I cry out to the LORD with my voice;
With my voice to the LORD I make my supplication.
I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare before Him my trouble.
Lord, I cry out to You with my voice. It is a relief to hear my voice crying out to You, my God. I know now that I have come to the right place. I know now, as I hear my own voice crying out to You that you will hear me and deliver me. I am not going anywhere else with my problem...I am going straight to You. You are my Father and I am bringing my heart full of care and troubles and turning it upside down before You. I am holding nothing back.
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
Lord, I feel covered in clouds and fog and can't see my way past them. I can't think! I feel pulled in every direction. Father, I have no peace! I cannot even see my own feet no less the path I should take.
Here is what I know, Father. Despite my confusion, despite my anxiety, despite my crushed spirit...I can take comfort and solace in the fact that You know it all. Lord, I know when I feel as if I am drowning in trouble and anxiety and have lost my ability to reason...You NEVER do. When things are too much for me and I am overwhelmed then You carry me...you know the way I need to take. You will not fail to help one who is trusting in You. What a relief to know that I can just take your hand and let you lead.
They have secretly set a snare for me.
Look on my right hand and see,
For there is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed me;
No one cares for my soul.
But look they have set snares for me secretly...look on my right all have deserted me...no one cares for me, Father. I have no refuge My "friends" have abandoned me. Lord, it is easier to feel the enmity of a foe than the desertion of a friend. Again, Lord, I am so grateful that you never lose your head, you never close your eyes and your mind which is eternal in the heavens is always clear. You warn me and keep me from the snares they have laid for me in the way. I am so glad that nothing is hidden from You.
I cried out to You, O LORD:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”
So I cried out to You and said that You are my refuge. You are my portion in this world. Lord, I do not need anyone or anything but You. In You, I have it all. Help me, deliver me....I am brought very low and my enemies are stronger than me. Help me Father and have mercy on me for I am weak. Break my bonds and free me...set me free to do your will....then I can praise You. Then others can see this miracle you have done...this miracle you have wrought in my heart.
I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.He has put a new song in my mouth—Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the LORD. --Psalm 40:1-3
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