Despair and Hope

As we continue to prepare for Easter, we will look at Psalm 6. This psalm, like Psalm 142, will also focus on the psalmist’s lament, as he cries out to God over the prolonged anguish of his soul. Despite his sorrow, the psalmist knows that the Lord hears his cries; he knows that he will deliver him. This Psalm teaches us that no matter how great our anguish, no matter how drawn out the tears, God hears our cries. As he heard Jesus weeping in the Garden of Gethsemane, so also he hears us. As he resurrected Jesus, delivering him from anguish and death, so too will he do for us.