Psalm 6
O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath.
Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing;
heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
My soul also is greatly troubled.
But you, O Lord—how long?
Turn, O Lord, deliver my life;
save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
For in death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who will give you praise?
I am weary with my moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
My eye wastes away because of grief;
it grows weak because of all my foes.
Depart from me, all you workers of evil,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
The Lord has heard my plea;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled;
they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.
He desires that the Lord not discipline him in anger...
He asks for grace....
He is languishing (suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.)...
He seeks healing.....
His bones are troubled...(emotions are causing physical problems)....
His soul is troubled...
He pleads for God to save him.....
He is weary...
He has shed so many tears he feels his bed is flooded with them.
He is wasting away from grief....
He grows weak from the attack against him...
When I first prayed this Psalm, I faltered at the part about foes. I thought to myself, I really do not have enemies, no one seeks my harm, no one is trying to destroy me....and as I pondered this I realized..NOT SO! I am surrounded by foes, and they urgently and vehemently seek my utter destruction.
The enemy of my soul and yours seeks our death, seeks to steal all joy, all hope, to suck the very life from your soul and leave you a broken heap upon the floor. He rejoices in your sorrow. He rejoices in your pain. He is the one who tells you all is lost, there is no hope, curse God and die. This enemy has many weapons that he uses in his purpose. Right now, for those I love, his weapons are PTSD, alcohol, grief, anger, despair, frustration and hopelessness. He attacks all members of my family with one or more of these weapons.
"Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. "
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. "
"This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. "
" In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. "
And then we have the world, which is also our enemy. It has not the passion that the true enemy of our souls has, it just simply entices us with its many offerings. Do you feel pain? Come and drink away your cares, forget them for the moment, drink...drink...drink...this is how to have fun, how to forget your burdens. Come buy this thing, come buy that one. Having this will at last make you happy. Seek after money, if you have enough you will have power. Power will make you happy. All lies, all glitters as gold but when you grasp it and unwrap it, the gift inside is shriveled and dead.
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
And last we have self. That sinful creature that in its own power cannot please God, even should it wish to, and apart from God cannot even summon the desire to please God. That part of us that is weak, that entices us to give up, to surrender to the lies of the enemy of our soul, to surrender to the lies of the world, to just reach out and grasp anything shiny thing we can in order to have a moments happiness.
"For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me."
My friend, regardless of whether you are aware of it or not, you and I are beset by enemies. Like David, we grow weak from their onslaught against us.
At the end of this Psalm, David states DEPART from me, all you workers of evil! Depart O enemy of our souls! Depart O enticements of this world, Depart O sinful flesh that seeks to entangle us....FOR THE LORD HAS HEARD THE SOUND OF MY WEEPING!
O soul! Hold fast to faith, hold fast to God, keep your courage and do not despair. You will yet see your enemies ashamed and greatly troubled. You will yet see them turned back.
"You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again. You will increase my greatness and comfort me again."
"Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning."
"You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word."
Via, Veritas, Vita.......way....truth....life..... JESUS
All He Says I Am
He whispers in my ear
Tells me that I'm fearless
He shares a melody
Tells me to repeat it
And it makes me whole
It reminds my soul
I am all He says I am
I am all He says I am
I am all He says I am
And He says I am His own
I was blinded by scales upon my eyes
Then He came like a light
And burned up all the lies
He set me free
He reminded me
I am all He says I am
I am all He says I am
I am all He says I am
An He says I am His own
Chains are broken
Scales are on the floor
Truth is spoken
I'm no orphan anymore
I am loved
I am new again
I am free
I'm no slave to sin
I'm saint
I am righteousness
I'm alive