Psalm 60:1-5 “For the Chief Musician. To the tune of ‘The Lily of the Covenant.’ A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again. You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes. You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger. You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.”

This has the longest title in the Psalter and most likely refers to events in 2 Samuel 8 and 1 Chronicles 18. Even though the ultimate end of the battle was a victory, apparently there were some significant setbacks along the way! Perhaps the lesson is that we need to persevere in our prayers. David understands that any setbacks are because God has decreed or allowed them, and only He can turn things around. That’s why we need to continue to cry out to Him!

Luke 11:5-8 “He said to them, ‘Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight and tell him, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,” and he from within will answer and say, “Don’t bother me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I can’t get up and give it to you?” I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.’ “

For additional worship: Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (Reawaken Hymns)