The LORD hears the needy
Psalms 69:33 (NIV)
and does not despise his captive people.
The Psalmist encourages us that God hears us when we are in need, when we feel hemmed in by our troubles. Psalm 69 is a song of suffering. The Psalmist was going through immense misery. He searched for God’s presence but could not find it.
I am worn out calling for help;
Psalms 69:3 (NIV)
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,
looking for my God.
In vain he searched for human comfort.
Scorn has broken my heart
Psalms 69:20 (NIV)
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters, but I found none.
But he did not give up. He stayed true to Yahweh. He believed in God’s promises of a flourishing future for his people in a promised land, which we now know is the coming New Earth.
The children of his servants will inherit it,
Psalms 69:36 (NIV)
and those who love his name will dwell there.
If you are needy, if you feel like a captive, remember that God hears you and will give you a marvelous future.
