The author of Psalm 142 was David. He wrote a prayer that could be used for times when you feel overwhelmed or desperate for life to be different or better. When we feel cornered by our enemies, only God can keep us safe. Depend on him for all things and he will make a way for you.
Psalm 142:4,5 - "Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. 5-If I cry to you, O LORD; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the and of the living.'"
Have you ever felt that no one cared what happened to you? David had good reason to feel that way, and he wrote, "I cry to you, O LORD." Through prayer we can pull out of our tailspin and be reminded hat God cares for us deeply!
Psalm 142:7 - "Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me"
David was losing hope, caught in paralyzing fear and deep depression. At times, we feel caught in deepening depression too, and we are unable to pull ourselves out. At those times, we can come to the Lord and, like David, express our true feelings.
Psalm 142 / New International Version
ReplyDelete1 I cry aloud to the Lord;
I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
2 I pour out my complaint before him;
before him I tell my trouble.
3 When my spirit grows faint within me,
it is you who know my way.
In the path where I walk
men have hidden a snare for me.
4 Look to my right and see;
no one is concerned for me.
I have no refuge;
no one cares for my life.
5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Listen to my cry,
for I am in desperate need;
rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.
7 Set me free from my prison,
that I may praise your name.
Then the righteous will gather about me
because of your goodness to me.