God’s Mighty Deeds Recalled
To the leader: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm.
1 I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, that he may hear me.
2 In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
my soul refuses to be comforted.
3 I think of God, and I moan;
I meditate, and my spirit faints. Selah
4 You keep my eyelids from closing;
I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
I am old enough now to be able to empathize with those whose eyelids are kept from closing sometime in the night. In my seminary days (when I was in my twenties), I couldn’t really identify with what some ancient Christians called “The Dark Night of the Soul”. I have always been able to fall asleep quickly, and then to stay sound asleep until the alarm rang in the morning. Now, I have times when my eyelids are kept form closing, often in the middle of the night, as I am troubled over things I need to take to God in prayer. In this psalm, I am at least encouraged by the fact that I am not alone in my nocturnal prayers. Misery (and the ministry of prayer) loves company.
I might be praying for you tonight. And we might be praying together.
Prayer
Hear me, Dear Lord, when I cry aloud to you. Comfort my soul by listening. In Jesus’ name I pray.