God's Delay (Psalm 13)

When we cry out to God in distress, do we remember His faithfulness? Let’s look at Psalm 13.

Do we sometimes think that God has forgotten us, or is hiding from us?

Lord, how long will You forget me? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? (Ps 13:1 HCSB)

Is David asking a total of four “how long” questions, do we see human impatience?

How long must I struggle in my soul at night and have sorrow in my heart during the day? How long will my enemy rise up against me? (Ps 13:2 ISV)

Does God allow some situations in life to make us face our mortality?

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; (Ps 13:3 KJV)

Are there predators in life who would rejoice at taking everything from us?

Lest my enemy says, “I have overcome him,” And my adversaries rejoice that I am shaken. (Ps 13:4 LSB)

When God seems to delay, do we still trust in His faithfulness and look forward to rejoicing at His eventual rescue?

But I have trusted in Your faithfulness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. (Ps 13:5 NASB)

Do we look forward to singing songs of praise for His goodness?

I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. (Ps 13:6 NIV)

Why was Jesus given that particular name? Does it relate to this Psalm in some way?

And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [Yehoshua, meaning Yahweh saves], for He will save His people from their sins. (Mat 1:21 NKJV)

Even if we are threatened with a martyr’s death can anything separate us from Christ’s love and our eternal victory?

Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. (Rom 8:35-37 NLT)

When we cry out to God in distress, do we remember His faithfulness? You decide!