Beating Back an Attack
05/04/2008 Filed in: A Season of Psalms
Beating Back an Attack
Psalm 3 (NIV):
[1] O Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
[2] Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him."
[3] But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.
[4] To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill.
[5] I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
[6] I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
[7] Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
[8] From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
Psalm 3 (NIV):
[1] O Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
[2] Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him."
- Be clear about the problem
[3] But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.
[4] To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill.
- Be confident of God's protection
[5] I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
[6] I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side.
- Be certain of God's peace
[7] Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
[8] From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
- Be courageous in your petition