They say you're only as happy as your least happy child. The emotions of the parent roll along with the emotions of the child, and the pain of a child is felt intimately by the parent.
What I love about Scripture is that it paints the love of God in such intimate terms. God is a fiercely loving mother, a father who defends his children. The Psalmist has previously painted himself as distressed, and so here is God, racing from the heavens on the wings of the wind, sending out fire from his mouth as God comes with ferocity to deliver his children from their place of distress.
That's how God loves you.
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