June 28, 2021

 Topic: Prayer and Praise

David prays for help in his time of need. We all have had times like this. Thankfully he chooses to pray during a time when the enemy uses a friend against him.

Listen to my prayer, O God, 

do not ignore my plea; 

hear me and answer me, 

My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

because of what my enemy is saying, 

because of the threats of the wicked; 

for they bring down suffering on me

and assail me in their anger. 

My heart is in anguish within me; 

the terrors of death have fallen 

on me. 

Fear and trembling have beset me; 

horror has overwhelmed me, 

I said, Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest, 

I would flee far away

and stay in the desert; 

I would hurry to my place of shelter, 

far from the tempest and storm, 

Lord, confuse the wicked, confound

their words, 

for I see violence and strife in the city

Day and night they prowl about on its walls; 

malice and abuse are within it.

Destructive forces are at work in the city; 

threats and lies never leave its streets. 

If an enemy were insulting me, 

I could endure it; 

if a foe were rising against me, 

I could hid. 

But it is you, a man like myself, 

my companion, my close friend, 

with whom I once enjoyed sweet 

fellowship

at the house of God, 

as we walked about 

among the worshipers.

Let death take my enemies by surprise; 

let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, 

for evil finds lodging among them. 

As for me, I call to God, 

and the Lord saves me, 

Evening, morning and noon

I cry out in distress, 

and he hears my voice. 

He rescue me unharmed 

from the battle

waged against me, 

even though many oppose me. 

God, who is enthroned from of old, 

who does not change----

he will hear them and humble them, 

because they have no fear of God.

My companion attacks his friends; 

he violates his covenant. 

His talk is smooth as butter, 

yet war is in his heart; 

his words are more soothing than oil, 

yet they are drawn swords.

Cast your cares on the Lord

and he will sustain you; 

he will never let 

the righteous be shaken. 

But you, God, will bring down the wicked

into the pit of decay; 

the bloodthirsty and deceitful

will not live out half their days. 

But as for me, I TRUST IN YOU.

With all the things happening the resolve is but I TRUST IN YOU.