Psalm 13 How long, O Lord, will You forget me? How long, Lord, will you hide, hide Your face from me? How long must I wrestle with me, And every day, have sorrow in my heart? I will wait on You I will wait on You I will wait on You Look on me Lord and answer me Give my eyes light or I will sleep in death My enemies say, "I will overcome him," And my foes rejoice, even when I fall I don't want to fall I will wait on You I will wait on You I will wait on You For I will trust in Your unfailing love My heart rejoices in Your salvation I will sing to the Lord for He has, He has been good to me I will wait on You | |
...As I have watched someone I deeply love and care about endure an awful situation in life and be handed evil after evil, while she patiently waits for God to redeem her story. I have sung this song for her.
...As I have seen helpless and undeserving people and children suffer injustices over and over. People I know dealing with serious and dreadful sicknesses; good people who are still faithful to God and never turn away. I have sung this song for them.
...As I watch the hateful, the evil, the liars, the wicked continue in their blatant disregard for God and shake their fists in rebellion toward Him, daring Him to do something about it. And to all appearances, He sits idle and quiet. I have sung this song to Him.
I waited on You six months, God. Why haven't you healed this child I've prayed for?
I waited on You for seven weeks. Why didn't you punish this man who mocks You and mistreats all those who love You?
David wrote this Psalm that begins with a plea to God, a plea to be heard and remembered, a plea for God to act for the sake of His name and for the sake of David's life. There is honest desperation and anguish and frustration and deep sadness in the beginning of this Psalm, but David ends on a note of light and joy and confidence, almost like he suddenly remembers something, a truth that gives him hope.
God has been good. He will be good. He is good. These individuals and families that I have sung this song for... God sees them. He knows them. He is working out their situations for their good and for His glory.