From Complaint to Confidence
Psalms 13:1-6
1. Setting
• lament psalm with a distinct arrangement that employs key repetitions
2. Question of Duration 1-2
• perception of divine remoteness
• experience of personal uncertainty
• existence of human opposition (1 Sam. 27:1)
• experience of personal uncertainty
• existence of human opposition (1 Sam. 27:1)
3. Petition for Preservation 3-4
• awareness of God and of the enemy
• lousy logic but legitimate faith
• request for a fresh surge of strength (1 Sam. 14:24-29)
• lousy logic but legitimate faith
• request for a fresh surge of strength (1 Sam. 14:24-29)
4. Indication of Determination 5-6
• an affirmation about God’s “committed love”
• two exultations
• the ultimate “trip” to bountiful
• two exultations
• the ultimate “trip” to bountiful
5. So What?
• Because crisis is inevitable, constantly consider the nature of God’s committed love.
• connection to Christ: Heb. 5:7
• Exult in the superior object and certain outcome of your faith.
• “O, Love That Will Not Let Me Go” (G. Matheson)
• connection to Christ: Heb. 5:7
• Exult in the superior object and certain outcome of your faith.
• “O, Love That Will Not Let Me Go” (G. Matheson)