ocr: contidence in God trom an author who seems downright rearless The second stanza hints at the author's true condition: Tired of running, he yearns for the day when he can rest safely in God's dwelling, and rise above all his enemies. By the third stanza, all confidence has melted and the psaimist is pleading for help. The psalm ends in a calmer tone, with a word of practical aavice David often had opportunity to put into practice, Wait for the Lord." Yet out of such trials, a strong, toughened faith in God emerged. In the years when David was an outlaw from King Saul, his hideouts ncluded a "ro ...