HOW TO LAMENT

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Psalm 13

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?

How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long must I take counsel in my soul

and have sorrow in my heart all the day?

How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;

light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”

lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.

5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love;

my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

6 I will sing to the Lord,

because he has dealt bountifully with me.

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Psalms of Lament- Reconciling the truth of a sovereign God with the reality of a broken world

“…divinely inspired songs intended to shape believers’ thinking and feeling,

guiding them in worship, suffering, and joy…. powerful tools for spiritual formation,

teaching us how to think and feel with God.” – Pastor John Piper

How to Lament

Point 1) Turn to God (Ps. 13:1)

Point 2) Bring your Complaint (v1-2)

Be Direct

Be Direct

Be Detailed

Mk 6:48-49

Is. 49:14-16

Deut. 31:8

Point 2) Bring your complaint

Be Direct

Be Detailed

Do not Deny

Point 3) Ask Boldly for Help (v3-4)

How to Ask God for Help?

Pray with honesty

1 Pet. 5:7

Point 3) Ask Boldly for Help

How to Ask God for Help?

Pray with honesty

Pray in agreement with Scripture

1 Jn. 5:14-15

Point 3) Ask Boldly for Help

How to Ask God for Help?

Pray with honesty

Pray in agreement with Scripture

Pray persistently

Point 4) Choose to Trust (v5-6)