Sometimes David found himself in the depths because of his own disobedience and choices; other times it was simply because he loved God, and sought to do things according to God's will; still others were simply because David lived in a natural world, in a fallen state.
Psalm 130
New Living Translation (NLT)
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 From the depths of despair, O Lord,
I call for your help.
2 Hear my cry, O Lord.
Pay attention to my prayer.
I call for your help.
2 Hear my cry, O Lord.
Pay attention to my prayer.
3 Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,
who, O Lord, could ever survive?
4 But you offer forgiveness,
that we might learn to fear you.
who, O Lord, could ever survive?
4 But you offer forgiveness,
that we might learn to fear you.
5 I am counting on the Lord;
yes, I am counting on him.
I have put my hope in his word.
6 I long for the Lord
more than sentries long for the dawn,
yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.
yes, I am counting on him.
I have put my hope in his word.
6 I long for the Lord
more than sentries long for the dawn,
yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.
7 O Israel, hope in the Lord;
for with the Lord there is unfailing love.
His redemption overflows.
8 He himself will redeem Israel
from every kind of sin.
for with the Lord there is unfailing love.
His redemption overflows.
8 He himself will redeem Israel
from every kind of sin.
Are you in the depths of despair today my friend. Lyme can create a deep and dark hole, out of which it seems impossible to escape...
Today, know that your Help is near. Cry out to Him. Put your hope in His Word. Wait on Him.
All these according not to the measure of your own goodness and faith- but according to Who He Is- Our God who is unfailing in love, overflowing with redemption and forgiveness, full of mercy...
Oh my- but what a long night we may be in- we are anxious for dawn to come...to be able to put off this affliction...
Hang on, hang on to the LORD- He is near, and will help you through this journey. Place not your hope on when you will feel better, place your hope in the LORD, and His Word...Jesus.
Count on Him.
Let this wash over you today- let Him wash over you and give you His peace, assurance, and strength today. Rest in Him. Wait on Him who is at work in you, and around you. Long for Him.
Longing for Him in this day, will be a great balm to the adversity you are facing.
Blessings-
Spurgeon, verse one, commentary-
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. This is the Psalmist's
statement and plea: he had never ceased to pray even when brought into the
lowest state. The depths usually silence all they engulf, but they could not
close the mouth of this servant of the Lord; on the contrary, it was in the
abyss itself that he cried unto Jehovah. Beneath the floods prayer lived and
struggled; yea, above the roar of the billows rose the cry of faith. It little
matters where we are if we can pray; but prayer is never more real and
acceptable than when it rises out of the worst places. Deep places beget deep
devotion. Depths of earnestness are stirred by depths of tribulation. Diamonds
sparkle most amid the darkness. Prayer de profundis gives to God
gloria in excelsis. The more distressed we are, the more excellent is the
faith which trusts bravely in the Lord, and therefore appeals to him, and to him
alone.
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