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Psalm 28 (ESV)

 

1 To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
when I cry to you for help; when I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.

3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their work
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.

6 Blessed be the Lord!
For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people;
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

 

REFLECTION:

  1. There are times when our prayers seem futile, launched toward a dull and silent heaven. God seems indifferent, willing to let us be dragged away with the wicked. Even at times like these, we are to remember that “the Lord is”.
  2. As David remembered who God is, he was able to trust in Him to receive help (vv7-8). The circumstances had not changed, but suddenly David found his heart leaping with unexplained joy.
  3. When have you been as desperate as David (vv1-5)? As confident at David (vv6-7)? Read through this psalm a few times slowly. Pray as you read it, pause when a phrase catches your attention.  Listen to what God is trying to speak to you about your present situations.

 

PRAYER:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what He wants to tell you.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in your spiritual journal.

 

HYMN:

To You, I Will Cry, O Lord – www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbyTZUuLu8