A Meditation on Re-Aligning Our Horizontal Circumstances With a Vertical View in Psalm 142

In Christian meditation, we are re-aligning ourselves vertically. We're remapping our horizontal realities with a vertical view/perspective. Enabling us to embody that vertical perspective replaces anxiety and tension with a calm confidence.


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Psalm 142:1 ESV

With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD.


Psalm 142:4–5 ESV

4 No refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. 

5 I cry to you, O LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”


Psalm 142:7 ESV

For you will deal bountifully with me.


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