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1 To you, Lord, I call;
you are my Rock,
do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent,
I shall be like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear my cry for mercy
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands
towards your Most Holy Place.
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbours
but harbour malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done
and bring back on them what they deserve.
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5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
and what his hands have done,
he will tear them down
and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the Lord,
for he has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,
and with my song I praise him.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people,
a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
9 Save your people and bless your inheritance;
be their shepherd and carry them for ever.
(NIV)
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Psalm 28: - It has been suggested that his enemies, or rebels or even foreigners could be causing his distress. Those in authority have place the psalm within the temple ritual. They consider the verses 8-9 as an addition to the psalm by an individual. They feel that it could be a petition followed by two responses, that the psalmist has includes his people in his prayer.
The psalm is like prophecy where David is looking ahead to the time when God shall judge and punish people for their wicked deeds. David feels, that through faith, he will live his life as God has already planned. David speaks in the past, perhaps because God had answered him already, or because David has been assured that he had heard and accepted his prayers and will answer him in due time.
There are times in our lives when we go through bad times, and we wonder what is happening to us. Why has this happened to me? What have I done to deserve this?
I have learnt to look on it as God teaching me something. Perhaps whatever is happening is a new step in our lives, or a new way of looking at things. God is teaching us every day about ourselves, people around us, and the world. We just have to keep our ears and eyes open to what God is trying to teach us.
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