1 I will exalt you, Lord , for you rescued me.
You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you restored my health.
3 You brought me up from the grave, O Lord .
You kept me from falling into the pit of death.
4 Sing to the Lord , all you godly ones!
Praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime!
Weeping may last through the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
6 When I was prosperous, I said,
"Nothing can stop me now!"
7 Your favor, O Lord , made me as secure as a mountain.
Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
8 I cried out to you, O Lord .
I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
9 "What will you gain if I die,
if I sink into the grave?
Can my dust praise you?
Can it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear me, Lord , and have mercy on me.
Help me, O Lord ."
11 You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
12 that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!
I thought, wow...this is a great passage that we need to really think about. So I personalized it for Mom and read it out loud again.
1 I will exalt you, Lord , for you rescued my mom.
You refused to let Pulmonary Hyperstension triumph over her.
2 O Lord our God, we cried to you for help,
and you restored Mom's health.
3 You brought her up from the grave, O Lord .
You kept her from falling into the pit of death.
4 We will Sing to the Lord , all us who know you!
Praise his holy name.
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime!
Weeping may last through the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
6 Before Pulmonary Hypertension, she said,
"Nothing can stop me now!"
7 Your favor, O Lord , made me as secure as a mountain.
Then you allowed this to strike, and her pride was shattered.
8 She gave her heart to you, she cried out to you, O Lord .
She begged the Lord for mercy, saying,
9 "What will you gain if I die,
if I sink into the grave?
Can my dust praise you?
Can it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear me, Lord , and have mercy on me.
Help me, O Lord ."
11 You have turned our mourning into joyful dancing.
You have taken away our clothes of mourning and clothed us with joy,
12 that we might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, we will give you thanks forever!
Mom said, "it's like He wrote that just for me."
A cool thing about it is that I don't remember ever reading this passage with these 'eyes'...through the lenses that I did yesterday. God uses His Word to touch our hearts when we need it. He perfectly provides what we need at the time we need it.
It is quickly becoming a passage that I am learning to confess over Mom. She was once lost and didn't know her need for God, but now she has accepted Him in her life and knows she is His child. He will get glory from anything, whether life or death...but we believe that Mom has so much in her that she will be used in the Kingdom for great and mighty things after she is healed.
