Holding my eyelids open

Have you ever been so tired that you started searching for matchsticks to try and keep your eyelids open? Well, then you can relate to the words of Asaph in Psalm 77. He speaks to the Lord, suggesting:

"You don’t let me sleep. I am too distressed even to pray!" (v.4)

However, in the words of Robert Alter, the original meaning is more like "you held open my eyelids." 

Personally, I don't believe God would do this, but the word-picture does help us to grasp the writer's distress. He is so tired and distressed that he can't sleep or pray. We can relate to this.

Thankfully, the Lord does come to his rescue and the mood of the Psalm changes. God will also come to our rescue, but we may hold on for a little longer. God promises that His eyes will never shut - He is always watching out for us.

Psalm 132:4 - I will not let my eyes sleep nor close my eyelids in slumber

Living in grace

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