1 I lift up my eyes to you,
to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
3 Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
4 We have endured no end
of ridicule from the arrogant,
of contempt from the proud.
Questions to consider:
- Where is the author lifting his eyes?
- What is the author seeking?
- What is the trouble of the author and his people?
Possibilities for prayer:
Perhaps you have experienced a situation in which you were crying out for God's mercy, as you endured what felt like "no end of contempt" or ridicule without end. The world can certainly be a harsh place and we are sometimes treated harshly within it. But we can cry out to God and know that we are heard. David cries out to God on behalf of himself and the entire nation of Israel--he knows that there is no other possible end to their struggles but through God's intervention, so he goes to the source.
If you find yourself in a place where God's mercy is needed, where his intervention is required, call out to God just as David did. But do not cry out as a person who has no hope, cry out as one who knows where the source of mercy and redemption can be found.
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