Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

...

Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

...

"Lord, help!"

they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

Psalms 107:1,10,13 NLT

I don't think anyone chooses to sit in darkness.

In gloom.

Imprisoned in chains of misery.

But there are times when it can seem like the safest place to be, when we can't see an alternative, when our circumstances tell us, when the things we tell ourselves, that in gloom is where we belong, what we deserve. 

And there may be times when all we can muster, all we have is "Lord help!"

The writer of this song gets us.

And helps us even in the gloom to keep hold of the glimmers of Hope:

Our God is Good.

His Faithful Love endures forever.

He is for us.

For you.

"Lord help!"

Not only is our God Good, but we are the object of His Faithful Love.

You are, in fact, Beloved. 

When we're singing, Beloved.

When mourning, Beloved.

When in the gloom, Beloved.

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