Return to your rest,
my soul,
for the Lord
has been good to you. For you,
Lord,
have delivered me
from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling, that I may walk
before the Lord
in the land of the living.
Psalm 116:7-9 NIV
The psalmist shifts from talking to himself, to talking to God...not sure what darkness he was walking in but to write that you've been delivered from death is about as dark as it gets.
And those beautiful phrases;
my eyes from tears.
my feet from stumbling.
God's pulled him back from death, wiped his tears, and held him up, stopped him tripping.
If that was what the psalmist needed, where was he at?
Depressed. Thoughts of ending his own life?
Sad. Crying.
Lost. Alone. Stumbling.
If the person who wrote this Psalm experienced these things, it's OK if we do too.
And God is there too.
A strong grip (to pull me back)
A gentle touch (to wipe my tears)
A shoulder to lean on (so I'm not alone)
Our God is personal, intimate, close.
Lean into Him today.
#psalms
#psalm116
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