When you are in a depressed mode who do you turn to for help? Psalm 114-116

Psalms 116:7-9

Return to your rest, O my soul,

For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. 

For You have rescued my soul from death,

My eyes from tears,

My feet from stumbling. 

I shall walk before the Lord

In the land of the living.

What do you do when your heart is stirred within you due to sin you have committed or due to sins others are committing toward you?   What do you do when you know you have failed God?  What do you do when you feel the burdens of others who are against you in some way or another?   The above verses answer that question and are full of insights for us on how to recover from something bad in our lives.  We don't know what the writer of this Psalm is actually experiencing in his life.  But, we do know he feels as though he is to the point of death:

Psalms 116:3

The cords of death encompassed me

And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;

I found distress and sorrow.

We do know that in his haste he has either righty said the following, or improperly applied the truth stated in a poor manner:

Psalms 116:11

I said in my alarm,

“All men are liars.”

This is a man under some pressure and the solution was not to seek psychology (a soft science that can only point out the obvious and the problem but deliver no spiritual solution).  The answer was for him to turn to God in praise for what God has done for him.   He uses the power of thanksgiving to praise God and to ware off sin, depression and bad circumstances.   When we sin we are so focused on us.   But, real recover comes from putting our focus on Him.   He has rescued our soul from death ... that is something to praise Him for.   He keeps us from tears ... He keeps us from further stumbling ... He allows us to walk in a place we don't deserve.   God is the God of rescue and restoration.    Rejoice in that today ... everyday!!!