the evil ones and my 🙏 prayer for you

God is my defender; He rescues those who have a pure heart.

Psalm 7, at first glance, wasn’t all that encouraging. Reading it was like reading the headlines. The evil ones are carrying out their plans of deception. But God is:

All of these, God is to me and for me. He is always my Comforter and Savior, my Refuge in a storm. Think on these things this week.

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Verse of the Week and My Prayer for You

Psalm 7

O Eternal my God, in You I seek refuge. Save me from those who are chasing me. Rescue me, Or else they will tear me to pieces as a lion devours his prey; they will carry me off with no one to snatch me from their jaws.

O Eternal my God, if I have done anything wrong to deserve this, if there is blood on my hands, If I have mistreated a friend, or if I have stolen from an adversary without just cause, Then let my enemy come after me and catch me, stomping me into the ground, ending my life, and grinding my honor into the dirt. [pause]

Arise, O Eternal One, inflamed by Your anger. Come and counter the rage of my adversaries; open Your eyes, my God; hear my plea for justice once and for all. Let the people gather around You. Return to Your rightful place above them in the high court. The Eternal will judge the nations. Judge me now, Eternal One, according to my virtue and integrity.

Please, bring the evil actions of these wicked, wicked people to an end! But secure the righteous, For You, righteous God, examine our hearts and minds. God is my defender; He rescues those who have a pure heart. God is a just judge; He passes judgment daily against the person who does evil.

If the wicked do not turn from their evil deeds, God will sharpen His sword; He will bend His bow, stringing it in readiness. Yes, He has prepared His deadly weapons
with His arrows flaming hot. See, my enemies are fertile with evil. They conceive trouble and give birth to deception. They prepare a trap, digging a deep pit, and fall into the snare they have made. The trouble they plan will return to punish them, and their violent acts will come back to haunt them.

As a result, I will thank the Eternal for His justice and sing praises in honor of the Eternal, Most High.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for my reader. Thank You for being her refuge in this time. You are her comforter, refuge, and her Savior. She is comforted because You are the one examining her heart. Your righteousness covers her sins. She trusts in You.

Thank You, Lord, for rescuing her from harm. You fight for her every day. Thank You, Eternal One, for Your justice. She sings Your praises in Your honor.

Lord, You are our Great and Mighty King. You fight for us every day. We trust in You. We rest in You, knowing You are faithful. Help us to be grateful and praise Your name, Almighty God. Be glorified through her. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Have a blessed week! Thank you for reading!

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