Sunday Psalms;

Psalms 9:9-10, 13, 18 NLT

[9] The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, 

a refuge in times of trouble. 

[10] Those who know your name trust in you, for you, 

O Lord, 

do not abandon those who search for you.

...

[13]  Lord, 

have mercy on me. 

See how my enemies torment me. 

Snatch me back from the jaws of death.

...

[18] But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.

Psalms 9:9-10, 13, 18 NLT

As we look for the redemptive strands in the Psalms they are wound in and out of this one.

This song of David's declares that our God is our shelter and refuge at the same time acknowledging the realities of life.

He cries out to be snatched back from the "jaws of death" means he is not yet in that place of safety.

And he declares again in v18 his Faith.

Faith that even as he continues to call out, he is not and will not be abandoned.

Our circumstances may try to tell us something, that we are abandoned, there is no hope, but David's song encourages us to hold on to the Faith Story that we are not abandoned, that our cries will be answered, that one day, all will be made new...

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#redemptivestrands #weareBeloved 

#itsOKtocryouttoGod