Psalm 5:3

Anxiety, fear, loneliness and depression have risen drastically over the last few years. The Psalmists were no strangers to these emotions. However, they learned to unleash the extraordinary power of praise to overcome. Discover the secret to calm in these devotionals from the Psalms.

Each of us is sure to suffer at some point in our lives. As a counselor, I’ve seen sufferers transformed. I’ve seen those once debilitated by trauma learn to suffer well. In this brief devotional, I pray that you will realize that your story is not over. You may experience suffering, but you can suffer well. You can ask, What’s next? instead of getting stuck asking, Why? You can become resilient.

Learn how best to pray, both from the prayers of the faithful and from the words of Jesus Himself. Find encouragement to keep taking your requests to God every day, with persistence and patience. Explore examples of empty, self righteous prayers, balanced against the pure prayers of those with clean hearts. Pray constantly.

Die Psalmen geben unseren Herzen eine Stimme. Die ganze Bandbreite menschlicher Gefühle findet hier ihren konkreten Ausdruck. Wir erhalten Worte, um uns mit Dank und Lob an Gott zu wenden, aber auch mit unseren Gefühlen der Entmutigung, Verzweiflung oder überwältigender Schuld aufgrund unserer Sünde. Durch all das hindurch sehen wir, wie der Erlöser durch die Psalmen schreitet. Er ist derjenige, der all das verkörpert und erfüllt, was wir in diesem Buch vorfinden. Er gibt uns den höchsten Grund, Gott zu danken und zu loben (vgl. Psalm 107,1).