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Sunday Psalms;

God! 
Save me by your name; defend me by your might! 
God! 
Hear my prayer; 
listen to the words of my mouth! 
Psalms 54:1-2 CEB

This is a Psalm, a song, a prayer for when we are in distress, when we're struggling, when it seems that God doesn't hear. 
This song gives us permission to express to God exactly what's going on for us. 

But look here: 
God is my helper; 
my Lord sustains my life.
Psalms 54:4 CEB

There is this beautiful acknowledgement of who God is, helper, sustainer.
And then this:

He will bring disaster on my opponents. 
By your faithfulness, God, 
destroy them!
Psalms 54:5 CEB

We've all had moments where thoughts like this have been front of mind, we want justice. Justice is part of who God is and as image bearers it's part of who we are too. 

I will give thanks to your name, 
LORD, 
because it's so good,
Psalms 54:6 CEB

And then he ends the song with a picture of the future where his enemies are defeated and he has been "delivered from every distress".
From every distress. 
There is going to be a day when all will be made new, every tear gathered up by Jesus, every hurt unhurt, and we can be like David and write our own songs, our own stories of where things are, who God is, and how it will be...
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