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Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance.
A Psalm of David. |
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1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications:
In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
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2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant;
For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
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3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;
He hath smitten my life down to the ground:
He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
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4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is desolate.
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5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all thy doings;
I muse on the work of thy hands.
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I remember – The spirit of praise is cultivated by calling to mind and recounting what the Lord has done for us. R2031:5
Work of thy hands – The two great books of nature and of revelation are special themes of meditation for those who love the Lord and desire to know more of him. R1390:6
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6 I spread forth my hands unto thee:
My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. {Selah
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7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth:
Hide not thy face from me,
Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
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8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning;
For in thee do I trust:
Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk;
For I lift up my soul unto thee.
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In the morning – Of the resurrection, the Millennium. A60; E364
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9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies:
I flee unto thee to hide me.
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10 Teach me to do thy will;
For thou art my God:
Thy Spirit is good;
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
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Lead me – Ask him to guide you, with no will of your own or choice as to the pathway, silently waiting to hear his voice, and it will be given you to know his will. R590:5*
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11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name’s sake:
In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
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12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies,
And destroy all them that afflict my soul;
For I am thy servant. |
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