“As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is around about His people from henceforth even for ever” (v.2). We don’t have to know much about geography to understand what the Psalmist is saying. It’s a declaration we can believe and put to work in our own lives today. God is compare to many things in the Bible. For example, “Our God is a consuming fire” (Heb.12:28) Or, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Ps.46:1). Here the Psalmist says God is like the mountains surrounding Jerusalem. That was the most special city to God and the Jewish people, and it still is. And when the psalmist looked at the mountains surrounding the city, he said, “That’s the way God is.”

How is God like a mountain? First, a mountain has stability. He is stable, dependable. He doesn’t change. God is the same yesterday, today and for ever (Heb.13:8).

Second, a mountain offers security. God surrounds and guards us. He is like Mount Zion to us. Verse 1 says, “Thos who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion.” In other words God can make you to be like a mountain also” —stable and secure because He is your refuge and strength.

Therefore we should trust Him. Those who trust in the Lord have ability and security. They have all they ever will need (v.4).

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The next time you need a refuge, remember that God has a special way of caring for His people. The strength and security God gives His people is solid and unchanging. Trust Him.