I felt discouraged frequently last week. The refreshing words of Psalm 42 encouraged me this morning. (from the Names of God Bible, God’s Word translation)
El, Elohim = Creator God, El Chay = the Living God, Yahweh = Lord
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for You, O Elohim. My soul thirsts for Elohim, for El Chay. When may I come to see Elohim’s face? My tears are my food day and night. People ask me all day long, “Where is your Elohim?” I will remember these things as I pour out my soul: how I used to walk with the crowd and lead it in a procession to Elohim’s house. I sang songs of joy and thanksgiving while crowds of people celebrated a festival.
Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in Elohim, because I will still praise Him. He is my Savior and my Elohim.
My soul is discouraged. That is why I remember You in the land of Jordan, on the peaks of Hermon, on Mount Mizar. One deep sea calls to another at the roar of Your waterspouts. All the whitecaps on Your waves have swept over me. Yahweh commands His mercy during the day, and at night His song is with me–a prayer to the El of my life.
I will ask Elohim, my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk around in mourning while the enemy oppresses me?” With a shattering blow to my bones, my enemies taunt me. They ask me all day long, “Where is your Elohim?”
Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in Elohim, because I will still praise Him. He is my Savior and my Elohim.