Day 13 of Searching the Psalms

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Psalm 13 (MSG)


1-2 Long enough, God—
you’ve ignored me long enough.
I’ve looked at the back of your head
long enough. Long enough
I’ve carried this ton of trouble,
lived with a stomach full of pain.
Long enough my arrogant enemies
have looked down their noses at me.

3-4 Take a good look at me, God, my God;
I want to look life in the eye,
So no enemy can get the best of me
or laugh when I fall on my face.

5-6 I’ve thrown myself headlong into your arms—
I’m celebrating your rescue.
I’m singing at the top of my lungs,
I’m so full of answered prayers.

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  1. Elizabeth OAugust 13, 2020 at 7:09 AM

    I have felt the need for relief from despair. I have felt like pounding on the Lord’s shoulders in lament! I know he doesn’t mind and He understands my heart. I have felt like giving up but thank God he doesn’t lay on me more than I can bear. He gives me a breakthrough just at the right time. I also was reading in James 5: 7-8 to “wait patiently on the Lord.” This is a season of waiting and a season of growth.

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  2. Fina ArnoldAugust 14, 2020 at 1:39 PM

    Thank you, Elizabeth! This is Brad from Fina's email. Love the image of "pounding on the Lord's shoulders in lament". Yes, we all feel this way, for days or seasons. How long, Lord? How long? I'm throwing myself "headlong into God's arms", especially in these teenage years with 3 teens at home. Seeking to celebrate my son's 16th birthday and do it remembering answered prayers for him. What a difference God and a year make!

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    1. KathleenAugust 18, 2020 at 5:22 PM

      In my younger years, it was ,"Where are you Lord?" or , " Are you there, Lord?"
      "How long, O Lord?' has been a familiar cry for me in the last 25 years.

      In the present crisis I call more on His mercy than ever before. I have learned in my old age that the first and best thing anyone in tribulation can do is to get on their knees and pray for God to move his hand , over ourselves, our families,our country and the entire world.

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