Proclaim Hope Daily | Week 21

Below is a short summary or synopsis of the Bible reading for the day. Use it as a helpful tool to think through the Scripture. There are also some cross references to study other passages of Scripture to highlight or better understand that passage.

This psalm of lament with undertones of praise, is one that cries out to the Lord for divine rescue, a deliverance not only from the hand of the wicked, but also from the wages of sin. The plea of this hymn is not an isolated occurrence, but a desire for ongoing restoration. Times of trouble will most certainly come in numerous and various forms, but the foundation of the hope in the Lord is one of everlasting preservation. It is an eternal relationship that is solidified in the covenantal love, longsuffering, mercy and grace of God. Therefore praise is undoubtedly due to such a God, who would find us defiled and stained, yet reach down and liberate us from our own corruption.

(Isaiah 61:1; John 8:36; Romans 6:22, 8:1-2; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Galatians 5:1)