Psalm 64

When we read Psalm 64:10 we have to be very careful not to take it out of the psalm. To say "The godly will rejoice in the LORD and take shelter in him" is a very plain truth. We look to God at all times to be our shelter and our joy. But the rest of psalm 64 paints the setting in which the godly rejoice. They are not in peaceful times or seasons of abundance. The psalmist speaks from the pit of despair surrounded by people who despise them and seek their downfall. It is in those times of exposure and sorrow that the psalmist says the godly there is joy and shelter because of God.
Stuart