Sovereign over many troubles

Psalm71:20(ESV)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.

In my reading this morning, I came across the aforementioned verse and found solace in the reaffirmation of God’s sovereignty over the created order, over circumstances, even difficult ones.  Events are not now, nor ever have been, or ever will be beyond His reach, His hand.  Things just do not happen to his elect as if we are caught up in some harsh machinery of cause and effect, of random, uncontrolled forces.  Here in this Psalm we find a reminder that His loving  and sovereign hand has always upon His children even before we were able to affirm such, even in troubles and calamities, all for our good and His glory.