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Psalm 18 1 For the director of music. Of David the servant of
the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD
delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of
Saul. He said: I love you, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn
of my salvation, my stronghold. Dear Lord, I am in deep trouble
and distress. I am afraid and I have no hope.
There is no one to help. But YOU ARE MY ROCK, MY FORTRESS, MY
DELIVERER, MY REFUGE, MY SHIELD, AND MY STRONGHOLD AND MY SALVATION. 3 I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I
am saved from my enemies. O! Lord I call on You for You are
worthy of Praise and You are my salvation. 4 The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of
destruction overwhelmed me. 5 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares
of death confronted me. 6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my
God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before
him, into his ears. Dear Lord, I was so close to
destruction and death. I called on You; I cried out to You in my great
distress. I thank You for You heard my voice
from Your heavenly throne. My feeble cry came to
ears. You heard me and me and helped me. I thank You and praise Your great name. 9 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds
were under his feet. 10 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the
wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around
him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky. 12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds
advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning. 13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the
Most High resounded. 14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemies, great
bolts of lightning and routed them. 15 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the
foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast
of breath from your nostrils. 16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he
drew me out of deep waters. 17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes,
who were too strong for me. 18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but
the LORD was my support. 19 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued
me because he delighted in me. O! Lord, what a mighty God You
are! You part the heavens and come down. You ride the clouds. Thick
dark clouds and lightning are Your chariots. The
thunder goes before You. You come down to help
me! You reach down and take hold of me. You draw me out of deep waters and in the day of
disaster, You alone are my help and deliverer. You rescue and cause me
to delight in You. Forever I will praise Your
great and mighty name . 20 The LORD has dealt with me according to my
righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded
me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not
done evil by turning from my God. 22 All his laws are before me; I have not turned away
from his decrees. 23 I have been blameless before him and have kept
myself from sin. 24 The LORD has rewarded me according to my
righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. 25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the
blameless you show yourself blameless, 26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the
crooked you show yourself shrewd. 27 You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes
are haughty. 28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my
darkness into light. 29 With your help I can advance against a troop ; with
my God I can scale a wall. 30 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD
is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. 31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock
except our God? 32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way
perfect. 33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables
me to stand on the heights. 34 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a
bow of bronze. 35 You give me your shield of victory, and your right
hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my
ankles do not turn. O! Lord, there is no God like
You. You give me strength and help me along my way. You
train me and sustain me and give me victory. You enable me to stand on
the heights. You lead me in paths of righteousness. What
a gracious God You are, for You stoop down to make me great! P 1 Of David. The LORD is my light
and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my
life-- of whom shall I be afraid? Lord, be my light
and my salvation. Let me not fear nor be afraid. 2 When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh,
when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. 3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. Lord, let me be
confident in You. Let me not fear anyone or anything. 4 One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to
gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. Lord, help me to
keep close to You in my thoughts always that I will know Your greatness
and power. 5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in
his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set
me high upon a rock. Thank You Lord, when
I am with You and You are with me, You will keep me safe. 6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who
surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I
will sing and make music to the LORD. 7 Hear my voice when I call, O LORD; be merciful to me
and answer me. Lord, I thank you
for when I call You will answer me. I will be
glad and praise you with all my heart. Psalm 91 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will
rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Lord, let me live
close to You and make You my shelter. Let me find my rest in Your
presence. 2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my
fortress, my God, in whom I trust." Lord,
be my refuge in times of trouble for I trust in You. 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and
from the deadly pestilence. Lord, save me from
all evil that surrounds me. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his
wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and
rampart. Lord, cover me under
Your strong arms. You only are my refuge. 5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow
that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor
the plague that destroys at midday. O Lord, take away
all my fears of troubles, distress or disease,
even of darkness. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at
your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the
punishment of the wicked. Lord, there is
trouble and dangers all around me. Keep me safe.
Lord, I pray, help me when I call on You. 9 If you make the Most High your dwelling-- even the
LORD, who is my refuge-- 10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come
near your tent. Lord, I have made
You my refuge and I want to be with You always. Keep me from all harm,
danger and even disasters. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to
guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you
will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will
trample the great lion and the serpent. Lord, I thank You
for You have commanded Your angels to guard me
and hold me up in their hands. Even though I
cannot see them, I believe Your word. Keep me safe. 14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue
him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will
be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my
salvation." Yes, Lord, I love
You with all my heart. I acknowledge You in all
my ways. Hear my prayers and cry. Answer me. Deliver me from all my troubles. Save me and satisfy
me, Lord. Psalm 116 1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry
for mercy. 2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live. 3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and
sorrow. 4 Then I called on the name of the
LORD: "O LORD, save me!" Yes! Lord,
I will praise You and call on You as long as I live because You have
heard my prayer and my cry for mercy. 5 The LORD is gracious and
righteous; our God is full of compassion. 6 The LORD protects the simple
hearted; when I was in great need, he saved me. I thank You Lord for
You are full of mercy and compassion. You protect the simple hearted. You saved me when I was in great need. 7 Be at rest once more, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you. 8 For you, O LORD, have delivered
my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, 9 that I may walk before the LORD
in the land of the living. Dear Lord, quieten
my heart before You and keep my soul at rest in Your presence. You have always been good to me. You have delivered
my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. That is why I walk before the LORD in the land of
the living. Let me trust in You at all times and in all situations. 10 I believed; therefore I said, "I am greatly
afflicted." Dear Lord, when I
complain and cry and mourn before You in my distress and disappointment, it is because “I believe in You!” It is not because I doubt or disbelieve You or Your
love or Your power! Bear with me for I am but dust before You. Look in
pity on me and my situation and help me out as You have always done. 12 How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the
name of the LORD. 14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence
of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of
his saints. 16 O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant,
the son of your maidservant ; you have freed me from my chains. 17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on
the name of the LORD. 18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence
of all his people, 19 in the courts of the house of the LORD-- in your
midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD. Dear Lord, I love
You, for You have heard my voice; You have heard my cry for mercy. Because You turned to me, I will call on You as long
as I live. O! LORD, You are gracious and righteous; You are a God full
of compassion. My soul will be at rest once
more, for the LORD has been good to me. I thank You Lord and trust in
You alone. Psalm 118 5 In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered
by setting me free. 6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can
man do to me? 7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper. Dear Lord God, I cry to You for
help. I am afraid. But I thank You for the
promise that “You are my Helper and there is none other!”.
I trust in You. Let me not be afraid. Help me and deliver me. Luke 8 22 One day Jesus said
to his disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So
they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he
fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being
swamped, and they were in great danger. 24 The disciples went
and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" He got up
and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all
was calm. 25 "Where is your faith?" he asked his disciples. In
fear and amazement they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands
even the winds and the water, and they obey him." Dear Lord, I thank You for You
are the Master of the wind and the waves and the storms of the nature. They obey Your voice. I have
nothing to fear when I have made You my Master and You have made me
Your child. You have said, "Never will I leave you; never will I
forsake you." ( Heb 13.5) You never will. So I trust in You. Amen. |
