1. My soul yearns for you in the night (1-11)

When we put our trust in people or in material things, our minds become very busy, for we calculate this and that. Most worldly people cannot learn righteousness from grace and mercy; they must feel the rod of God's judgment (9-10). But if we trust in God, and wait on him, making the glory of his name the desire of our hearts, he will give us perfect peace.

2. Your dead will live (12-21)

God establishes peace. What we have accomplished, God has done for us (12). Rulers oppress others; God alone is worthy of honor. When God's people cry to him in distress, he disciplines, and then saves them (16). God wants the suffering of his people to bring salvation to the earth (18). God the Almighty Creator is the giver of life. The Lord will raise the dead--the wicked to judgment and the righteous to life. No one else can bring salvation to the earth (12,18).

Application: Lord, help me to fix my mind and heart on you. Keep me in your perfect peace.
One Word: A mind steadfastly fixed on God