A psalm for the depressed

“Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.”Psalms‬ ‭143‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

This psalm is a psalm for the depressed. In it David is wrung out and exhausted with fear by being oppressed by Saul and seeing no way out. He confesses his depression but then he says: 

“I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done. I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.” Psalms‬ ‭143‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Worship and praise are the way out. God hears and comes to comfort those who worship even in the face of overpowering odds. Not only does He comfort He guides through His Holy Spirit. He is good and a sure help in times of trouble. 

Lay down self-pity and worship today! He is near and will come. His help is better than any mankind can provide. Job found this. His friends turned out to be no friends at all, but when God showed up he was comforted and restored. Amen!