Psalms 71:20
“You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.”
What does Psalms 71:20 mean?
The psalmist speaks from hard experience, remembering that God has allowed difficult seasons to come into his life, yet somehow he and his people have survived them. He's not pretending the troubles weren't real or bitter, but he's testifying that even in the deepest, darkest places (the "depths of the earth" being an image of despair and hopelessness), God has been the one who brings life and restoration. This is hope built not on circumstances getting easy, but on a pattern he's already seen: God doesn't abandon people in their pain, and revival comes.