Have you ever felt alone and abandoned?
What is your response to sad feelings?
Look at verse 1 and 2, how did David feel at when he wrote the Psalm?
- He feels like being forgotten by God, forgotten forever!
- He is agonizing at the silence of God towards his prayers.
- His relationship with God seems broken for a considerable time.
- He questions God’s providence and protection.
- He thinks that God has turned his face from him.
- He is in a state of being forsaken.
- ‘How long’ is used 4 times in first two verses, that goes to show his inner struggle and questioning with God. He knows the goodness and faithfulness of God, yet he is devastated by God’s silence in time of need.
- His heart is filled with sorrow everyday, there is a constant anguish, grief and pain in his heart.
- He constantly wrestles with his thoughts. There is a warfare in his mind and heart.
- His enemies are triumphant over him. He feels crushed by his enemies
What was David's prayer in verse 3 and 4?
Reflect on the tone reversal in verse 5 and 6.
Draw a picture depicting the passing of time and the waiting and a hopeful heart.
There is a beautiful picture of trust here - not trust just when we like to, but trust despite any circumstances. I'm reminded of the story Job also. Rejoice always, and again I say rejoice - be thankful in all things. Not happy-go-lucky, dismissive of circumstances, but because we have a Light that shines through any circumstances.
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