在我寫下這篇文章時，我家的拉薩犬威威正蜷伏在我腳邊。先前我從牠身邊的椅子移到餐桌旁，牠看到了就趕緊也跟了過來。離開我三公尺的距離，對牠來說太遙遠了。

這陣子我經常出差，我猜牠也不好受。因此只要我有一點要出門的動靜，或只是說了個「走」字，牠就立刻緊緊跟著我，簡直像要黏在我身上。

在人際關係中，「黏人」通常不是一種讚美。但威威這麼黏著我，卻讓我看到一幅信任依靠的生動畫面，這與詩篇63篇所呈現的畫面如出一轍。

在這首詩中，大衛描繪對上帝的愛慕與信靠，第1節寫道：「上帝啊，是我的上帝，我要切切地尋求，在乾旱疲乏無水之地，我渴想；我的心切慕。」在第3節，他說：「因的慈愛比生命更好，我的嘴唇要頌讚。」在結尾，我們讀到：「我心緊緊地跟隨；的右手扶持我。」（8節）

我願能像大衛那樣全心全意倚靠上帝，懇切地尋求祂。有時我確實如此，但有時我的心可能比較冷淡，不那麼信靠上帝。但每當我因自己的信心搖擺不定而悔改歸向上帝，我就想起唯有祂能滿足我，唯有祂能使「我心滿意足，如享盛宴」（5節，當代譯本修訂版）。

As I write these words, our Lhasa Apso dog, Winston, lies curled up at my feet. He’d watched me move from where I had been—the chair next to him—to the dining room table. That extra ten feet had been too far away from me.

I’ve been traveling for work a lot lately, and I think it’s getting to him. If I even hint that I’m leaving, or use the word “go,” he’s right on top of me. Practically clinging to me.

In human relationships, someone being “clingy” isn’t normally a compliment. But I see in my dog’s clinginess a vivid portrait of trusting dependence—one that’s mirrored in Psalm 63.

Here, David paints a picture of loving dependence upon God: “You, God, are my God,” he begins in verse 1. “Earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you.” In verse 3, he adds, “Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.” Near the end, we read, “I cling to you; your right hand upholds me” (v. 8).

Like David—and maybe even a bit like my dog depends on me—I want to depend on God with my whole being, earnestly seeking Him. Sometimes, I do. Other times, my heart may be cooler, less trusting. But when I repent of my fickle mistrust and return to Him, I remember that He alone fills me. He alone is the one who will leave me “fully satisfied as with the richest of foods” (v. 5).