and clean, or water for washing, or water for some other purpose, most

of us have had very little experience where water was scarce. That is

not the case around the world today, and it is very unusual

historically. Most of the people who have lived understood the

life-threatening danger of a water shortage. As we begin Psalms, we

read about a life that is well-watered and able to withstand the

drought. Try to put yourself in the mindset of the first ones to read

this (or sing it) and the many billions of people who understood from

first-hand experience how much of a privilege it would be to have plenty

of water. We’ll see how the writer uses this picture to teach us about a

life that can stand up to the heat and weather that each of us face in

this life... and a soul that can stand before the Creator when this life

is over.