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Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God! --- Psalm 42:5 NLT Depression is one of the most common emotional ailments. One antidote for depression is to meditate on the record of God’s goodness to his people. This will take your mind off the present situation as you focus your thoughts on God’s ability to help you rather than on your inability to help yourself. When you feel depressed, take advantage of this psalm’s antidepressant; Read the Bible’s accounts of God’s goodness, and meditate on them. --- Life Application Study Bible notes PRAYER Loving Father, I realize more and more how much I need You to be the Restorer of my soul. I need the living water from on high to refresh my heart and sustain my spirit. Times are hard, Father, and sometimes the pressures of life seem to encompass me on every side, but I praise Your name that You are my shelter from the heat and You alone revive my weary soul. Keep me and those I love under the shadow of Your wing. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN. Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com