The Podcast
S1 · Episode 2Life and Scripture
When You Cannot Sleep: Honest Prayer in Psalms 6 and 7
David wept until his bed swam with tears. These psalms give us words for the long nights.
· 5 min
Show notes
Some nights are long. Psalm 6 is one of the church's traditional "penitential psalms", and it shows us that faith and tears are not enemies.
Key ideas
- God welcomes honest, even anguished, prayer
- Confession and comfort belong together
- The turn in verse 9: "The LORD hath heard my supplication"
Listen alongside your own Bible and notice where the psalm turns from sorrow to confidence.
