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He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire.
He set my feet on a rock,
and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Psalm 40:2-3
I often scroll through the Psalms seeking imagery for my illusive emotions.
David, along with other Old Testament writers, often associated distress with the depth, the grave, the pit, silence, darkness, destruction, corruption, dust, mire, slime, and mud.
Anyone in a narcissistic relationship might find those evocative concepts descriptive, at times, of their own hearts.
I believed the Lord could and would lift me out and set my feet on a rock and give me a firm place to stand (v. 2), but the emotional strength to wait for that often illuded me.
Today, my feet are less muddy. I also keep a garden hose beside my porch steps to hose off, literally and figuratively.
Some days I even experience a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God (v. 3).
God lifted David’s feet from the slimy pit and gave him a new song of praise.
David documented it with pen and parchment.
He has also done this for me.
And I am reporting it here.
God will do it for you, too. When He does, document it by sharing it with a safe person. They, along with the angels in heaven, will want to rejoice with you!
Father, thank You for allowing those who have traveled this earth before us to encourage us by their words You recorded in Scripture. Show us how to be faithful in doing the same for those who come behind us. May You be glorified in our lives. In Your Son’s name I pray, amen.
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