Psalm 3:5-8

"I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.  I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me round about.  Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!  For Thou hast smitten all my enemies on the cheek; Thou hast shattered the teeth of the wicked. Salvation belongs to the Lord; Thy blessing be upon Thy people!' ~NASB

The first verse here helps me remember that I can feel safe, because God is taking care of me.  Sleep is one of our most vulnerable times, physically, and remembering that God is looking out for us when we are at our most vulnerable is really important.  There are times where I am very afraid that, having made myself vulnerable to someone, either through trusting them with a secret or caring about them more than most people, I will be hurt.  It is something that happens in the past, and I find myself looking over my shoulder for it to happen again. It is something I must constantly remind myself to do, trust in God and relax in His protection.  Even if hurt does come, it never lasts forever.

I found something interesting from verse 6.  The context of this chapter is that David wrote it when he fled from his son Absalom who was trying to kill him.  When verse 6 says "I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves about me," the word people here doesn't mean just any people, it means family and friends.  That seemed significant to me because family and friends are supposed to be the people we can trust and count on most in this life.  It's not super surprising when random people don't like us or oppose us.  I think that happens to everyone, and so we come to expect and though it may not be pleasant, I don't think it is as devastating as when our family and friends stand against us.

The last portion is a cry to God and a reminder that He has already defeated our enemies, we just need to remember His promise to be faithful and bring us through the fight.  Salvation belongs to the Lord, and His blessings are indeed upon His people, which here again means friends and family.  Every time I remember that God considers us His friends and family I feel so special.