Psalm 142:7

“Set me free from my prison,
that I may praise your name.” (Psalm 142:7)

David prayed this prayer from a cave. It seems he was always bobbing and weaving and hiding from those in hot pursuit. And from his hiding place he calls out to the Lord.

What is my prison today? Is it my sin? Is it my doubts, my fears, my past? What? How I wish I had the heart of David! I confess, if I desire to be set free, there is a good chance that it is for freedom’s sake. To praise the Lord would be my afterthought.

I believe the Lord delights in doing awesome deeds for my benefit and for his glory. He wants to set me free. But my prayer today is not just that He would set me free.

I pray that I would not wait. I would not wait until I get out of my prison to praise His name. I pray that I would praise Him in the cave, and maybe, in so doing, look around and find that I am out. Inhaling the fresh air of freedom and exhaling something beautiful to bless the Lord.