“The LORD has heard my supplication;

the LORD accepts

my prayer.”

O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath. Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror. My soul also is struck with terror, while you, O LORD – How long?

Turn, O LORD, save my life; deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love. For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise?

I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping. My eyes waste away because of grief; they grow weak because of all my foes.

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping. The LORD has heard my supplication; the LORD accepts my prayer. All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror; they shall turn back, and in a moment be put to shame.

Psalm 6:1-10

Has the reality of crushed expectations ever hit you squarely in the head? They take their toll and we despair.

The psalmist David also experienced hopeless despair, as he struggled with his own failures, the attacks of others and the disappointments of life. David’s own crushed and broken dreams gave way to the assurance of God’s care. It prompted David to say, “The LORD has heard my supplication; the LORD accepts my prayer.”

In our own seasons of disappointment, we too can find comfort in God, who cares for our broken hearts.

God’s whisper of comfort

quiets the noise of our trials.

Our Daily Bread – March 11, 2009