Basically, the author starts out lamenting some wicked thing, or expressing his fear or anguish, and then says, "and yet"....God is good, God is faithful. Here's a few examples:
Psalm 12
No one can be trusted, people are lying left and right. And yet.....God's Words can be trusted implicitly.
Psalm 10
The wicked are taking advantage of the poor and setting themselves up as more important than God. And yet....God is the rightful King forever and one day the wicked will be no more.
Psalm 9
People are being oppressed. And yet...The Lord is a place of refuge and safety for all who come to Him.
Psalm 4
People continually pray for blessings and more blessings, never satisfied. Yet...The Presence of God in our lives is what brings real joy, more joy than we could even imagine.
Psalm 73
The wicked seem to prosper. The author becomes bitter and "stupid". Yet....He says, God is always with me, that's the only important thing - He is the strength of life. The wicked will receive their due.
Psalm 106 and 107 are full of the "and yet" stories of God and His people. Time and time again, the people rebel, and yet God loves them still. The people complain, but God keeps His promises. God's people have faced much hardship, yet God has lifted their spirits, given them strength to endure, and offered eternal rewards.
We are all sinners, and yet Christ died for us.
There's a lot of awful, scary things happening in our world today. But there is hope! God is still God, and He is still good, and He is still present. Not only do we have hope for the future, but we can have hope right now.
I just needed that reminder this week :)
