Saturday, August 5, 2023

For God is My Defense, My God of Mercy...

 

But I will sing of Your power;

Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;

For You have been my defense

And refuge in the day of my trouble.

To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises;

For God is my defense,

My God of mercy.Psalm 59:16-17



…I will sing psalms, and hymns and spiritual songs with grace in my heart to You, my Lord. I will give thanks to my God who performs all things for me. Riches and honor come from You....in Your hand is power and might...you give strength and reign over all. 


I know, like Job did, that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.  All power belongs to my God!  


Your mercy, oh Lord, is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds.  Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us,

But to Your name give glory,

Because of Your mercy,

Because of Your truth.


You are my refuge and my strength.

A very present help in trouble.  Therefore I

will not fear.  


You, LORD, preserve the simple;

I was brought low, and You saved me.

Return to your rest, O my soul,

For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.


With my enemy is an arm of flesh; but You, the LORD my God are with me to help me  and to fight my battles.  You delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, For they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but You were my support.  You also brought me out into a broad place; You delivered me because You delighted in me.


Oh Lord, my God, in You I put my trust!