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1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God;
protect me from those who rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from evildoers
and save me from bloodthirsty men
3 See how they lie in wait for me!
Fierce men conspire against me
for no offence or sin of mine, O LORD.
4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.
Arise to help me; look on my plight!
5 O, Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel,
rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
show no mercy to wicked traitors.[c]
6 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
7 See what they spew from their mouths –
they spew out swords from their lips
and they say, ‘Who can hear us?’
8 But you O Lord, laugh at them,
you scoff at all those nations.
9 O my strength, I watch for you;
you, O God, are my fortress,
10 my loving God.
God will go before me
and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
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11 But do not kill them, O Lord our shield,[d]
or my people will forget.
In your might make them wander about,
and bring them down.
12 For the sins of their mouths,
for the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
For the curses and lies they utter,
13 consume them in wrath,
consume them till they are no more.
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob.
14 They return at evening,
snarling like dogs,
and prowl about the city.
15 They wander about for food
and howl if not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of your strength,
in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress,
my refuge in times of trouble.
17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
you, O God, are my fortress,
my loving God.
(NIV)
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Psalm 59: Read 1 Samuel 19:11-17. David once again is in fear of his life and escapes capture. The psalm is David’s prayer; fear that is life is threatened by his enemies. The psalm maybe his prayer to God to help him through this troubled time.
Sometimes a Psalm say will say the very words you want to say. David has enemies around him, and he fears his life will be threatened. We know that David has a greater job to do for God, and God will not let David be killed before he can complete his task. So, David sings of God’s strength and might and perhaps frightens off the people who are attacking him
I wonder; do we ever find ourselves in difficult place in our work for God? How do we cope?
Do we try to manage on our own, or are we like David, and ask God for the help that we need.
Perhaps the thoughts of David would go through our mind,
How would we say the right words?
How would we choose them?
The answer is we pray to God before we start. We say a prayer to God and ask Him to help us through the situation..
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