Dark Clouds Deep Mercy Devotional Journal, Mark Vroegop

Table of Contents:

Introduction When Lament Finds You
"You Hear the Desire of the Afflicted"

Part 1: Personal Lament Day 1 Psalm 25
"Let Not My Enemies Exult over Me"
Day 2 Psalm 42
"Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul?"
Day 3 Psalm 55
"Oh, That I Had Wings Like a Dove!"
Day 4 Psalm 57
"Till the Storms of Destruction Pass By"
Day 5 Psalm 70
"Make Haste, O God, to Deliver Me!"
Day 6 Psalm 142
"I Tell My Trouble before Him"

Part 2: Corporate Lament
Day 7 Psalm 44
"But You Have Rejected Us"
Day 8 Psalm 60
"You Have Made Your People See Hard Things"
Day 9 Psalm 74
"Why Do You Cast Us Off Forever?"
Day 10 Psalm 94
"How Long Shall the Wicked Exult?"

Part 3: Repentance Lament
Day 11 Psalm 6
"O Lord, Rebuke Me Not in Your Anger"
Day 12 Psalm 51
"Have Mercy on Me, O God"

Part 4: Justice-Seeking Lament
Day 13 Psalm 35
"Contend with Those Who Contend with Me"
Day 14 Psalm 69
"The Waters Have Come Up to My Neck"
Day 15 Psalm 109
"But I Give Myself to Prayer"
Conclusion When Life Still Hurts
"My Hand Is Stretched Out without Wearying"

Appendix 1: Psalms of Lament
Appendix 2: Learning to Lament Worksheet
Appendix 3: Topic Index with Psalms for Various Struggles
Appendix 4: Suggested Uses
Acknowledgments