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When No One Else Cares

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 142:1–7 (ESV) 1 With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. 2 I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. 3 When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. 4 Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. 5 I cry to you, O LORD; I say, … Continue reading When No One Else Cares

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You Know My Reproach

Tim Farley

  Reading the Word Psalm 69:19–21 (ESV) 19 You know my reproach, and my shame and my dishonor; my foes are all known to you. 20 Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none. 21 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink. Understanding and Applying the Word When we read these words of David, we may at first find them discouraging. David speaks of the pain and suffering he was facing as … Continue reading You Know My Reproach

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