73 of the 150 Psalms are attributed to David. He is the 'man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22, 1Sam 13:13-14).
What is it like to be after God's heart?
David loved praising the Lord. In Ps 8:2 "O Lord, our Lord, how awesome is your name through all the earth!" Ps 9:1 "I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;" I would imagine David as a shepherd tending his sheep with lyre in hand singing to the heavens. When he was made king of Israel, "with [just] a linen apron, came dancing before the Lord with abandon" (2Sam 6:14)
David loved to pray. Most of his psalms are prayers -- for himself, for Israel. He prayed for forgiveness, for rescue, in thanksgiving, in confidence, in weakness, in lament, in victory, in innocence, for help, for anointing, for provision, for healing. He looked to God for everything and anything. He ascribed to God sovereignty, lordship, kingship of his life.
I would like to be like David, generous in praising and worshiping God and bow in humility before God in times of defeat, sin and unrighteousness.
God grant me this grace and may you allow me to touch your heart that I may know its beating and hide me there when troubles come my way.
