Psalm 56:8
“Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?”
KJV
Read in Psalm 56Meaning
God is asked to count the psalmist’s wanderings and tears, a poetic confession that displacement and grief are fully seen and remembered.
Tears remembered and renewed trust
Psalm 56 answers fear and hostile pressure with repeated trust: God sees the wanderer, remembers every tear, judges violent plotting, and delivers so the worshiper may walk before God in the light of life.
Read carefully
God is asked to count the psalmist’s wanderings and tears, a poetic confession that displacement and grief are fully seen and remembered.
Reflection
God is asked to count the psalmist’s wanderings and tears, a poetic confession that displacement and grief are fully seen and remembered.