But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation

 Psalm 69:1-18

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.

Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me.

For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face. I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children;

But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation.

Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble. Come near and rescue me; deliver me because of my foes.

This psalm is often quoted in the New Testament. Like Psalm 22 it is a cry for help from one in desperate straits and close to death. The psalmist's picture in berses2, 14-15 could be taken for an actual description of the prophet Jeremiah's case.

Why?

Psalmist confessed he has sins either. 

Psalmist concerned the name of the Lord and hope his situation won't be seen,  so he prayed to the Lord may those who hope in God not be disgraced because of me.

Enemies attacked David very seriously, he is closed to death. He prays to the Lord in the time of your favor; in your great love, answer me with your sure salvation. This is our prayer either.

For God is full of goodness, love, great mercy, so prey these mercies turn to me.

To be a Christian sometime we will suffer the scorn for God's sake, but God is my strong holder and my savior. Trust in Him would not shame!

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v1-4: 淤泥深水中的困境： 沒有立足之地，呼求到聲音啞，無故被怨恨的心灰意冷。

v5-12 為主受羞辱：求神不要叫人看見他的情況而失去對神的信心。他想到的是怕神的名受羞辱。在神面前敬虔悔改，受到受嘲笑、受羞辱，不要因他的緣故失去對神的信心。

v13-18 求主按祂的性情拯救我。注意力轉向神的本質。情況雖然沒有改變，眼光轉向神的慈愛、誠實。加上神的工作-拯救。

我們是否經歷過這種情況嗎？沒有人能理解，在家中沒有人問一句，工作中莫名被長官罵。朋友聽了好像不是他們的事。最無辜的是耶穌基督，我們不孤單，有耶穌陪伴我們。讓我們專注在神的慈愛上。

v5 當我無辜受苦時，我也是有罪，我也沒有多好。否則我們也會犯驕傲的罪。

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How?

Pray to the Lord and in God's favor and his time to answer me.