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Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction? Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
To You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. LORD, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught. Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off. They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether. Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness.
This is truly a Psalm of abandonment. We normally think of a Psalm as a declaration of the faithfulness of the LORD, but not so here. The author of this paean of abandonment (yes, two words not normally associated) is totally lost. Where else can he turn for comfort? Do I feel, rightfully or wrongly, that the LORD has misplaced my cry's for support? And my friends and acquaintances; totally ripped my supports from me?
Yes, wrongfully! The LORD, God, the Almighty is incapable of forgetting a plea for help, but He does respond when the time is right for a response. It is not unthinkable that I need a lesson in patience, for example.
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As a member of the Ailbe Community you join a movement of men working for revival, renewal, and awakening, built upon prayer, sharing, and mutual edification. The Ailbe Community is devoted to practicing the Kingship of Jesus in every area of our lives. Go to www.ailbe.org/about to learn more.
Reading
Morning Psalm 59, Noon Psalm 119:9-16, Evening Psalm 104. .
Alternate Reading Plan is based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures. My groupings are: Genesis-Joshua, Judges to Esther, Job to Song of Solomon, Psalms breaking 119 into convenient sets, Isaiah to Malachi, Matthew to Acts, Romans to Revelation.
Set your own reading schedule up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits
Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction? Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
To You I have cried out, O LORD, And in the morning my prayer comes before You. LORD, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught. Your fierce wrath has gone over me; Your terrors have cut me off. They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether. Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness.
This is truly a Psalm of abandonment. We normally think of a Psalm as a declaration of the faithfulness of the LORD, but not so here. The author of this paean of abandonment (yes, two words not normally associated) is totally lost. Where else can he turn for comfort? Do I feel, rightfully or wrongly, that the LORD has misplaced my cry's for support? And my friends and acquaintances; totally ripped my supports from me?
Yes, wrongfully! The LORD, God, the Almighty is incapable of forgetting a plea for help, but He does respond when the time is right for a response. It is not unthinkable that I need a lesson in patience, for example.
Join the Ailbe Community
As a member of the Ailbe Community you join a movement of men working for revival, renewal, and awakening, built upon prayer, sharing, and mutual edification. The Ailbe Community is devoted to practicing the Kingship of Jesus in every area of our lives. Go to www.ailbe.org/about to learn more.
Reading
Morning Psalm 59, Noon Psalm 119:9-16, Evening Psalm 104. .
Alternate Reading Plan is based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures. My groupings are: Genesis-Joshua, Judges to Esther, Job to Song of Solomon, Psalms breaking 119 into convenient sets, Isaiah to Malachi, Matthew to Acts, Romans to Revelation.
Set your own reading schedule up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits