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Personalities

Psalm 31[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1  In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;

    let me never be put to shame;

    deliver me in your righteousness.

2  Turn your ear to me,

    come quickly to my rescue;

be my rock of refuge,

    a strong fortress to save me.

3  Since you are my rock and my fortress,

    for the sake of your name lead and guide me.

4  Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,

    for you are my refuge.

5  Into your hands I commit my spirit;

    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

6  I hate those who cling to worthless idols;

    as for me, I trust in the Lord.

7  I will be glad and rejoice in your love,

    for you saw my affliction

    and knew the anguish of my soul.

8  You have not given me into the hands of the enemy

    but have set my feet in a spacious place.

9  Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;

    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,

    my soul and body with grief.

10  My life is consumed by anguish

    and my years by groaning;

my strength fails because of my affliction,[b]

    and my bones grow weak.

11  Because of all my enemies,

    I am the utter contempt of my neighbors

and an object of dread to my closest friends—

    those who see me on the street flee from me.

12  I am forgotten as though I were dead;

    I have become like broken pottery.

13  For I hear many whispering,

    “Terror on every side!”

They conspire against me

    and plot to take my life.

14  But I trust in you, Lord;

    I say, “You are my God.”

15  My times are in your hands;

    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,

    from those who pursue me.

16  Let your face shine on your servant;

    save me in your unfailing love.

17  Let me not be put to shame, Lord,

    for I have cried out to you;

but let the wicked be put to shame

    and be silent in the realm of the dead.

18  Let their lying lips be silenced,

    for with pride and contempt

    they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

19  How abundant are the good things

    that you have stored up for those who fear you,

that you bestow in the sight of all,

    on those who take refuge in you.

20  In the shelter of your presence you hide them

    from all human intrigues;

you keep them safe in your dwelling

    from accusing tongues.

21  Praise be to the Lord,

    for he showed me the wonders of his love

    when I was in a city under siege.

22  In my alarm I said,

    “I am cut off from your sight!”

Yet you heard my cry for mercy

    when I called to you for help.

23  Love the Lord, all his faithful people!

    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,

    but the proud he pays back in full.

24  Be strong and take heart,

    all you who hope in the Lord.

Footnotes

* Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.
Psalm 31:10 Or guilt

New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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God Bless America.

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem


 Oh LORD, Our God,

How Excellent is Your Holy Name!

 How Wonderful,


How Perfect,


and How Hallowed!

You Alone Are Worthy of Praise and Worship,

For You Alone Are The Most High God,

The One True and Only God!

We Thank You For Your Most Holy Word,

Which is So Righteous and True,

And So Enlightening in these Troubled and Perilous Times.

Let all that has been Concealed
Be Revealed.

Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins of Our Own Nation,
and Lead us all to Godly Repentance
Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

This we Pray Together,
As We Await Your Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.

God Bless America.

ML/LTOS

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Personalities

Psalm 31[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1  In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;

    let me never be put to shame;

    deliver me in your righteousness.

2  Turn your ear to me,

    come quickly to my rescue;

be my rock of refuge,

    a strong fortress to save me.

3  Since you are my rock and my fortress,

    for the sake of your name lead and guide me.

4  Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,

    for you are my refuge.

5  Into your hands I commit my spirit;

    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

6  I hate those who cling to worthless idols;

    as for me, I trust in the Lord.

7  I will be glad and rejoice in your love,

    for you saw my affliction

    and knew the anguish of my soul.

8  You have not given me into the hands of the enemy

    but have set my feet in a spacious place.

9  Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;

    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,

    my soul and body with grief.

10  My life is consumed by anguish

    and my years by groaning;

my strength fails because of my affliction,[b]

    and my bones grow weak.

11  Because of all my enemies,

    I am the utter contempt of my neighbors

and an object of dread to my closest friends—

    those who see me on the street flee from me.

12  I am forgotten as though I were dead;

    I have become like broken pottery.

13  For I hear many whispering,

    “Terror on every side!”

They conspire against me

    and plot to take my life.

14  But I trust in you, Lord;

    I say, “You are my God.”

15  My times are in your hands;

    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,

    from those who pursue me.

16  Let your face shine on your servant;

    save me in your unfailing love.

17  Let me not be put to shame, Lord,

    for I have cried out to you;

but let the wicked be put to shame

    and be silent in the realm of the dead.

18  Let their lying lips be silenced,

    for with pride and contempt

    they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

19  How abundant are the good things

    that you have stored up for those who fear you,

that you bestow in the sight of all,

    on those who take refuge in you.

