Topic

Depression

Psalms that give voice to the downcast soul and point to hope.

“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.”

A soul thirsty for God, preaching hope to itself in despair.

“Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.”

A continuation of Psalm 42, longing to go to God’s altar with joy.

“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.”

Psalm 130 is one of the "Penitential Psalms" and a Song of Ascents, beginning in the depths and rising to hope.

“How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?”

A short lament of seeming abandonment resolved in steadfast love.

“O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:”

A dark lament with no resolution, crying to God from the brink of death.

“O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.”

A penitent plea for mercy in sickness and distress, ending in confident hope.