Prayer is Crying -- LORD Come Quickly

Psalm 70:1-5 (MSG)

God! Please hurry to my rescue! God, come quickly to my side! Those who are out to get me— let them fall all over themselves. Those who relish my downfall— send them down a blind alley. Give them a taste of their own medicine, those gossips off clucking their tongues. Let those on the hunt for you sing and celebrate. Let all who love your saving way say over and over, "God is mighty!" But I've lost it. I'm wasted. God—quickly, quickly! Quick to my side, quick to my rescue! GOD, don't lose a minute.

I just had to use the Message version of Psalm 70. When I read these words I am drawn to them, I relate to them and admit to having been of the same mind David must have been in when he penned them. Like an inpatient child I have been known to cry out to God--Hurry!  Knowing full well that God's timing is perfect, it is just necessary sometimes to remind God I am still waiting, still hurting and in need of His Divine assistance.

I am wondering what is going on with David.  Is the King closing in on him, does he feel trapped, cornered with no way out?  Too often that is where I find myself as well.  Trapped animals tend to lash out - so do people.  It is difficult to be nice when feelings of helplessness envelop us.  When our backs are against the wall it is time for our knees to hit the ground.  This is where I see David, on his knees begging God to intervene.

But notice, he is also praising God.  Not buttering Him up in hopes that his God will act, but acknowledging His goodness and power and singing of it. By turning to God for help David is saying, I am helpless without You. Perhaps these are words we need to admit today too.  I am helpless without You, LORD.  I've lost it. I'm wasted. God—quickly, quickly! Quick to my side, quick to my rescue! GOD, don't lose a minute.

Psalms 67, 68, 70