our help

O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,

and you have healed me.

Psalm 30:2

This was the testimony of David, whose life was nearly in constant threat. The close love for God that David developed as a shepherd alone in the pastures carried him through very difficult parts of his later life as king. The God of protection and deliverance shepherded the shepherd boy AND the shepherd king. David knew that closeness to God came through those deliverances. God was near at all times. David was comfortable crying for help, trusting the God of deliverance, and finding healing, comfort, and relief.

In the thirtieth psalm David expresses four ways God worked in the first three verses of the poem:

1.  “You have drawn me up…” Psalm 30:1. This was a change in position.

2.  “You have healed me..” Psalm 30:2. This was David’s preservation.

3.  “You brought up my soul…” Psalm 30:3. This was how a depressed soul experienced a pick up.

4.  “You restored me to life…” Psalm 30:3. Death lost. This was God prevailing.

God is near. God is at work. He loves to show Himself in our most difficult moments. Will we cry out? Will we know the God who prevails over death? Will we let God pick up our souls from the depths of the hell we feel? Will we trust Him to preserve our lives? Will we let Him change our position? We can know all this, and more, if we will trust Him, cry out to Him, and let Him do His good work. God will help!