“Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.” Psalm 86:4-5 (ESV)
There are several places in the Psalms composed by David where he describes his prayers as if he is lifting up his soul to God. That is how he expressed how he felt when he spoke to God and made contact with the Lord. We can think of our praying in that way too. True praying must be from our inner being. Rote repetitive prayers that are said over and over quickly lose their impact on our souls. But the prayers that please God and that reach Him are those that come from deep within, from our heart and consciously formed by our mind. We are promised that God responds in good and forgiving ways and that His love for us is steadfast. And our soul is gladdened when God responds to us with that love. We can think of the phrase “For You, Lord, I lift up my soul” as another way of declaring that we are placing our trust in the Lord. We trust God for what He has declared and we trust Him to hear us when we lift up our soul in prayer.
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