August 2, 2024
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Reading along with us in selections from Psalms and Proverbs? Here’s today’s reading:
Psalm 18 (NIV)
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:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.……Continue Reading
When we are being taken down and in a low spot while our enemies are surrounding us; the Lord is always there with us and we only need to call upon Him. Psalm 18:4,5,6 { The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God; He heard my voice out of His Temple, and my cry came before Him, even into His ears.} But when we lean on His strength; He will fight our battles and we will have the victory. As it says in this chapter; He is our Rock, our refuge, our shield, our Deliverer, our Salvation, our strength, our fortress, and He hears us. Psalm 18:2 Take note of a couple of things also mention here. Notice in verse 13 that when God spoke there was hailstones along with coals of fire. Where else did we see hail and fire? It was the seventh plague when God brought Israel out of Egypt. Exodus 9:24-26. I couldn`t help but think of that. Only this plague was only against Egypt and not Israel. Also something else I noticed was Psalm 18: 25,26 {With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure —} Some phrases like in Matthew 5:7,8. Not surprising for it is all God`s Word. Psalm 18;30a {As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried —} God bless you all as we seek His guidance together in our daily lives.
I love you O Lord my strength!!!!
Psalms 18-22
Psalms 16-18
David declares the glories of God as He has given him victory over his enemies. It is a great place to be when God concludes a matter and His work is made evident in the thing that is overcome. We can well understand all the things David says about God’s power and efforts He makes to protect us and overcome those who are against us. But the real key is to see and believe this in the middle of the struggle and recognize that the same God we exalt at the end of a matter is working just as hard in the middle of the matter. And we can trust that He is working and be gladdened because of it, whether we see it or not.
Psalm 18 “i called to the Lord who is worthy of Praise.” He is there to fight our battles and to give us strength to go through it. We need to take refuge in him and he will always be there.
”The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.“
Psalms 18:2-4 NKJV
David confesses his fear of his enemies,
Ungodliness, and death to the Lord. He recognizes God as His sword and shield and tower.
”In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.“
Psalms 18:6 NKJV
People who don’t know God say that my strength comes from within myself. If that’s the case, where do I find it in my weak, aging body? It is nowhere to be found. It is the LORD who is my strength, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Thank you Lord for the giving me what I need to make it through each day. Amen
Psalms 18
Psalm 18