How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
I am impressed by the rawness of the prayer. God is near to every one of us. And see again the progression here: If God would answer him, his eyes would light up, and he will not be shaken by his enemy. The victory he asks for over his enemies: that he will not be shaken. It is courage and hope he is looking for in this case, not necessarily a physical victory….
But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. I will make a great name for you like that of the greatest on the earth…. Your house and kingdom will endure before me forever, and your throne will be established forever. We do face the same sort of experiences that David did, that God feels absent at times, that we are overwhelmed with emotion and in impossible circumstances.
It is so important to learn to reveal our souls, to bear our souls to God. I think song is such a powerful way to do this. We are told to ask like David asks.
And we have the same sort of promises that David does, we need to remember them. His love for us is unfailing. His salvation is cause for rejoicing, and his generosity toward us is cause for signing. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He did not even spare his own Son but offered him up for us all. How will he not also with him grant us everything?
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