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Psalm 30 is David’s testimony of praise to God for rescuing him from a period in his life in which he was overcome with despair. What follows is a reinterpretation and reorganization of the Psalm as a monologue. It is interspersed with the congregational song representing God’s voice, “Don’t Be Afraid” by John Bell.

If God is for us:
we are forgiven, clean, made holy
we have life in Jesus
we walk in freedom and light
we face the future with hope.

If God is for us:
we can hold our head high
we can bring order to the chaos…

We hold our breath while deep in our soul we may be crying out to God, “Where are you God? When will it end?”

For all those times when we feel like we are holding our breath while our soul cries out, we need Psalm 77: an invitation to bring our laments to God, to remember God’s faithfulness, and give thanks for all that is good.