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Sunday Psalms;

In times of trouble, 
may the Lord answer your cry. 

May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. 

May he send you help from his sanctuary and strengthen you from Jerusalem.

May he remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. 

Interlude.

Psalms 20:1-3 NLT

The first part of this song of David's is looking out at the people he cared about. 
Looking out, and looking up.
Looking out, looking up, and trusting God in "times of trouble".
Looking for our God in times of trouble.
David invites us to keep it real, and this song of his takes me to Jesus words, the last recorded words we have to his team before he heads towards death...

John 16:33 NLT
"I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. 
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. 
But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

The redemptive strands can be seen from David, to Jesus, to us. There will be, is, times of trouble, trials, sorrows, and there is peace to be found even in those spaces and times, because we are part of the bigger redemptive story.
God did send help. 
And Jesus overcame "the world", death, sorrow, trials, all the things, and one day, all will be made new. 
We can take heart.
#psalms
#songs 
#thisisourGod 
#keepingitreal 
#weareBeloved 

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