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“I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.” David was a man filled with sorrow and pain. He was a man who faced a cruel world and who had been punished by God for his sins. Psalms 116:1-2 tells the story of his life, from that terrible day in the wilderness when he first took up his harp to praise God, to the day when his son Absalom betrayed him and David's final words to all of Israel.
We read this psalm at funerals so often because it tells us how to face death. The Psalmist writes: "In my distress I called on the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears." When we are overcome with fear or pain, we have no choice but to call on God –– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – He hears our cries and He hears our prayers.
To deny this is to deny the reality of our lives as human beings, as people who live in relationship with God.
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- I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. (Psalms 116:1-2 NIV)