Psalm 28
Psalm 28
To you, O Lord, I call;
my rock, do not refuse to hear me,
for if you are silent to me,
I shall be like those who go down to the pit.
Hear the voice of my supplication,
as I cry to you for help;
as I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.
Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who are workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors,
while mischief is in their hearts.
Repay them according to their work,
and according to the evil of their deeds;
repay them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.
Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
or the work of his hands,
he will break them down and build them up no more.
Blessed be the Lord,
for he has heard the sound of my pleadings.
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts;
so I am helped, and my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
The Lord is the strength of his people;
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
O save your people, and bless your heritage;
be their shepherd, and carry them forever.
In my Bible, under this passage I have the sentence be my shepherd and carry me forever.
Society and this world appear more lost now than ever before. Media pulls us this way and that. We are at a loss at what the future brings. We want to blame someone and we want justice. We want things to be fixed - but for the time being that is impossible.
Yesterday I talked about trusting in Him. Even though our circumstances are "un-fixable" right now, we can take heart because the Lord is the strength of His people. He is our refuge and strength. We can take heart because He hears us; He is our shield against the hardships of this world. We know He will bless us and guide us as our Shepherd.
Therefore let us rejoice, let us sing His praises because He promises to carry us forever. He knows us despite that, He still laid down His life for us. We can trust Him to carry us through anything, forever.
To you, O Lord, I call;
my rock, do not refuse to hear me,
for if you are silent to me,
I shall be like those who go down to the pit.
Hear the voice of my supplication,
as I cry to you for help;
as I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.
Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who are workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors,
while mischief is in their hearts.
Repay them according to their work,
and according to the evil of their deeds;
repay them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.
Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
or the work of his hands,
he will break them down and build them up no more.
Blessed be the Lord,
for he has heard the sound of my pleadings.
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts;
so I am helped, and my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
The Lord is the strength of his people;
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
O save your people, and bless your heritage;
be their shepherd, and carry them forever.
In my Bible, under this passage I have the sentence be my shepherd and carry me forever.
Society and this world appear more lost now than ever before. Media pulls us this way and that. We are at a loss at what the future brings. We want to blame someone and we want justice. We want things to be fixed - but for the time being that is impossible.
Yesterday I talked about trusting in Him. Even though our circumstances are "un-fixable" right now, we can take heart because the Lord is the strength of His people. He is our refuge and strength. We can take heart because He hears us; He is our shield against the hardships of this world. We know He will bless us and guide us as our Shepherd.
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep (John 10: 14-15).
Therefore let us rejoice, let us sing His praises because He promises to carry us forever. He knows us despite that, He still laid down His life for us. We can trust Him to carry us through anything, forever.
My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand (John 10: 27-28).
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