This morning, we were reading Psalm 69. And the Holy Spirit quietly told me, “This is what Yeshua was praying in Gethsemane.” I could see Him there. Tears, sweat, even blood. Pouring out His heart to His Father.
“Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul”, Psalm 69:1. The Hebrew word soul is nephesh,(life, breath, the whole being). David wrote about feeling overwhelmed. Yeshua felt it too. Only His weight was bigger. He carried the sins of the whole world pressing down on Him. And still, He prayed. Trusting The Father.
“I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing”, Psalm 69:2. The Hebrew word yaven, means thick mud, the kind you can’t get footing in. Like quicksand. David had trouble. Yeshua faced the full weight of obedience. He could have stood on His own. But He chose to obey The Father.
“I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried”, Psalm 69:3. The Hebrew for weary is yaga, exhausted to the point of collapse. Luke tells us His sweat became like drops of blood, Luke 22:44. His body and soul were weighed down. Following God doesn’t take away the struggle. It doesn’t make the weight lighter. But it does make it possible to obey Him, even when it is hard.
“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head”, Psalm 69:4. The Hebrew is chinnam, freely, for no cause. David knew rejection. Yeshua faced it perfectly. He was betrayed by a friend, abandoned by His disciples, and hated by the world. Still He obeyed. He stayed loving, and trusted His Father completely.
This Psalm, shows us something that should be very important to us. Our prayers, even when we are desperate, even when they are full of sorrow, can be brought to God just as they are. He understands. He gives strength. He never fails those who truly love Him.
David gives the words. Yeshua fills them with obedience and trust. When we pray honestly, even in our hardest moments, we follow His example. And His peace is there with us.
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