Monday 25 April 2016

Lord, grant us success! (Notes from Psalm 118)

Description of God:
               He is good;
               His love endures forever. (:1)
               The Lord is with me; he is my helper.(:7)
               The Lord is my strength and my defense
                He has become my salvation. (:14)

Deeds of God:
               The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
                the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things! (:16)
                The stone the builders rejected  has become the cornerstone;
               the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. (:22,23)
               The Lord is God, and He has made his light shine on us. (:27)
           

Godly practices:
             Give thanks to the Lord (:1)
             Let Israel, let the house of Aaron those who fear the Lord say:  “His love endures forever.” (2-4)
            It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.
            It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.(8,9)
           Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: (:15)
           I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
           you have become my salvation. (:21)
           The Lord has done it this very day;
           let us rejoice today and be glad. (:24)
            You are my God, and I will praise you;
             you are my God, and I will exalt you. (:28)
           


Experience of the psalmist:
             When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;
              He brought me into a spacious place.
             The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
             The Lord is with me; He is my helper.
             I look in triumph on my enemies.  (5-7)
            All the nations surrounded me,
            but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
            They surrounded me on every side,
             but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
            They swarmed around me like bees,
            but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;
             in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
             I was pushed back and about to fall,
           but the Lord helped me.
            The Lord is my strength and my defense
           He has become my salvation. (:10-14)
            I will not die but live,
           and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
          The Lord has chastened me severely,
            but he has not given me over to death.
           Open for me the gates of the righteous;
            I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.(:17-19)

Prophesy:
        The stone the builders rejected
        has become the cornerstone;
        the Lord has done this,
        and it is marvelous in our eyes. (:23)


Prayer:
      Lord, save us!
      Lord, grant us success! (:25)


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