9 But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor. You no longer lead our armies to battle. 10 You make us retreat from our enemies and allow those who hate us to plunder our land. 11 You have butchered us like sheep and scattered us among the nations. 12 You sold your precious people for a pittance, making nothing on the sale. 13 You let our neighbors mock us. We are an object of scorn and derision to those round us. 14 You have made us the butt of their jokes; they shake their heads at us in scorn. 15 We can’t escape the constant humiliation; shame is written across our faces. 16 All we hear are the taunts of our mockers. All we see are our vengeful enemies.
17 All this has happened though we have not forgotten you. We have not violated your covenant. 18 Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path. 19 Yet you have crushed us in the jackal’s desert home. You have covered us with darkness and death. 20 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods, 21 God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart. 22 But for your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.
23 Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep? Get up! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression? 25 We collapse in the dust, lying face down in the dirt. 26 Rise up! Help us! Ransom us because of your unfailing love.
if we are attacked.. if we are falling apart... if everything is a mess.. and we are not following God.. then biblically it is our own fault.. we have been given this covenant of blessing and curse.. if we do right by God.. we are to be blessed.. if we do wrong.. we are to be cursed.. but what about the times that you don't do wrong.. you stay on the right path.. doing the right thing... and everything still fell apart... I am guessing the is the issue that the psalmist is going through.. and that we all would feel...
why would God do this? what possible reason would He have? and is this going against the covenant that He promised us? well I know that God is a God of His word.. so surely He is not going against His covenant.. but He also never promised that we will never have battle or never have wars... even the greatest of the kings and prophets still had wars and battles... so it doesn't mean that God has left us.. just because things don't look like we want them to.. doesn't mean that God is not still on the throne.. that He doesn't still love us... He surely still does... the issue is I'm thinking.. we learn the most in battle... we surrender the most during a fight.. we give in and finally say... okay Lord.. whatever you want to do is fine with me...
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