“耶和华啊，你忘记我要到几时呢？要到永远吗？你掩面不顾我要到几时呢？
但我倚靠你的慈爱；我的心因你的救恩快乐。”
诗篇 13:1, 5
“How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.”
Psalms 13:1, 5
We may be surprised to hear a cry of abandonment coming from David, a man who knew God intimately. Psalm 13 describes David’s struggle. He was threatened by powerful enemies and distressed by God’s seeming prolonged apathy and absence, feeling forsaken in the time of his greatest need.
“How long, Lord?” he asks. David questioned if God would ever come to his rescue (vv. 1–2). Even as he felt the sting of abandonment, David turned his turmoil over to God, asking Him for a deeper understanding of his circumstances (vv. 3–4). Anchoring himself in God’s unfailing covenantal love, David renews his trust in God (vv. 5–6).
Like David, you may be going through a rough patch, engulfed by feelings of dread and abandonment. God may seem silent, but He is never absent. Scripture confirms He will never leave or forsake anyone who calls on Him (Heb. 13:5–6).
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