Yes, it certainly does. I love reading the Psalms for it shows the relationship King David had with Almighty God. When we read all the wonderous ways that the Creator and sustainer of the UNIVERSE loves, cherished, guards, searches out and protects those that are His, it blows my mind. I often get choked up when I'm reading things like:
Psalm 16:1
Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
Psalm 27:5
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
Psalm 36:7
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
Psalm 57:1
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Psalm 61:4
Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
Psalm 63:7
For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
Psalm 73:23-26
Yet I am always with You;You hold my right hand. You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever. Psalm 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:4
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
Psalm 103:13,14
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
I can't help but believe that all of that is in there for our benefit so that we never think God doesn't care about us or that we must appeal to some mortal human being to be our go-between. That's the kind of faith I know Mary had and she, though a simple Israelite woman, knew she could trust in what God had promised. I may not know why God allows certain things in my life, but I know He loves me and wants what is best for me and that's why I have grown to trust Him more and more.
I don't think some of our Catholic friends really believe that and it's why they lift up Mary and the Saints as their intercessors. They're closer to God, they reason, so maybe He will hear them. Or He's busy with the big stuff, don't "bother" Jesus. How much they are missing!
God bless you, MomMD. Have a great weekend!