but it is vital to the Christian life. Our souls are apt to forget God, to become anxious, to get distracted by life; we need to preach to ourselves to remind us of who God is and what he does.
Here David calls his soul to wait for God in silence because God is his only hope, his only rock, his salvation, and his stronghold.
This is usually what our soul needs, to be called to remember who God is in the midst of our difficulties.
Notice also that preaching to ourselves results in a wider application. David calls for the people of God to trust in God. His preaching is applied to all of God's people, which is as it should be.
O Christian, learn to preach to yourself.
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