Psalm 142: 5 So I cried out to you, Lord, my only hiding place. You’re all I have, my only hope in this life, my last chance for help. 6 Please listen to my heart’s cry, for I am low and in desperate need of you! Rescue me from all those who persecute me, for I am …
David calls for the Lord to rescue him from his persecutors. The word rescue causes dramatic pictures to flood our minds. What are the emotions surrounding rescue? Who was rescued? From what were they rescued? What happened to get them into a situation where they needed to be rescued? We love stories where people are …
David was hiding in a cave because King Saul was trying to kill him. Everything about his life had changed. He no longer had a job, a wife, or his best friend. Things were out of control and definitely out of David’s control. But does he whine about his problems? Does he try to blame …
Psalm 142: 4 I look to my left and right to see if there is anyone who will help, but there’s no one who takes notice of me. I have no hope of escape, and no one cares whether I live or die. 5 So I cried out to you, Lord, my only hiding place. You’re all …
When you are overwhelmed it is hard to think and often, we don’t know which way to turn. This can happen with a health problem, loss of a job, loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, or a pandemic. David had not foreseen having to be a man on the run just like we …
Psalm 142: 3 When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me…5 Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.[1] David was on overload because his life had changed drastically. He …
Psalm 142 King David’s poetic song of instructionA prayer when he was confined in a cave1 God, I’m crying out to you! I lift up my voice boldly to beg for your mercy.2 I spill out my heart to you and tell you all my troubles.3 For when I was desperate, overwhelmed, and about to give up, you …
Ps 34: 22, But the Lord has paid for the freedom of his servants, and he will freely pardon those who love him. He will declare them free and innocent when they turn to hide themselves in him.[1] Sometimes in life I may find myself in a place where I should not be. My own …
Psalm 34: 4 Listen to my testimony: I cried to God in my distress and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears!5 Gaze upon him, join your life with his, and joy will come. Your faces will glisten with glory. You’ll never wear that shame-face again.6 When I had nothing, desperate and defeated, I cried …
Ps.34: 1 I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.2 I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart.3 Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together.[1] When David was in trouble, he looked to the Lord. He not only looked to the Lord but …