The Suffering Servant
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The Suffering Servant
The Suffering Servant
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
God’s Silence in Our Suffering
God’s Silence in Our Suffering
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
Yet you are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
To you they cried and were rescued;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
The Deafening Silence of Suffering
The Deafening Silence of Suffering
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
A Holy God Who Hears
A Holy God Who Hears
Yet you are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.
In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
To you they cried and were rescued;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
I Feel Alone in Your Silence
I Feel Alone in Your Silence
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
God’s Absence in our Pain
God’s Absence in our Pain
But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
All who see me mock me;
they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”
Yet you are he who took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
On you was I cast from my birth,
and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
Be not far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.
The Pain and Agony of Depression
The Pain and Agony of Depression
But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”
Why Cause Me to Trust YOU
Why Cause Me to Trust YOU
Yet you are he who took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts.
On you was I cast from my birth,
and from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
Be not far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.
We See Enemies Everywhere
We See Enemies Everywhere
Many bulls encompass me;
strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
they open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
The Immense Weight of Depression
The Immense Weight of Depression
I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like wax;
it is melted within my breast;
my strength is dried up like a potsherd,
and my tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
Depression Destroys the Soul
Depression Destroys the Soul
For dogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers encircles me;
they have pierced my hands and feet—
I can count all my bones—
they stare and gloat over me;
they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
WE MUST Seek Help
WE MUST Seek Help
But you, O Lord, do not be far off!
O you my help, come quickly to my aid!
Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dog!
Save me from the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!
Deliverance Must Be Declared
Deliverance Must Be Declared
I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly I will praise you.
You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
God Is Ever Present
God Is Ever Present
For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of the afflicted,
and he has not hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he cried to him.
God Will Lift Us Up
God Will Lift Us Up
From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts live forever!
God Will Be Found
God Will Be Found
All the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
For kingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not keep himself alive.
Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn,
that he has done it.
So What?
So What?
Depression is Dehumanizing
Depression is Dehumanizing
Worship and Hope
Worship and Hope