Psalm 70:5 (NRSV)
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Verse 5But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay!
Devotion
The Psalms are ripe with emotional pleas. Here we receive validation when we wish to be martyrs. We receive permission to yell at God and to hope when the day has hit rock bottom. This Psalm is filled with pleading. It is a short Psalm, the length emphasizing the urgency of these simple appeals about shaming enemies and delivering the faithful. Yahweh is named as the great help and deliverer, the only one who can save this poor soul.
Prayer
God of patience, we often come to you with words relative to our timelines and desires. We seek you fervently and crave your saving presence now. Come among your faithful and hurried people with wisdom and mercy. Amen.