Psalm 77. The Psalmist opens his song with a tired but desperate cry. His song then begins to take an inquiring tone, asking a series of questions to God. Only as he wrestles with his questions does he come to a place of firm resolution. “I will remember God and His deeds,” he sings. It’s here that he encounters God’s greatness, His deliverance of His people through the Red Sea and and His tender care upon the “flock” of Israel. His song ends with a greater and deeper realization of God’s character and with hope.
How far do we as congregations and individuals go in singing our own respective “Psalm 77″ songs? Especially in our Western 21st century setting. Do we know how to lament well? How often do we even cry to God? Do we come to a place of questioning? And then remembering Him and His deeds? Often times, we tend to look to our jobs, vacations, errands, shopping, video games, etc. to somehow distract (“medicate”?) ourselves from this lamenting process. Imagine how we could deepen our walk with Him if we only allowed oursleves to lament before Him in all the dark nights of our souls.
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