THE COMEBACK
Psalms 6:6-10 NKJV
6 I am weary with my groaning;
All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 My eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.
8 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.
10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled;
Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
David is having a rough go of it. He is dealing with some difficult situations. He feels weak, broken, and in need of healing. His bones are troubled, and his soul is greatly troubled. One thing about David, he does not hold back on how he is feeling. He is the picture of pouring out your heart before the Lord.
Weary with my groaning. David is so tired of groaning and hurting that it is wearing him out. He is crying a lot. Making his bed swim and drenching his couch may be a touch of hyperbole, but it is very evident that David is hurting and not just a little. But David has been here before. And David does have confidence in God. So David does not stay in this traumatized, depleted state. David comes back and gets to a place of strength.
As we read verses eight through ten, notice what David declares. And understand that David is declaring what he believes, not what has happened. David believes that the Lord has heard the voice of his weeping. David was not ashamed to weep before the Lord, and he must have believed that his tears mattered to God. But he doesn’t stop with weeping. David believes that the Lord has heard his supplications. A supplication is a request for favor. Again, we see David’s confidence in the character of God. David does not believe his tears and requests for God’s favor have fallen on deaf ears. We never see David bemoan that his prayers haven’t reached past the ceiling. David has great faith in the goodness and mercy of God. And David declares that God will receive his prayer. Not maybe or I hope so, God will receive my prayer.
David’s problem must be the anguish that his enemies have caused him. So his prayer is that his enemies will be thwarted in their efforts to hurt him. That his enemies would be ashamed and turned back from him. David was a man who had a lot of enemies in his lifetime. But more importantly, David had confidence in a God who heard, cared, and would do something about his adversaries.
APPLICATION
Do you relate to David’s troubles or David’s comeback? It’s a valid question. I have had the hard nights where it seemed the enemy had the upper hand. I would like to say I bounced back as David did, but it has taken me a bit longer. But no worries. If you are in the same camp as me, we can bounce back quicker. The key is developing a greater confidence in our relationship with God before the attacks of our enemy. Building confidence in the good times will help us come back better in the hard times. How do we start? We must begin declaring who God is to us. That our Father loves us and hears us when we pray. We are not speaking out of turn; we are repeating what God’s Word has already said. In 1 Peter 3:12, the scriptures say His eyes are on us and and His ears are open to our prayers. We must dare to believe God loves us as much as He loved King David. That’s a bold statement, but remember, David was a servant of God. We are children of God through our faith in Jesus.
PRAYER
Thank You, Father, that You hear me when I pray. You love me, hear me, and help me. My confidence and comeback are because of You.