Psalm 43

"Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation:
O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
{2} For thou art the God of my strength:
why dost thou cast me off?
why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

{3} O send out thy light and thy truth:
let them lead me;
let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

{4} Then will I go unto the altar of God,
unto God my exceeding joy:
yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

{5} Why art thou cast down,
O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me?
hope in God: for I shall yet praise him,
who is the health of my countenance, and my God."

There is a part of me that understands the pain and frustration of this psalm. When you live in the midst of an ungodly people, it can get you down.

And the cry, “send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me,” is a forceful an apt prayer. The law of God is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path, but there is also the one Jesus called “the comforter,” or the counselor. It is the Holy Spirit that is sent out to lead us, to stand at our right hand and light up the path ahead so we can make better choices.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Is it because you are losing hope in God? But didn’t you know all along that He was your only hope? Why are you disquieted, edgy, sleepless? Spend a little time praising God. Sing a song of praise. Sing in the morning. Sing at bedtime. Sing when you don't feel like it.

Get your eyes back on the goal.
 

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