The first section of Psalms has been called the Genesis Psalms.

They help us to realize that every good thing begins with God.

The Psalms provide a roadmap for the journey ahead.

In them, we learn to bring every emotion and experience of life into the presence of God.

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Do you ever find yourself in circumstances and you're wondering how long is this going to last? How long am I going to have to live through

this? How long am I to have to put up with this? Well, you're not the only person. In fact, David,

when he wrote Psalm 13, had that exact question on his lips. He wrote those exact words with his

pen. Listen to Psalm 13, beginning in verse one. How long

will thou forget me, O Lord, forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I

take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Look at this, no less than four times. He asked, how long, Lord? How long? We don't know exactly where

this particular Psalm fits in David's life. Some people have even surmised that it was written and inspired by the Babylonian captivity.

But we know it is a Psalm of David, so that doesn't make exact sense. No, it needs to be some time in David's personal experience, I believe.

Perhaps it was inserted during the Babylonian captivity, and that's when they started taking it up and singing it.

I don't know. But it was inspired by something deeply personal. And aren't those the most difficult

things to deal with? Not the things that touch the whole nation, but the things that touch

you, your family, those that you most deeply love, and you just keep saying, how long, how long,

how long? And you know, it's interesting, the Psalm progresses from how he feels to what he knows

for sure. It begins with, how long would thou forget me, O Lord, forever?

How long will thou hide thy face for me? And yet, is it true that God forgot him? No, the Lord

never forgets anything. The Lord doesn't forget anyone. The Lord knows right where you are.

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