 And yet we're able to eavesdrop on this tension that the psalmist has to reconcile because now there is the juxtapositioning of despair and hope. On the one hand, I work through my despair, but on the other hand, I can see hope on the other side of it. And then we are able to look and look at the imagery of this text because it is very fascinating when you look at how he compares himself to the deer who pants for the water.