I. What is a and why should I care?
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II. Walking through Psalm 13 — The
Psalms 13:1-6 (NLT) For the choir director: A psalm of David. O LORD, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand? Turn and answer me, O LORD my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!” Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall. But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I will sing to the LORD because he is good to me.
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Psalms 13:1-2 (NLT) 1 O LORD, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? 2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?
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Psalms 13:3-4 (NLT) 3 Turn and answer me, O LORD my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die. 4 Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!” Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.
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Psalms 13:5-6 (NLT) 5 But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. 6 I will sing to the LORD because he is good to me.
“Praise is not a response to circumstances. It’s a declaration of God’s character.”
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III. Why God it this way
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IV. Application
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Challenge:
This week, write your own six-verse Psalm. It doesn’t have to rhyme. It doesn’t have to be pretty. But it needs to have three parts: your honest complaint, your turn, and your praise. You’re not putting it in the Bible — though honestly David probably felt the same way. You’re just practicing one of the most ancient forms of honest prayer there is.
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