Cast your burden on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
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Psalm 55:22
Have you ever had someone dear betray you? Maybe a relative that should be a protector has turned against you. In Psalm 55, David describes such a situation and his feelings about it. He uses such words and phrases as complaint, moan, noise of the enemy, oppression, trouble, a grudge against me, anguish, terrors, fear, trembling, and horror.
Whenever tragedy strikes a common thought is, “I wish this was a nightmare and I’d wake up,” or as David said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away!” (55:6). He goes on to say it was not an enemy who brought him grief but a “familiar friend” (55:13). Jesus experienced it when Judas betrayed Him. Psalm 41:9 as well as Zechariah 11 and Jeremiah 32: 6-9 prophesy Judas’s betrayal of Christ.
As the Psalm continues, David calls on God and places his hope in Him. He says, “He redeems my soul in safety” (55:18) and that He will listen and humble his oppressors. God is the only being you can ultimately trust. Even loved ones who mean well have the capacity to hurt you. And you have the potential to hurt others, even if you do not intend to. Bring all those things to the Father that cause you anguish, as David did. God is able to set things right and comfort and heal the brokenhearted.
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