We need reliable help from someone who knows us and our circumstances.

"You, O Lord, are near at hand, *
and all your commandments are true."
-Psalm 119:51

In this body of a much longer prayer, the psalmist makes two affirmations that stir our souls and comfort our hearts.

He says to God, "You are near at hand."

In other words, "You are close; you are reachable; you are available."

There is a peace that comes when know that God is near. An children's chorus by Marie Ingram said it this way,

"When I pray, soft and low,
When I pray, this I know:
God is very near; God is very near."

The second thing is that God's commandments are true.

One may ask, "How can a commandment be true or false? It just is. It is a command.

But God holds a higher standard for divine direction. God's command are founded in and surrounded by truth. God will never command or decree that which makes no spiritual sense or does not point us in the direction of what is right, true, good, loving, and eternal.

We can trust God's decrees and direction.

So, God is close at hand, knowing our hearts and our circumstances, and God is giving us clear and reliable direction for life.

What more could we ask?