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Spiritual Depression in the Psalms
“'As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say
to me all the day long, ‘Where is your God?’” And the taunt ‘Where is your God?’ implies that
something else has gone wrong too, or they wouldn’t be saying, ‘Where is your God?’ It looks to them like
he has been abandoned.”
“’My tears have
been my food day and night.’ So he is discouraged to the point of crying day and night. In verse 7 he says that it feels
like drowning: 'All your breakers and your waves have gone over me.'”
“In all of this, he is fighting for hope. ... Verse 5: ‘Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.’... Verse
11: ‘Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.’ He is not surrendering to the emotions of discouragement. He is fighting back.”
“...it looks like God has forgotten him. It feels as if God has forgotten
him. If God hasn’t forgotten him, why aren’t these enemies driven back and consumed? It would be good if all of
us were so composed and careful in the expression of our discouragements that we never said anything amiss. But that is not
the way we are. In the midst of the tumult of emotions, we are not careful with our words.”
[Job talked] ...”about ‘words for the
wind.’ [Job 6:26] Job says to his critical friends, ‘Do you think that you can reprove words, when the
speech of a despairing man is wind?’ In other words, don’t jump on the words of a despairing man. Let it go. There
will be ample time to discern the deeper convictions of the heart. Let the wind blow them away. They are words for the wind.” Spiritual D
Depression in the Psalms | Psalm 42
Psalms: Thinking and Feeling
with God, Part 2
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By John Piper. June 1, 2008 © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod.org
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Philippians 4:6-7 (ASV)
6 In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be
made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts
in Christ Jesus. Hear, read and study more on Philippians 4:6-7
Romans 8:31-32 (NASB)
31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is
for us, who is against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered
Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?
Hear, read, and study more on Romans 8:31-32
Psalms
30:8-12 (NIV)
8 To you, O LORD, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy: 9 "What gain is there in my destruction,
in my going down into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness? 10 Hear, O LORD, and be merciful
to me; O LORD, be my help." 11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
12 that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever. Hear, Read and Study more on Psalms 30:8-12
Psalms
31:22 (NIV)
In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called
to you for help. Hear, Read and Study more on Psalms 31:22
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Psalm 103
God shows justice for the oppressed, supports, forgives, and forgets. He is slow to anger, and abounding
in mercy. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities Hear, read and study more on Psalm 103
Philippians 4:6-9 (NKJV)
6 Be anxious for nothing, but
in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and
the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally,
brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things
are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is
any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things.
9 The things which you
learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Hear, read and study more on Philippians 4:6-9
The Problem Mental distress or agitation results
from legitimate concern over a real or imagined problem that has grown out of proportion... read more
Psalms
31:1-7 (NIV)
1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. 3 Since you are my rock
and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. 4 Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.
5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth. 6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I
trust in the LORD. 7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. Hear, Read and Study more on Psalms 31:1-7
Psalms
34:18 (NIV) The LORD is close to the
brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Hear, Read and Study more on Psalms 34:18
Psalms
31:9-10 (NIV)
9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body
with grief. 10 My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my
bones grow weak. Hear, Read and Study more on Psalms 31:9-10
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