Posted on 09/25/2019 4:15:45 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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1 Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
2 Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid.
3 Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.”
4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away;
6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
8 may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
9 Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation.
10 My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, Lord? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.”
11 Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.
12 They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved.
13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; assailants gathered against me without my knowledge. They slandered me without ceasing.
16 Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me.
17 How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you.
19 Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
20 They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
21 They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”
22 Lord, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord.
23 Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.
24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God; do not let them gloat over me.
25 Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” or say, “We have swallowed him up.”
26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “The Lord be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.”
28 My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.
Amen!
Amen!
Thank you.
I really needed this today.
Im such a sinner.
My God be with you.
Amen
Amen. David was a great man among the Israelites but also was a sinner as we all are. God restored David to his favor just as we all can be.
Glad to see that it’s actually a Psalm against impeachment, not for it.
But thank you, I will certainly pray this while praying for our country, and will pass it onto my prayer partners. We have the Lord on our side and the Dems do not!
Their god is not our God.
The evil ones are out in FULL FORCE in many countries Israel, UK, USA, I worry because BIBI is having a terrible time winning his election after he has kept Israel safe!!! The people voted for Brexit overwhelmingly, YET the DAMN GLOBALISTS didn’t give a damn about what the people wanted!!
Their God is the DEVIL himself, these BASTARDS have destroyed lives for political purposes AND murdered people for political purposes!!!
Matthew 25:33
And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
The following link should provide some useful background:
https://www.theopedia.com/imprecatory-psalms
Yes ... thanks for that reminder.
Amen!
Amen.
Definitely describes the media/Dims actions. These people are totally without God.
Only Trump could attack the swamp and fight back because he built an empire in New York City and other places you’ve got to be really strong and tough and deal with mean nasty evil people to survive that.
Good one, I also like this one...saved my life.
Psalm 25 Of David. [1]
1
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
2
in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3
No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.
4
Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;
5
guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
6
Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
7
Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD.
8
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
10
All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11
For the sake of your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
12
Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
13
He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
14
The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
15
My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
16
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
17
The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish.
18
Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
19
See how my enemies have increased and how fiercely they hate me!
20
Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21
May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.
22
Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles!
I love that psalm, Psalm 7 is also pertinent:
Psalm 7
A shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
1
Lord my God, I take refuge in you;
save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
2
or they will tear me apart like a lion
and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3
Lord my God, if I have done this
and there is guilt on my hands—
4
if I have repaid my ally with evil
or without cause have robbed my foe—
5
then let my enemy pursue and overtake me;
let him trample my life to the ground
and make me sleep in the dust.
6
Arise, Lord, in your anger;
rise up against the rage of my enemies.
Awake, my God; decree justice.
7
Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
while you sit enthroned over them on high.
8
Let the Lord judge the peoples.
Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness,
according to my integrity, O Most High.
9
Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure—
you, the righteous God
who probes minds and hearts.
10
My shield is God Most High,
who saves the upright in heart.
11
God is a righteous judge,
a God who displays his wrath every day.
12
If he does not relent,
he will sharpen his sword;
he will bend and string his bow.
13
He has prepared his deadly weapons;
he makes ready his flaming arrows.
14
Whoever is pregnant with evil
conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
15
Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
falls into the pit they have made.
16
The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
17
I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;
I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.
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