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The Psalms and Trauma

This begins a new journey in the healing of the heart. I am adding one more dimension to this healing work, a daily meditation from the Psalms. Did you know that 1/3 of the Psalms touch King David’s trauma of family, work, and sin? In the comment section below I will write one reflection per day. Love your input.

1. 
   Day One only 364 more to go. We’re looking at the Psalms as God’s compassion for King David’s trauma. Creating a new word for our work, Psalmatic. This term is the combination of the word Psalm with the word trauma as in traumatic. I am categorizing the Psalms into thirds: Pre Psalmatic, Psalmatic, and post Psalmatic traumas. Pre Psalmatic connects to the upswing of David’s life, you know the good old days. Psalmatic touches David’s pain and struggle rangingfrom the attempted assassination by Absalom his son, the murderous rage of his father in law King, the terror of war, and David’s own trauma of adultery and murder. Post Psalmatic traumas speak to the resolution and redemption of David’s pain by God. Are you ready? 
   Book one (Psalms 1–41)
   Psalm 1
   1 Oh, the joys of those who do not
   follow the advice of the wicked,
   or stand around with sinners,
   or join in with mockers.
   2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,
   meditating on it day and night.
   3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
   bearing fruit each season.
   Their leaves never wither,
   and they prosper in all they do.
   4 But not the wicked!
   They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
   5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
   Sinners will have no place among the godly.
   6 For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,
   but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

1. 
   First, let’s start with God’s presence in this Pre Psalmatic verse. The Lord watches over, the word in Hebrew is yada, to know intimately, emotionally, cognitively, spiritually, and physically. God knows us before the traumas. He is present and attentive before our pain. The connective follower meditates reflects on the law, the character, the heart of God day and night. Alexithymia is the inability to meditate, reflect upon, or connect our pain with God’s presence and healing. Read this Psalm again and drink in the words. Can you connect God’s compassionate presence in your life before the struggle? Take a few moments and thank God for being with you and knowing you before the trauma. He knows you, all of you.