Verses from Psalms

我曾切切等候耶和华；他转向我，听了我的呼求。他把我从荒芜的坑里，从泥沼中拉上来；他使我的脚站在盘石上，又使我的脚步稳定。(诗篇 40:1-2)

I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. (Psalms 40:1-2)

Psalm 40 recounts God’s faithfulness when David cried for help. “I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he . . . heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire” (vv.1-2 nlt). Whether this psalm refers to an actual pit or to challenging circumstances, David knew that he could always call on God for deliverance.

God will help us too when we call on Him. Sometimes He intervenes directly, but more often He works through other people. When we admit our need to Him—and perhaps to others—we can count on His faithfulness.

Hope comes with help from God and others.