This is a psalm of lament and sadness, but not on a personal level, but as a nation. The psalmist is looking beyond himself and crying out for his people. Rather than questioning, “God, have you rejected us?”, he is stating it as fact, “You have rejected us, O God…” He is feeling quite alone and abandoned, yet he cries for restoration and rescue.
Promises are recalled and spoken as the psalmist works through a solution. God has the ultimate solution. The last line of the psalm speaks volumes as to the writer’s faith. “With God’s help, we will do mighty things for he will trample down our foes.” Isn’t t his just a perfect mantra for us all to use daily. It is only with God and by his mighty power that we can do great things.
When you look at your life or the state of our country (US and Mexico), I am sure you can find situations that need God’s mighty power. Our cry to God could be just as the psalmists. However, we must be careful not to get mad at God or try to tell him what to do. Have you ever caught yourself in your prayer time telling God what he should do? I know I have, and it’s a good reminder that we need to ask for God’s will to be done. We can certainly tell him our heart and what we would like, but we need to ultimately ask for his will to be revealed.
Let’s pray. God, I do feel like our nations are crumbling and full of so many cracks. I pray for our leaders that you will give them wisdom to fix what has been broken for so long. You can seal those cracks. Lord I know you are mighty, and great things can be done with your power – please help us! Our call is to love–help us to love. I want to be devoted to your will. Help me sift through all the untruths of this world and find you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
