O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage. Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. I am sick at heart. How long, O Lord, until you restore me? Return, O Lord, and rescue me. Save me because of your unfailing love. For the dead do not remember you. Who can praise you from the grave? I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears. My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies. Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer. May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified. May they suddenly turn back in shame.
Psalms 6:1-10 NLT
The Psalms honestly deal with the highs and lows of human experience. David was exhausted from weeping all night (v.6). Have you ever experienced that level of sorrow? It is comforting to know that God understands. You are not expected to have a perfect life or perfect reactions to the problems in life. Just because you love Jesus doesn’t mean you won’t have incredibly bad days.
But – and here is a major point in the psalms – in the midst of all your emotions you are called to cry out to God. He walks with you every step of the way. You are never alone, never forsaken. For the highs and lows of life, that is a wonderful reassurance.
Does it give you comfort to know that people in the Bible went through hard times? How can you cry out to Jesus when life is hard?
