[Freedom'sWorthIt]

(MOre on answered prayer - how we need that message)

Psalm 30

The Blessedness of Answered Prayer

A Psalm. A Song at the dedication of the house of David.

¹ I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up,
        And have not let my foes rejoice over me.
        ²O LORD my God, I cried out to You,
        And You healed me.
        ³O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave;
        You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.<sup>[1]

        4</sup>Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His,
        And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.^{[2]
        5}For His anger is but for a moment,
        His favor is for life;
        Weeping may endure for a night,
        But joy comes in the morning.

        ⁶Now in my prosperity I said,
        "I shall never be moved."
        ⁷LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
        You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

        ⁸I cried out to You, O LORD;
        And to the LORD I made supplication:
        ⁹"What profit is there in my blood,
        When I go down to the pit?
        Will the dust praise You?
        Will it declare Your truth?
        ¹⁰Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me;
        LORD, be my helper!"

        ¹¹You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
        You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
        ¹²To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
        O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

[gramho12]

Thanks ever so much for your daily posts. This is one of my favorite Psalms. I particularly like:

[McLynnan]

9"What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit?

Thanks, FWI. The President could certainly identify with this verse.

[RoseofTexas]

I'm going to STAND FIRM and not be moved, even though sometimes it's hard, to BELIEVE God's promises to us. The scripture that comes to mind, and I'll be paraphrasing, is the one that say's; A nation that elects a RIGHTEOUS leader will reap much good fruit, BUT a nation that elects a WICKED leader will reap much wicked fruit! WOW, I guess we have to stand firm and deal with what God is going to do to this nation for it's past 8 sinful years with the RAPIST! He will turn it for good for Mr. Bush. Another promise that I just take to heart and totally trust, because this came directly from the MOUTH OF GOD: NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US SHALL PROSPER, all we have to do is insert, NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST MR. BUSH SHALL PROSPER! I believe the Lord will work this out for Mr. Bush! The Lord will bless W because of his faithfulness, standing up for Israel when all the world seemed to come against her! God writes down everything, nothing goes unseen to God! He will punish those who make war against His children, and if I were Carville the rest of the RATS I'd be looking for the deepest hole to crawl back to and hide from the wrath of THE ALMIGHTY!

[swheats]

11You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, 12To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Forever and ever. Thanks Freedom.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUIDO

[ohioWfan]

11You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;

I do so love David's songs!

This verse captures what God did for us when George W. Bush was elected, and the debauched one finally left Washington (albeit noisily, and with quite a bit of government property).

Thank you for your faithfulness in posting these daily FWI!!

[3D-JOY]

Thank you so very much for all the days you "ping" me. I had forgotten to THANK YOU and to say how much I wait for the alert each night. I guess I would never get here by myself!

Happy Birthday GUIDO, it is a great month to be born!

[MJY1288]

Thank You friend, Your daily Psalm is much appreciated

[Right_in_Virginia]

One of my most favorite Psalms.

Thanks for the "ping".