In Psalms chapter sixty nine David said, “Draw near unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies. You have known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: my adversaries are all before you”, and in chapter sixty-nine and verse twenty of Psalms David said, “reproach has broken my heart” where we read,
Reproach has broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:
and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
The verse begins, “Reproach has broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:” David began with the word, “reproach” or “taunting, scorn and disgrace” “has broken my heart” which means “has rendered violently, wrecked, crushed and ruptured my, David's, inner man, mind, will, understanding, thinking, reflection, memory, inclination, resolution, determination and conscience”; “and I am full of heaviness” or “and I, David, exist as sick and distressed”. David said the taunting, scorning and disgrace he suffered violently crushed his soul, and he was constantly sick and distressed.
The verse goes on to say, “and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.” David continued with the words, “and I looked” or “and I, David, searched for, hoped, expected and eagerly tarried” “for some to take pity” which means “for a few people to have compassion, move toward, show grief, lament, condole and show sympathy”, “but there was none” or “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover there existed not one person”; “and for comforters” which means “and for ones to give ease, console and be sorry”, “but I found none” or “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover I, David, discovered, encountered, detected and recognized not one person”. David shared how he searched for someone to have compassion upon him, but there was no one there, and he looked for people to console and feel sorry for him, but again, no one was found.
When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn how David really felt about his circumstances. The taunting and scorn he endured caused his soul to feel violently crushed, and when he wanted to find anybody who cared, no on was to be found. God knew David's circumstances, and He cared. Sometimes people do not seem to care, and when we seek their comfort, they are absent. Jesus knew what this was like when all men forsook and abandoned Him (See Mark 14:50), and yet God wants us to receive His Son Jesus whom He sent into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind. When we believe and trust in Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us eternal life and accompany us in times of difficulty when no one else is around.
Next time David says, “they gave me also gall for my meat”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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