Psa 6:1, … O LORD, DO NOT REBUKE ME IN YOUR ANGER, NOR CHASTEN ME IN YOUR HOT DISPLEASURE.
David is going through a trial and he believes its about something he did wrong (sin). BUT BEING CHASTENED BY GOD IS A GOOD SIGN THAT HE IS YOUR FATHER, FOR HE CORRECTS HIS OWN!
Heb 12:7, IF YOU ENDURE CHASTENING, GOD DEALS WITH YOU AS WITH SONS; FOR WHAT SON IS THERE WHOM A FATHER DOES NOT CHASTEN?
Psa 6:2, Have MERCY on me, O LORD, FOR I AM WEAK; O LORD, HEAL ME, FOR MY BONES ARE TROUBLED.
Never say to the LORD, “GIVE ME WHAT I DESERVE”; for all of us deserve death, BUT PLEAD FOR HIS MERCY! FOR HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER! HE IS RICH IN MERCY!
Psa 6:3, MY SOUL ALSO IS GREATLY TROUBLED; BUT YOU, O LORD—HOW LONG?
During trials time seems to drag on, everything that we do fails. The job interview doesn’t pan out and the bills are piling up! HOW LONG O LORD! TRUE CHRISTIANS REMAIN CLOSE TO HIM IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, BUT THE CHAFF FLOAT AWAY! WHEN HE DOES ANSWER, IT WILL INCREASE YOUR FAITH IN HIM!
1Pet 5:6-7, Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, THAT HE MAY EXALT YOU IN DUE TIME, CASTING ALL YOUR CARE UPON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU.
Psa 6:8-9, Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; FOR THE LORD HAS HEARD THE VOICE OF MY WEEPING. THE LORD HAS HEARD MY SUPPLICATION; THE LORD WILL RECEIVE MY PRAYER.
This is the confidence of David. He knows that the LORD heard his prayer and it should be our also! HE HAS SAID “I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU”! DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? EVEN JONAH WHILE IN THE BELLY OF A BIG FISH CRIED OUT TO THE LORD!
Jon 2:7, 10, “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple. … SO THE LORD SPOKE TO THE FISH, AND IT VOMITED JONAH ONTO DRY LAND.
HE IS FAITHFUL, BUT ARE WE? DO WE ONLY SEEK HIM IN TIMES OF TROUBLE? MAYBE THAT’S THE REASON FOR THE TRIAL ITSELF TO DRAW US NEAR TO HIM! SEEK HIM DAILY!