Psalm 13:6 "I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me."
David begins this psalm in verse one by asking God "How long will you hide your face from me?" David laments the fact that God seems distant and is not near to him. However, by the end of the psalm in verse six, David seems to flip flop his attitude and proclaims that God has been good to him. Why does David think God has been good to him, when six verses earlier he was looking for God? What gives?
Here's what gives-in verse five, David writes that he will "trust" in God's "unfailing love." David even in his distress, knew something about God's love and goodness-it never fails. So David puts his trust in God and this resolves the poem. Do I put enough trust in God? Do I believe in his unfailing love? Do I really? Today I needed this psalm to remind me that in spite of my distress, my sin, and my failures, God is full of unfailing love towards me.
Dear Jesus, thank you for your unfailing love, and for being so good to me, even when I am ugly. Amen.
