A Prayer to Protect Us from the Enemy - Part 4
[1] Listen to my prayer, O God,
do not ignore my plea;
[2] hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
[3] because of what my enemy is saying,
because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me
and assail me in their anger.
[4] My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen on me.
[5] Fear and trembling have beset me;
horror has overwhelmed me.
[6] I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
[7] I would flee far away
and stay in the desert;
[8] I would hurry to my place of shelter,
far from the tempest and storm.”
[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.
[20] My companion attacks his friends;
he violates his covenant.
[21] His talk is smooth as butter,
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
yet they are drawn swords.
[22] Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
[23] But you, God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
will not live out half their days.
But as for me, I trust in you.
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Important: See Part 1 to 3 Here.
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God's Will. God bless.
- The BMS Co., NDSMD
