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Psalm chapter 55.

I want to read verses 4 through 8 and then verse 22.

So we'll start with Psalm 55, verse 4.

My heart is in anguish within me.

The terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Fear and trembling come upon me and horror overwhelms me.

And I say, oh, that I had wings like a dove, I would fly away and be at rest. Yes, I would wander

far away. I would lodge in the wilderness. I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest.

I read those verses because I'm guessing there are people, many people listening to this right now

who feel what the psalmist is expressing there. Just a desire to get away from all the what seemed like relentless challenges or wearying days.

And think about all that's gone on in the world over the last year and the cumulative effect of so many different pressures,

so many different tensions, don't we have days where we just want to, like, just for it,

all those pressures, all those tensions to be gone.

That's what the Psalms is saying.

I wish I had to wings like a dove.

I would fly away and be at rest.

I just want rest from it all. Yes, I would wander far away. I would lodge in the wilderness.

I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest. I just want rest and relief.

We often find ourselves in this situation in this world.

And I think most of us, especially over the last year in this world, this well describes where

we're at. That's why I wanted to read verses 4 through 8 and then jump down to verse 22. There's so

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