Psalm 69:29-36
The afflicted who trust in God will be lifted up, and their suffering will ultimately give way to praise, restoration, and lasting inheritance.
29 But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
31 It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.
32 The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.
33 For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people.
34 Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
35 For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
36 The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.
The afflicted who trust in God will be lifted up, and their suffering will ultimately give way to praise, restoration, and lasting inheritance.
To transition from lament to confident praise, affirming God’s salvation, His care for the needy, and His future restoration of Zion.
Zeal, Reproach, and the Saving God Who Rebuilds Zion
God hears the reproached sufferer who bears shame for His sake, judges wicked hostility, and turns affliction into praise and Zion hope.