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I waited patiently for the Lord, 
and he turned to me 
and heard my cry for help. 
He brought me up 
from a desolate pit, 
out of the muddy clay, and set my feet 
on a rock, 
making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth...
Psalms 40:1-3 CSB
David cried out.
David waited. 
Yahweh turned.
Yahweh heard.
Yahweh brought him up.
Yahweh moved him.
Yahweh changed his song, gave David new words, new music.
Maybe today this takes some of the pressure off, and allows us to be human, not to have to handle everything, fix everything, hold everything together on our own.
David didn't just cry and wait though. 
He cried to Yahweh.
He waited on Yahweh.
Who we cry to and who we wait on makes a difference. David's situation felt hopeless, but his faith kept his heart and mind on God. 
We don't know what changed in David's circumstances, if anything, but we do know that his heart was given new words and new music.
Maybe that's already been your experience, if it is, keep singing, keep building on those new words.
And if you're crying out, waiting, take heart in who you're waiting on, who you're crying to, Yahweh, the One who bends down, hears, the giver of new words and new songs. 
#psalms
#psalm40
#itsasong
#hopeisinYahweh

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