My Cries Of Anguish
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving
me, so far from my cries of
anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no
rest.
Yet you are enthroned as the
Holy One; you are the one
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised
by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults,
shaking their heads. “He
trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord
rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”
Psalm 22:1-8
But you, Lord, do not be far from me. You are my strength;
come quickly to help me. Deliver me from the
sword, my precious life from the power of
the dogs. Rescue
me from the mouth of the lions; save me
from the horns of the wild oxen.
I will declare your name to
my people; in the assembly I will praise you. You who fear the Lord, praise him! All you
descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you
descendants of
For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of
the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his
cry for help.
From you comes the theme of
my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows. The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him— may your hearts live forever!
Psalm
Imagine the situation David must have found himself in
that caused him to cry out to God in this way. Notice that he felt forsaken and
abandoned.
Ever been there? Have you ever looked up into the
heavens and wondered why it seemed that God had abandoned you, or was ignoring you?
Welcome to David’s world. But for every cry David expresses, there is a
characteristic. Through it all, David discovers that God is holy, trustworthy,
a deliverer and rescuer, and his strength.
Do you feel forsaken? Seek the Lord.
Even when we don’t sense God’s presence, His loving
care is all around us.
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