"Hope"

Psalms 39: [To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] Do not ever lose hope! That is what "keeping the faith" is all about; we must never give in to the deceit of the enemy, who is always trying to rob us of the hope that is within us. Just as Paul said in those few verses of Romans 8, we must patiently wait for that which we do not see, for hope keeps longing for deliverance from this present condition into a new glorious condition that is going to be so worth waiting for. If we look at the introduction to this Psalm, David uses the name of "Jeduthun", who was the chief over the choir when David set up those who should minister around the ark of the covenant, after David had brought it back into Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 16:37-43). The name Jeduthun actually means 'praising', which is something that we need to do constantly for God, and is what was set up around the ark of the covenant, for there to be perpetual temple choirs, that should never end praising God. This name is mentioned in the introduction of two other Psalms, 62 and 77; one which was written by David, the other by Asaph; both Psalms speak of waiting upon the Lord and not focusing upon your current situation, but keeping you eyes focused upon Him and His goodness. And yes, the title above Psalm 39 in my Bible simply says "Hope"; that is it, just the word hope and nothing more. Hope is that which takes us through to the other side; for it is hope that keeps us from giving up, and gives us better tomorrow's, even in the darkest of today's. And guess what we need to do when we feel that there is no hope; that is when we need to praise God like never before... "The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for His mercy endureth for ever: and of them that bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD." (Jeremiah 33:11)