Psalm 130

Psalm 130

Waiting for Divine Redemption

A Song of Ascents.
¹ Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
²   Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
   to the voice of my supplications!

³ If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
   Lord, who could stand?
⁴ But there is forgiveness with you,
   so that you may be revered.

⁵ I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
   and in his word I hope;
⁶ my soul waits for the Lord
   more than those who watch for the morning,
   more than those who watch for the morning.

⁷ O Israel, hope in the Lord!
   For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
   and with him is great power to redeem.
⁸ It is he who will redeem Israel
   from all its iniquities.

After last night, waking up before 3 a.m. and never being able to fall back asleep, tossing and turning, thinking of everything that is wrong in what I see at work, and thinking of my own failures to be the man that I believe God wants me to be, to lead the way that I think that God wants me to lead, to love with courage, wisdom and self-sacrifice, this passage is just what I needed. Thanks and praise to God who always speaks just the right word to me at just the right time. Lord, help me to believe from the heart.