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Psalm 64(Good News Translation)
Sunday
November 15, 2009
Called to be Free to Give God Thanks and Praise
Introduction
Psalm 64: In today's passage, the psalmist asks God to hear his concerns and to shield him from those he believes are plotting against him. He describes the sharpness of their words and his own sense of innocence and vulnerability. Then he invokes God's strength and protection.
Today's Scripture: Psalm 64:10
All righteous people will rejoice because of what the LORD has done. They will find safety in him; all good people will praise him.
How is this Scripture passage speaking to me today?
Today's Reading
1I am in trouble, God—listen to my prayer! I am afraid of my enemies—save my life!2Protect me from the plots of the wicked, from mobs of evil people.3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows.4They are quick to spread their shameless lies; they destroy good people with cowardly slander.5They encourage each other in their evil plots; they talk about where they will place their traps. No one can see them, they say.6They make evil plans and say, We have planned a perfect crime. The human heart and mind are a mystery.7But God shoots his arrows at them, and suddenly they are wounded.8He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads.9They will all be afraid; they will think about what God has done and tell about his deeds.10All righteous people will rejoice because of what the LORD has done. They will find safety in him; all good people will praise him.Reflect
Do the words of the psalmist resonate with you today? Why or why not? Reread 64:7. Like the psalmist's enemies, God also has "arrows." Yet God's response aims at establishing justice. How can you use words to help protect innocent people?
Pray
Lord God and Great Peacemaker, there is meanness and cruelty all around me. Fill my mouth with words that soften hearts, combating anger and fear with love. Make me an instrument of your peace, that your people may experience your love and joy. Amen.
Prayer Concern
Those who are the subjects of malicious gossip
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