At night His song is with me...

"By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life...Why are you downcast, O my soul?  Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." -Psalm 42:8 & 11

I read these verses about 3 weeks ago when I was a bit stressed out with an exam coming up and just feeling a bit discouraged.  It was comforting and sweet to think of the Lord this way...I love reading "at night his song is with me"... It's such a beautiful thought!  During this time, I recited this verse over and over in my head until I had it quite memorized.  I finished my exam, all went well, and life went on...

Last night I was studying for two exams: math and music history.  I knew both were going to be so difficult and I just couldn't stop studying.  I was in my room studying all afternoon after school, and didn't even go to church last night so as to keep studying.  It seemed to me like I would've had a strong grasp on everything with all the studying, however, I did not feel so.  I was frustrated at everything I had to do and anxious about it all.  I was feeling really discouraged when suddenly, that verse from so long ago popped into my head...The verse just came back to me slowly.  I was letting myself process it and it was making me feel more confident.  My discouragement went away and it was replaced by hope in the Lord.  My soul was no longer feeling so downcast.

I love the way the Lord brings back verses and passages at just the right time.  I hadn't thought of that verse in a few weeks, but the moment that I needed it, the Lord brought it back to me.  It was so amazing!  Psalm 42 has definitely become a favorite of mine. :)