Covenant Reformed News – February 2013 • Volume XIV, Issue 10
This devotional exposition of Psalm 77 explores how believers should respond to affliction and unanswered prayer through the example of the Psalmist Asaph. The author discusses the practice of earnest vocal prayer and meditation on God's character as means of finding spiritual comfort and relief during times of distress, offering practical encouragement for readers facing their own troubles.
God’s Way Is in the Sanctuary (1) In the opening half of Psalm 77, Asaph is grievously afflicted. What is it that troubles him? Is it some terrible illness or grievous sin? Is it the opposition of God’s enemies or the slandering of his name or the declension of the church? If you read this Psalm, you will see that we are not told. It simply uses words like “trouble” or being “overwhelmed,” but it does not specify the source of his distress. That the nature of Asaph’s trouble is not revealed...