Psalm 13 (NRSV): How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God! Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death, and my enemy will say, “I have prevailed”; my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.
But I 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.
That “but”- you have to go back and see what was before it. I had to write it all so you could see the progression from hopelessness to hopefulness. Sometimes we can’t see, or don’t know the way, but because of our trust in God, we have a way. And out of his way we have hope, joy, peace and we can praise him for it all. Thank him, praise him- when we are up, when we are down. That praise lifts us, and we can give thanks more. enough for now.
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