The Power of Crying Out To God
Psalm 13. The Psalm contains three stanzas, each one getting shorter. In the first stanza, the Psalmist cries out in bitter distress. He wants to know where God is and when God will act. And he doesn't seem to hold back very much: Psalm 13:1–2 (ESV) How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? In the second stanza, lament has turned to intercession. He is imploring the Lord to act on his behalf, making his requests known and seeking to be raised up from the place of defeat. Psalm 13:3–4 (ESV) Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, 4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,” lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken. Finally, after lament and intercession, the Psalmist has sweet and steady resolve before the Lord... Psalm 13:5–6 (ESV) Bu...