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Psalm 13:5–6 | From Despair to Song | Law’s Favor vs Grace in Christ
And I have trusted in your favor. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Jehovah because He has dealt fully with me (Psalm 13:5–6).
David begins this psalm in despair, but ends it in rejoicing. He asks how long God will forget him while his enemies are exalted over him (Psalm 13:1). The psalmist struggles emotionally every day, fearing that he may sleep the sleep of death (Psalm 13:2). He worries that his enemy will prevail against him (Psalm 13:3).
The psalmist did not experience grace in the same manner as Christians do today, nor did he know the victory over enemies as the…
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