In Psalm 31:4, the psalmist praises God for this reason:

You take me out of the net they have hidden for me, for You are my refuge.

Notice he says “take me out.” And notice that the net is “hidden.”

This implies that he was trapped in a hidden net laid for him by his enemies. God allowed him to be trapped and helpless.

But God, as His refuge, rescued him. For that, he praises God.

This comforts me because every day there can be hidden traps that I get caught in, things not going as I planned, results not being what I wanted, difficulty in some area I hadn’t anticipated.

Instead of complaining, I want to turn to God as my refuge and rely on Him. He will deliver me one way or the other and is worth waiting on.

Here’s how I wrote this out to remind myself of the truth: