Pray for the Republic and Obama Day 221-224

16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

20Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Father God, The hour is late and we can just sense that things of prophetic significance are about to transpire on this earth. The world's leaders are almost uniformly subverting national sovereignty as they clamour for a world leader to lead them all. The Pope, perhaps unwittingly perhaps not, has called for a global authority to oversee the world's finances. And the will of the people is divided. We know Your Son's return is very near. Even so come. But we also know that there is a lot of opportunity before He does come. So, we pray that we will be faithful stewards in whatever way we can. Keep us from sin and set our hearts towards Heaven. Protect us from their evil and keep our minds sharp lest we fall into Satan's snares. And if possible, if it is within Your will, bring Barack Obama and indeed the whole nation to a place of repentance, on their knees towards You, their maker. Without this, we are forced to watch the painful disintegration of our country and it truly hurts to see it. Be glorified in America again Lord, and may she love You as she once did. For it is in Jesus' holy name that I pray these things, Amen.

Psalm 9 (King James Version)

Psalm 9
1I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

3When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

6O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

7But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

13Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

20Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Higgaion

in Ps. 92:3 means the murmuring tone of the harp. In Ps. 9:16 it is a musical sign, denoting probably a pause in the instrumental interlude. In Ps. 19:14 the word is rendered “meditation;” and in Lam. 3:62, “device” (R.V., “imagination”).

Selah

–noun an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.

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