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Psalm 59 (ESV)

⁶ Each evening they come back,
howling like dogs
and prowling about the city.
⁷ There they are, bellowing with their mouths
with swords in their lips—
for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”

⁸ But you, O Lord, laugh at them;
you hold all the nations in derision.
⁹ O my Strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are my fortress.
¹⁰ My God in his steadfast love will meet me;
God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

¹¹ Kill them not, lest my people forget;
make them totter by your power and bring them down,
O Lord, our shield!
¹² For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
let them be trapped in their pride.
For the cursing and lies that they utter,
¹³ consume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more,
that they may know that God rules over Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah

REFLECTION:

1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
2. What is the word or phrase that touches you today as you read and meditate on this passage? What is your emotion as you read this word or phrase? How is that related to your current situation? What does God tell you to do?
3. How should we pray for criminals or those who persecute God’s people? How do you balance hatred of evil with love for enemies?

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:

God Is My Defense – www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq5HIjL-hOY