NO NEED TO LINGER IN LAMENT
No Need to Linger in Lament
Brian Fletcher
Psalm 63
Psalm 63 was written by David while he was in the wilderness of Judah. It is a Psalm that many run to when times are tough, when their spirituality seems a bit dry, or when life feels overwhelming. The beauty of the Psalm is that even though David finds himself in a dry and weary land, he finds his hope, his strength, and his satisfaction in the Lord. Listen to the first 8 verses:
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
At the end of 2020 everyone is talking about how difficult things have been. The reality of trying to live through a global pandemic has hit all of us extremely hard. Everyone has had to make adjustments. Fear, anxiety, and depression are rampant. Hope has been difficult to find. Many things have been stripped away from us.
I imagine that David was feeling some of the same things as he was trying to flee from his enemies in the wilderness of Judah. The ESV Study Bible makes the point that this Psalm ''opens as if it were a lament, seeking God in a time of trouble; and yet the overall flow of the song is one of confident expectation. Hence it is best to see the Psalm as enabling each of God's people to develop confidence during times of trouble.''
We are all lamenting over 2020, but our laments don't have to ling ...
Brian Fletcher
Psalm 63
Psalm 63 was written by David while he was in the wilderness of Judah. It is a Psalm that many run to when times are tough, when their spirituality seems a bit dry, or when life feels overwhelming. The beauty of the Psalm is that even though David finds himself in a dry and weary land, he finds his hope, his strength, and his satisfaction in the Lord. Listen to the first 8 verses:
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding your power and glory.
3 Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
7 for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
At the end of 2020 everyone is talking about how difficult things have been. The reality of trying to live through a global pandemic has hit all of us extremely hard. Everyone has had to make adjustments. Fear, anxiety, and depression are rampant. Hope has been difficult to find. Many things have been stripped away from us.
I imagine that David was feeling some of the same things as he was trying to flee from his enemies in the wilderness of Judah. The ESV Study Bible makes the point that this Psalm ''opens as if it were a lament, seeking God in a time of trouble; and yet the overall flow of the song is one of confident expectation. Hence it is best to see the Psalm as enabling each of God's people to develop confidence during times of trouble.''
We are all lamenting over 2020, but our laments don't have to ling ...
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