Psalm 42 - Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 42.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/42/1/s_520001

Meditate on verse 5.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?

And why have you become disturbed within me?

Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him,

 for the help of His presence.

The psalmist was desperate. God brought him to a seemingly hopeless place, so he could only be brought out of his despair by the LORD.

Just as the refreshing stream satisfies a parched and panting deer, God would quench his desperate thirst (vs. 1-2). He put his hope in God (v. 11).

What situation threatens to roll over you and those you love? Has the LORD allowed it so your only hope is to hope in Him?

Pray Psalm 42:1-2, 5-6, 8, and 11 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“As the dear pants for the water brooks, so ________ and my soul pant for You, O God.  Our souls thirst for God, for You, the living God; we come and appear before You.

Our souls are in despair; they are disturbed within us, LORD.

We hope in You, God, for we shall again praise You for the help of Your presence.

O my God, our souls are in despair within us; therefore, we remember You!

LORD, command Your lovingkindness in the daytime!  Let Your song be with us

in the night.  This is our prayer to You, the God of our lives!

 LORD, our souls are in despair and disturbed within us!

 We choose to hope in You, God, for we will yet praise You. 

You are the help of our countenance and our God.

Because of You, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL, Volume 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell