Cry Out

1 I will exalt you, O LORD,
for you lifted me out of the depths
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
2 O LORD my God, I called to you for help
and you healed me.

3 O LORD, you brought me up from the grave;
you spared me from going down into the pit.

4 Sing to the LORD, you saints of his;
praise his holy name.

5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning. (Psalms 30:1-5, New International Version)

Application

David wrote this Psalm at the dedication of the temple. David was called a man after God’s own heart. He was considered one of the greatest kings of Israel. He loved God with everything in him. This Psalm is awesome because we see the reason that David was such a man as this. One of Davids greatest attributes was that he knew how to call on God no matter what. I can remember circumstances in my life where I needed to learn to call on God. I have had difference situations in my life where I was lost and confused and didn’t know why things were happening the way that they were. It was then that God showed me his love and his glory. It was not because I was silent, but because I cried out from my very being for God and he responded. I believe that God allows things to happen in our lives so that we will learn to call out on him and grow close to him. May you learn to call out in everything and may the Lord respond with love and truth.

Now what...?

Read over this psalm again and ask the Lord to show himself to you. Thank him for the words that you are speaking. Think about situations where you felt like David felt.