Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
Others rely on their resources; God’s people remember His name.
Psalm 13:5
Psalm 13:5
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
After asking God how long, the psalmist ends with trust in His mercy. Both belong in prayer.
KJVPsalm 13:5 in context
2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; 4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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