The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!"
Another way of saying I have to hit bottom before I am willing to look up. A lesson to be learned and relearned.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 140
Mid-day: 119:81-88
Evening: Psalm 65
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