Thursday, May 29 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.​—Ps. 56:3.

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Thursday, May 29

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.—Ps. 56:3.

 

Everyone feels afraid at times. For instance, when King Saul was trying to hunt David down, David decided to flee to the Philistine city of Gath. The king of Gath, Achish, soon learned that David was the mighty warrior who was celebrated in song as having struck down “tens of thousands” of Philistines. David “became very much afraid.” (1 Sam. 21:10-12) He worried about what Achish would do to him. How did David conquer his fears? In Psalm 56, David expresses his feelings while he was in Gath. That psalm lays bare David’s fears, but it also reveals how he conquered those fears. When he felt afraid, David trusted in Jehovah. (Ps. 56:1-3, 11) His trust was not misplaced. With Jehovah’s blessing, David devised an unusual but effective strategy: He pretended to be crazy! Achish now viewed David more as an irritant than a threat, so David was able to escape.—1 Sam. 21:13–22:1. w24.012 ¶1-3