When surrounded by enemy forces, David cried out to God to be a refuge, a strong tower, a shield for him.  While in the dry desert his soul thirsted for God.  In fact Psalm 63 says, “Oh God, you are my God.  Earnestly I seek you.  My soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”  Verse 6 says, “On my bed I remember you.  I think of you during the watches of the night.” 

Have you ever had the experience in the middle of the night of waking up, tossing and turning restlessly and not being able to get back to sleep?  That can be frustrating.  What David evidently did when he experienced this was start thinking about the Lord.  He remembered that the Lord was his help.  He reminded himself that the Lord is the One who sustains and strengthens him, the One who never leaves him.  Even in the darkness, in the middle of the night, he says, “I sing in the shadow of your wings.”  In other words, he draws close to the Lord.  In the protection of the Lord he starts singing a song of praise to the Lord: “My soul clings to you.”

Let me encourage you to cling to the Lord; to draw close to Him; to remind yourself that He is all you need.  When you find in Him strength and sufficiency, you’ll be able to go out and face the enemy and the circumstances you find yourself in with confidence and a sense of victory and joy.  Practice singing or humming a song when awakened at night, to put you back to sleep.