"The Soul Cries Out"

As I mentioned yesterday, I have a title above this Psalm in my Bible which says, "A Plea for Help". Someone who might not understand the relationship that we must have with God, may not get the reason for a plea for help, if we are trusting fully in God for His protection and guidance. Really, there is not much difference from that of a newborn child, and the trust and needs that are present in that child's heart; they trust the parent for protection, yet continue to need nurturing and affection. When that child feels a need for something, whether it be nourishment or affection, then that child will cry out to the one that they trust will provide it. Just because we trust God fully for His provision, guidance, and protection, does not mean that there will not be needs; it means that when we have needs, or think we have needs, we cry out to God to satisfy whatever it is that we need help with. Would you want your small infant to come to you when they have a need, or to try and satisfy that need on their own, or somewhere else? Small children left to fend for themselves, usually make the wrong choices on what to eat, or what to do with that stuff in their diapers; let alone, what they can get into trying to amuse themselves in lieu of affection. Our heavenly Father wants us to come to Him with all of our cares and our concerns; and I really doubt that He does not listen if our request or need might seem unworthy of being asked; He may just remain quite, until that need should pass. With all that said, there is still something very important that we are always in need of, and that is to be as close as possible to our Creator! Fellowship with God is something that requires us to draw near to Him; of which, we are always in need of help with doing, for we cannot draw near to Him on our own, but He must provide the way for us to enter into His presence. In the introduction to this Psalm, we have that word which was in the introduction to Psalms Six, the word "Sheminith", as in "To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David". If you recall, this word was somewhat of a mystery, and was said to perhaps be an eight-stringed musical instrument, or perhaps a musical notation, like an octave; however, after searching for anything that might tie into this message, I ran across something rather interesting; whether or not it means anything at all, I am not quite sure. But the primary meaning of the root word "Shemiyniy" is eight, as in eighth; which made me begin to wonder, What did God do on the eighth day? I don't know, but after He rested on the Seventh Day after creation, it seems He was made busy redeeming man. I'm just sayin...