Psalm 13 - Lament Psalms
Psalms of Lament
is a form of
and
with the intent of drawing close to God in times of
and
.
Around
% of the Psalms are dedicated as Psalms of
; more than any other single genre of Psalms.
There are
Psalms voiced from the perspective of a single person.
There are also
Psalms that invite an entire community to pray together.
The
Steps Of
God.
Pour out your
.
Make your
.
your
.
How long, LORD? is an example of
and indicates an outburst of emotion.
God is about you being completely
with where you are at with
in the middle of this situation.
The enemy represents the
of
distress.
Pouring out your
is about objectively stating the
,
, and
to God.
Because
I feel
and I want to______.
Make your request.
“Consider me and answer LORD my God” means you are asking
to do something that
cannot.
Once you have poured out your complaint
and
, you are able to ask God to help in the
.
There are
ways we can
in God through
.
To reorient our
in God is to be equally
and
in our soul with any one of the three answers God may give.
You can trust that God will
.
You can trust that God will give you the
and
to
or
the circumstances.
You can trust God to
in the middle of and
to glory on the
of the circumstances.
Through
, you get a process to navigate life’s most difficult situations
and that lets you deal with
in a
.
