Psalm 7
Psalm 7
O Lord my God, in You I take refuge;
save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
or like a lion they will tear me apart;
they will drag me away with no one to rescue.
O Lord my God, if I have done this,
if there is wrong in my hands,
if I have repaid my ally with harm
or plundered my foe without cause,
then let the enemy pursue and overtake me,
trample my life to the ground,
and lay my soul in the dust.
Rise up, O Lord, in your anger;
lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
awake, O my God; you have
appointed a judgment.
Let the assembly of the peoples be
gathered around you,
and over it take your seat on high.
The Lord judges the peoples;
judge me, O Lord, according
to my righteousness
and according to the integrity that is in me.
O let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous,
you who test the minds and hearts,
O righteous God.
God is my shield,
who saves the upright in heart.
God is a righteous judge,
and a God who has indignation every day.
If one does not repent, God will whet his sword;
he has bent and strung his bow;
he has prepared his deadly weapons,
making his arrows fiery shafts.
See how they conceive evil,
and are pregnant with mischief,
and bring forth lies.
They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.
Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
and on their own heads their violence descends.
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
and sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
Days into this pandemic and I find myself so angry. I am angry at leadership that will not lead. I am angry that tests are not available to those that need it. I am angry that government leaders are more focused on the economy rather than the well being of their constituents. I am upset that while medical professionals are begging for more closures and for people to take social distancing seriously, people are still congregating. Closures are suggested rather than mandated; and more and more people are getting sick/exposed.
I just want normal again. I just want to see my students again. I want to see them again at the end of the school year. But this won't happen if people don't take this seriously. If leaders do not lead and make the hard decisions.
I do not know what the next day, or week, or month holds. I do not know if I will be able to return to school to finish out this year or when I will be able to go back in the fall.
I am so tired of unknowns.
I am so tired of being angry too.
I am so sick and tired of the sickness. I do not want anyone else to die and be hurt by this pandemic.
I find myself a little indignant today and can't seem to shake it. I long for God to establish the righteous and save the upright in heart.
I pray that He be my shield from this seed of hate and anger growing in my heart. I pray that He be my shield against the worry and fear.
In this passage I find myself relating to David. Begging for change, for accountability. But unlike David, I am convicted. I am convicted because my first instinct is to panic and freak out and angry tweet. My first instinct isn't to "give to the Lord the thanks due to His righteousness, and sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High."
Instead of burrowing myself in deeper anguish, worry and pain - I need to turn my gaze upwards. I need to set my sights on Him - on the creator of Heaven and Earth. No matter the wreckage surrounding us, I have Someone to praise. I have someone to set my eyes upon and rely on.
It's going to be "a day." I am going to have to fight my human tendency to seek control. I am going to have to fight the urge to listen to the news, the updates. I am going to have to fight the urge to not become consumed by it all. I will have to fight the feeling of hopelessness slowly creeping within me.
I must remember that all is not lost. I must remember that He is my hope.
He will sustain me. He will fight for me. I must keep my eyes fixed on Him and His promises. That's how I will make it through. I will be blessed this day according to His righteousness as He enables me to dwell on all of His beauty instead of the pain of this world.
I can take shelter from the tragedy in this world because He is my shield. Today I will praise Him and His goodness because He is good. He is love. He is the Most High God. No matter what.
O Lord my God, in You I take refuge;
save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
or like a lion they will tear me apart;
they will drag me away with no one to rescue.
O Lord my God, if I have done this,
if there is wrong in my hands,
if I have repaid my ally with harm
or plundered my foe without cause,
then let the enemy pursue and overtake me,
trample my life to the ground,
and lay my soul in the dust.
Rise up, O Lord, in your anger;
lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
awake, O my God; you have
appointed a judgment.
Let the assembly of the peoples be
gathered around you,
and over it take your seat on high.
The Lord judges the peoples;
judge me, O Lord, according
to my righteousness
and according to the integrity that is in me.
O let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous,
you who test the minds and hearts,
O righteous God.
God is my shield,
who saves the upright in heart.
God is a righteous judge,
and a God who has indignation every day.
If one does not repent, God will whet his sword;
he has bent and strung his bow;
he has prepared his deadly weapons,
making his arrows fiery shafts.
See how they conceive evil,
and are pregnant with mischief,
and bring forth lies.
They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.
Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
and on their own heads their violence descends.
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,
and sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
Days into this pandemic and I find myself so angry. I am angry at leadership that will not lead. I am angry that tests are not available to those that need it. I am angry that government leaders are more focused on the economy rather than the well being of their constituents. I am upset that while medical professionals are begging for more closures and for people to take social distancing seriously, people are still congregating. Closures are suggested rather than mandated; and more and more people are getting sick/exposed.
I just want normal again. I just want to see my students again. I want to see them again at the end of the school year. But this won't happen if people don't take this seriously. If leaders do not lead and make the hard decisions.
I do not know what the next day, or week, or month holds. I do not know if I will be able to return to school to finish out this year or when I will be able to go back in the fall.
I am so tired of unknowns.
I am so tired of being angry too.
I am so sick and tired of the sickness. I do not want anyone else to die and be hurt by this pandemic.
I find myself a little indignant today and can't seem to shake it. I long for God to establish the righteous and save the upright in heart.
I pray that He be my shield from this seed of hate and anger growing in my heart. I pray that He be my shield against the worry and fear.
In this passage I find myself relating to David. Begging for change, for accountability. But unlike David, I am convicted. I am convicted because my first instinct is to panic and freak out and angry tweet. My first instinct isn't to "give to the Lord the thanks due to His righteousness, and sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High."
Instead of burrowing myself in deeper anguish, worry and pain - I need to turn my gaze upwards. I need to set my sights on Him - on the creator of Heaven and Earth. No matter the wreckage surrounding us, I have Someone to praise. I have someone to set my eyes upon and rely on.
It's going to be "a day." I am going to have to fight my human tendency to seek control. I am going to have to fight the urge to listen to the news, the updates. I am going to have to fight the urge to not become consumed by it all. I will have to fight the feeling of hopelessness slowly creeping within me.
I must remember that all is not lost. I must remember that He is my hope.
He will sustain me. He will fight for me. I must keep my eyes fixed on Him and His promises. That's how I will make it through. I will be blessed this day according to His righteousness as He enables me to dwell on all of His beauty instead of the pain of this world.
I can take shelter from the tragedy in this world because He is my shield. Today I will praise Him and His goodness because He is good. He is love. He is the Most High God. No matter what.
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