Help from the Psalms Part Five—”Hope in the Dark” Psalm 42

Our lives are filled with ups and downs, both joys and sorrows, as well as times of peace and times of anxiousness. Our emotions flow from these highs and lows but can at times entrap us and hold us back. The Book of Psalms offers us several pathways to find voice and/or remedy for the negative emotions that effect our lives. But what can we do when we fear God has abandoned us? What can we do when our world is dark with despair? Psalm 42 expresses these very feelings and offers us a path to hope.