"But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools. I was silent; I would not open my mouth, for you are the one who has done this. Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand. You rebuke and discipline men for their sin; you consume their wealth like a moth--each man is but a breath. Selah
"Hear my prayer, O LORD, listen to my cry for help; be not deaf to my weeping. For I dwell with you as an alien, a stranger, as all my fathers were. Look away from me, that I may rejoice again before I depart and am no more." (NIV)
His grace falls on us like rain through His mercy and compassion towards us. Through His grace, He loves us enough to discipline us and turn us in the direction we need to go so we can put life back into perspective regarding our priorities on this earth.
ReplyDeleteThis Psalmist is struggling with feeling like God has left him to his weeping and grief over his circumstances. Our God never leaves us. He knows what we are going through and if we call on Him, He will answer us. It may not be in our timing or the way we expect Him to answer, but HE WILL because He is faithful even when we are faithless! (2Tim 2:13)
Have a blessed week!
The last part of verse 12 stands out to me as a poetic word picture: "For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers."
ReplyDeleteSojourner is defined as "a temporary inhabitant, a new-comer lacking inherited rights"
I love the image David paints of us being guests and temporary inhabitants on this earth. He wants to make peace with God while on his short journey through life. Perhaps we all would be wise to remember that our life is just a breath. During this short sojourn on earth, we should strive to live within God's commandments and seek for his will for our lives.