How Do I Keep Hoping While I Wait on God? (Psalm 43) | Daily Devotional & Bible Study

When we are stuck in the tension between waiting and hoping, it can be hard to see the other side. Yet God longs for us to have joy in His presence. Today we look to Psalm 43 to learn how to lean into these seasons instead of running from them.

"O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places." (Psalm 43:3)

Questions this episode answers

How are Psalm 42 and Psalm 43 connected?

Many scholars read Psalms 42 and 43 as one song because they share the same refrain. Both ask, Why are you in despair, O my soul? Both answer with a call to hope in God.

How can I find joy while I'm still waiting?

Psalm 43 points us to God Himself as our joy, not only the answer we're waiting for. The writer asks God to lead him back into His presence. Joy grows as we draw near to Him in the waiting.

Links

If this Psalm stirred a longing to slow down and listen, a contemplative Bible study retreat in Maui with Bible Study Live is a beautiful place to pray through the Psalms with a small group of women.

Bible Study Live is a small-group Bible study trip with Rachael Groll. Study Scripture where it happened in Rome, or slow down for a contemplative Bible study retreat in Maui. Dates and details at BibleStudyLive.org

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