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For the choir director.
A psalm of David.

Please, Lord, rescue me!

Come quickly, Lord, and help me. 

May those who try to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame. 

May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace. Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, "Aha! We've got him now!"
Psalms 40:13-15 NLT

I've been that person. Kind of pleased when something bad happens to the person on the other team, the other side of the argument, my "enemy". 
These songs are honest.
I've been that person who wants to see the "enemy" shamed. Humiliated.
When I want that, it comes from a place of powerlessness. I had a job end acrimoniously and unfairly I believed and that was humiliating in how it happened. I felt powerless and I could happily echo David's words, sing this song about the person responsible.
David isn't judging us for having strong feelings about things, he's just expressing them. 
It's Ok to write a song about how things really are, how we really feel. 
At the same David's thoughts are never far from God;
"Yahweh, rescue me, it's urgent, help me".
This song is allows us to be real about how things are. Allows us to write our own songs, to be honest with God and with ourselves.
#psalms
#psalm40
#writeyourownsong

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