Psalm 142:3: When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path. In the way in which I walk they have secretly set a snare for me.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
David was a hero, and yet his spirit sank: he could smite a giant down, but he could not keep himself up. He did not know his own path, nor feel able to bear his own burden. Observe his comfort: he looked away from his own condition to the ever-observant, all-knowing God; all was known to his heavenly Friend. Truly it is well for us to know that God knows what we do not know. We lose our heads, but God never closes his eyes; our judgments lose balance, but the eternal mind is always clear. 1
Living the Transformed Life
From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2
- When I was most overwhelmed, He rescued me in my darkest hour. – You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night. Psalm 17:3
- When I was about to be deceived and led astray, He gave me His wisdom, and His courage to defeat my foe. – Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, for You are my strength. Psalm 31:4
- When my spirit was sinking, He showed me the way, and brought forth gold out of my bankrupted heart. – But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. Job 23:10
When everything was falling apart, He was actually beginning something new, through much difficulty.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for overwhelming me with Your love. Dear Jesus, please teach me to wait upon You for everything.
1. PACKER, J. I. (1993). Introduction. In Psalms (p. 339). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
