It's pretty obvious from the context that the psalmist is gravely ill. He is "languishing" (NRSV) and waits anxiously for YHWH to restore him.
Languish and restore - now there are a couple of concepts that are appropriate to my condition.
Kenny Rogers wrote a song a long time ago with the line "I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in". One of the other lines goes like this...
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in...
For years I've been languishing in that hole. The rationale for it has been built around apostasy. It's a valid principle for certain, but I'm trying to determine whether it's been my "crutch" or my "condition".
There is so much to deal with - it's hard to know where to start. I'm not a very patient man when it comes to "fixing" things. I want to get it done and get it done now. I'm not one who has found enjoyment in the process, I want to see the finished product.
Oh - this will be fun! :)
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I remember one time when I was at your house. Things wern't going to well for me and I just wanted to do what needed to be done to fix everything. You all had a nick-nack that simply said "Be still and know that I am God". Wow! That isn't always so easy is it? It's been a long,slow process of fixing but I guess it's not worth fixing if the foundation isn't any good - and what better foundation to start with then knowing God is God!
You are absolutely correct. Sometimes we forget who the "fixer" is! :)
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