For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.
A psalm of David.
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint;
O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
3 My soul is in anguish.
How long, O LORD, how long?
4 Turn, O LORD, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.
5 No one remembers you when he is dead.
Who praises you from the grave?
6 I am worn out from groaning;
all night long I flood my bed with weeping
and drench my couch with tears.
7 My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes.
8 Away from me, all you who do evil,
for the LORD has heard my weeping.
9 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;
the LORD accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed;
they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
Need a little help with Psalm 6?
I’ve named this psalm “The Weeping Psalm.” I read it when I’m depressed beyond reason, and I can’t say that I’m immediately filled with joy; however, I am encouraged to know that my tears are absorbed in the ocean of His unfailing love.
If you listen to some people, depression is epidemic in our society. I honestly don’t know what to tell you to do if you’re depressed. I’ve been dealing with what I think is hormone-induced periodic depression for several years now. It’s not fun. However, taking a little blue pill to artificially improve my mood doesn’t feel right to me either. So, I continue to cry and to cry out to the Lord, knowing that He hears every cry and will defeat every enemy, even the ones that steal my joy from within myself.
What I learned: I’m not the only one who cries a lot. “The Lord has heard my weeping.”
Thanks for doing the Psalms publically. I’ve been going through a hard time and my pastor suggested I read through them, and it’s nice to do it with someone else.