“How much longer?” This question comes up often from the back seats of our minivan on long road trips, and we often think it when standing in long lines or waiting at traffic stops. But when our psalmist vocalizes this complaint, it comes loaded with deep feelings of brokenness, heartache, sorrow, and abandonment. But what turns a psalm of great anguish to one of great rejoicing? Consider with us the role that trust in God’s unfailing love plays in stirring our sorrowing into singing.
