Through the Psalms: Psalm 55

Psalm 55 reveals David's agony in betrayal.  Henry Law's commentary on this psalm is divided into two parts, and today's reading on verses 1-15 yields this treasure:

It is good in prayer to specify the cause of our distress. What we deeply feel, we should distinctly state...The psalmist states his agonized condition. Trust in God destroys not feelings of alarm, though they restrain them from overwhelming force. In this fearful description of his inward agony, can we fail to see the path which our great Redeemer trod?

David was brutally honest with God about his pain and his desire to escape it.  In the same way, we can pour out our troubles to our heavenly Father and know that there is no sorrow or pain known to us that Christ didn't also know.  And it is fitting to remember His sorrows and betrayals this Easter week.  Thank You, Father, for condescending to send Your Son in the flesh to walk the roads we walk and to be victorious over sin.  In Him, and in Him only, we have hope.