Psalm 6
Psalm 6
O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger,
or discipline me in your wrath.
Be gracious to me, O Lord,
for I am languishing;
O Lord, heal me, for my bones
are shaking with terror.
My soul also is struck with terror,
while you, O Lord - how long?
Turn, O Lord, save my life;
deliver me for the sake of your
steadfast love.
For in death there is no
remembrance of you;
in Sheol who can give you praise?
I am weary with my morning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
My eyes waste away because of grief;
they grow weak because of all my foes.
Depart from me all you workers of evil,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
The Lord has heard my supplication;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror;
they shall turn back, and in a moment
be put to shame.
I am not too proud to admit that I have found myself weary and worn thin by everything surrounding me. I have wept many nights unsure of what lies ahead.
But today, even though I feel a bit more hopeless than I should, I am reminded once more that He hears my supplication. He accepts my prayer. In my weeping I am heard by the God of the Universe.
Furthermore, how much more is my peace, that unlike David, I can exclaim "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor. 15:55-57)
Some days will be more positive than others. Some days I will find peace more readily than others. Some days I will be praying in supplication all day, lamenting the world around me and fearful of the unknown.
But in good days and in bad - He hears me. In good days and in bad - I am victorious in Christ.
I pray that we can remember that in the coming days and cling to His promises for us. That we can all cling to His love for us. I'll be resting more heavily in Him for strength in the coming days - but isn't that what I am supposed to be doing? Shouldn't I find myself resting in His strength and abiding in Him more and more? Isn't this a time to be still?
So in my weakness, I am strong; not in my own strength, but in His.
And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am content with my weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong." (2 Cor. 12:9-10)
O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger,
or discipline me in your wrath.
Be gracious to me, O Lord,
for I am languishing;
O Lord, heal me, for my bones
are shaking with terror.
My soul also is struck with terror,
while you, O Lord - how long?
Turn, O Lord, save my life;
deliver me for the sake of your
steadfast love.
For in death there is no
remembrance of you;
in Sheol who can give you praise?
I am weary with my morning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
My eyes waste away because of grief;
they grow weak because of all my foes.
Depart from me all you workers of evil,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
The Lord has heard my supplication;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror;
they shall turn back, and in a moment
be put to shame.
I am not too proud to admit that I have found myself weary and worn thin by everything surrounding me. I have wept many nights unsure of what lies ahead.
But today, even though I feel a bit more hopeless than I should, I am reminded once more that He hears my supplication. He accepts my prayer. In my weeping I am heard by the God of the Universe.
Furthermore, how much more is my peace, that unlike David, I can exclaim "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor. 15:55-57)
Some days will be more positive than others. Some days I will find peace more readily than others. Some days I will be praying in supplication all day, lamenting the world around me and fearful of the unknown.
But in good days and in bad - He hears me. In good days and in bad - I am victorious in Christ.
I pray that we can remember that in the coming days and cling to His promises for us. That we can all cling to His love for us. I'll be resting more heavily in Him for strength in the coming days - but isn't that what I am supposed to be doing? Shouldn't I find myself resting in His strength and abiding in Him more and more? Isn't this a time to be still?
So in my weakness, I am strong; not in my own strength, but in His.
And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." So I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am content with my weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong." (2 Cor. 12:9-10)
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