Being comforted by God's Word

I was frustrated (more on this in my following posts) and looking for words of comfort in God's word, when I came upon the following verses from Psalms:

"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and take heart and wait for the Lord."

"My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word."

"My comfort in my suffering is this: your promise preserves my life."

I was so encouraged by the reminder that God, and only God, is keeping us alive. I particularly enjoy the last verse: every time I read it I get a mental image of me as a piece of wrinkled dried fig floating around in some sort of preservative :) heehee...