20  In the shelter of your presence you hide them

    from all human intrigues;

you keep them safe in your dwelling

    from accusing tongues.

21  Praise be to the Lord,

    for he showed me the wonders of his love

    when I was in a city under siege.

22  In my alarm I said,

    “I am cut off from your sight!”

Yet you heard my cry for mercy

    when I called to you for help.

23  Love the Lord, all his faithful people!

    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,

    but the proud he pays back in full.

24  Be strong and take heart,

    all you who hope in the Lord.

Footnotes

* Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.
Psalm 31:10 Or guilt

New International Version (NIV)
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

________________________

As the braggadocios Psalm of a few days ago fades into the background, we start to see more of David's Personality revealed in his songs and prayers. We also see many descriptive Names of God that have become part of the prayer life of Jews and Christians throughout the Millennia.

David prays for safety and protection, and asks God to do it "for the honor of His Name".

There are many motivations for prayer, but it all boils down to believing that God IS WHO He Says HE IS.

Sometimes we are asked to pray for somebody we don't even know. I call that "Praying In The Dark." Here's a teaching I did on that subject, many years ago on this Thread:

I have been a Christian for forty years, and have always prayed for anyone who requests it of me. Sometimes I hear results right away, sometimes it takes more time, and sometimes I never find out what happened after my prayers. It is completely natural and "respectable" to want to know the outcome. It is human nature! It is also human nature to want more information so that "I'll know how to pray for you!". Even with good intentions, this curiosity can easily descend into prying and even gossip. That's when we need to learn how to "Pray In The Dark". The darkness isn't a bad thing...it is just a lack of knowledge of the details.

Trust comes in knowing that God knows every detail of the situation. So even if we are "in the dark" about details, we can pray "in the light" of God's Omniscience. It actually takes more Faith to "Pray In The Dark" than it does to pray with all the facts before us.

Here's Why:

1. When we know the facts, we could get into a rap with God as to how HE can fix the problem. In fact, some of us might end up giving God advice!

2. When we know everything about the situation, we may be tempted to advise the person for whom we are praying, and tell him what HE should be doing to fix it. Thus, instead of going to God, we are didactically providing our own remedies. When we find ourselves falling into this habit, we should ask ourselves: "Did this person ask me for PRAYER? Or for ADVICE?" They are two entirely different things!

3. Finally, when we know too much, and are asking others to join us in prayer, it is very easy to descend into gossip or self-righteousness. God Forbid! None of us would ever want to do such a thing, but sometimes it DOES happen.

When we are asked for prayer, it is best not to interrogate the the person. Some people will share very little information, and others will totally "spill the beans". Nevertheless, UNLESS that person is asking for counseling or advice, it is best to keep our opinions to ourselves, and pray in faith and trust that God's Will be done.

The Book of Job is considered the oldest story in the Bible, and it addresses this very thing. At first, Job's "friends" sat with him in silence, comforting Job during his time of devastating loss. Job does not ask for advice, but suddenly the "friends" barrage him, lecture him, and berate him for chapter after chapter until finally, God intervenes. The rebuke from the Almighty is earth-shattering. Centuries later, Job's "friends" are held up as the worst example of Bronze-Age-Jerks ever assembled, and Job is held up as the Ultimate Model of Patience and Righteousness.

Just think how different it would have been if Job's "friends had learned how to "Pray in the Dark"!

Some of David's Psalms ask for protection against very specific enemies. Other times, David is "Praying In The Dark".

Some of the Psalms sound like complaining, while others, like Psalm 31, praise God and give Him all the Glory. While both are valid expressions of prayer, Praising God and Trusting Him for the outcome, even when we don't know the whole story, seems to be the most edifying (for me at least!)

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[etabeta]

My prayers always. God bless.

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[norsky]

excellent words and advice, not getting in the way of the prayer and too much info.

[DarthVader]

Psalm 91

1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,*
2 will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.’
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
4 he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5 You will not fear the terror of the night,
or the arrow that flies by day,
6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
or the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge,*
the Most High your dwelling-place,
10 no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.

14 Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.
15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble,
I will rescue them and honour them.
16 With long life I will satisfy them,
and show them my salvation.

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Thank You, norsky, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, DarthVader, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[NEWwoman]

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Great observations/advice.

Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem and for our beloved America-250.

[redryder_90]

Amen

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, redryder_90, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. (Mark 4:22)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS