Wartime Prayer in the Face of Violence

Psalm 55:9-19

[9] Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,

    for I see violence and strife in the city.

[10] Day and night they prowl about on its walls;

    malice and abuse are within it.

[11] Destructive forces are at work in the city;

    threats and lies never leave its streets.

[12] If an enemy were insulting me,

    I could endure it;

if a foe were rising against me,

    I could hide.

[13] But it is you, a man like myself,

    my companion, my close friend,

[14] with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship

    at the house of God,

as we walked about

    among the worshipers.

[15] Let death take my enemies by surprise;

    let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,

    for evil finds lodging among them.

[16] As for me, I call to God,

    and the Lord saves me.

[17] Evening, morning and noon

    I cry out in distress,

    and he hears my voice.

[18] He rescues me unharmed

    from the battle waged against me,

    even though many oppose me.

[19] God, who is enthroned from of old,

    who does not change—

he will hear them and humble them,

    because they have no fear of God.

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Keep the Faith. Best regards,

Bro. Rontabs, N.D.S.M.D.