Emboldened in Difficult Times
The 2nd book of Psalms (42-72)
is similar to Exodus, describing
Israel as ruined and then delivered.
These psalms help us worship God,
pray for deliverance, confess sin
and encourage us to Trust God.
And today’s five psalms of lament
(Ps 60, 61, 63-65), David stands
on the promises of God in the face
of defeat, discouragement & deceit.
Through it all the psalmist finds
God is a worthy refuge (Ps 62&66).
Dear Lord, thanks for Psalm 60-65,
that shows how David maintained
faith in You during difficult times.
Help us Come to You for Shelter;
Help us Quietly Wait for You;
Help us Seek & Thirst for You.
Grant us deliverance so that we
can Testify of Your Goodness. Amen
Lord, we’ll Come to You for Shelter:
O God, listen to my cry! Hear my
prayer! I will cry to You for help,
for my heart is overwhelmed.
Lead me to the towering rock
of safety, for You are my safe
refuge… Let me live forever in
Your sanctuary, safe beneath the
Shelter of Your wings (Ps 61:1-4).
Lord, I cry to You for help, for
You are my true and safe refuge.
Even though my heart may feel
overwhelmed, You alone can lead
me to Your towering rock of safety.
Thanks for providing such a safe
refuge for me to rest beneath
the Shelter of Your wings. Amen.
Lord, we will Quietly Wait for You:
Truly my soul silently wait for God;
from Him comes my salvation. He
only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense; I shall not be
greatly moved… I wait quietly
before God, for my hope is in Him.
He alone is my rock & my salvation,
my fortress where I will not be
shaken. My salvation & my honour
come from God alone (Ps 62:1-7).
Lord, I lift my eyes to You, my rock,
my salvation, fortress and refuge.
Quieten my heart to wait on You, for
my hope in in You. Help me to wait
for U in the storm & in the darkness.
Let my confidence not be shaken
by what circumstances may say
or by what my mind may think.
Thank You that my confidence rests
on the One who is the rock. Amen.
Lord, we will Seek & Thirst for You:
O God, You are my God, earnestly
I seek you; my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you, in a dry and
weary land where there is no water.
Yr lovingkingness is better than life.
My lips shall praise You. Thus I will
bless You while I live; I will lift up
my hands in Yr name (Ps 63:1-4).
Lord, I seek Your presence in my
life; and I come to You to quench
spiritual thirst as only You can do.
Thank You for Your promise that
those who seek You will find You.
Let me see You and gaze on Your
power and glory. And draw me into
intimacy with You to experience
Your sweet Loving Kindness. Amen.