Psalm 86
A Prayer of David.
Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
2 Preserve my life, for I am godly;
save your servant, who trusts in you — you are my God.
3 Be gracious to me, O Lord,
for to you do I cry all the day.
4 Gladden the soul of your servant,
for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
6 Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
listen to my plea for grace.
7 In the day of my trouble I call upon you,
for you answer me.
8 There is none like you among the gods, O Lord,
nor are there any works like yours.
9 All the nations you have made shall come
and worship before you, O Lord,
and shall glorify your name.
10 For you are great and do wondrous things;
you alone are God.
11 Teach me your way, O Lord,
that I may walk in your truth;
unite my heart to fear your name.
12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
and I will glorify your name forever.
13 For great is your steadfast love toward me;
you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
14 O God, insolent men have risen up against me;
a band of ruthless men seeks my life,
and they do not set you before them.
15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me;
give your strength to your servant,
and save the son of your maidservant.
17 Show me a sign of your favor,
that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
This Psalm is rather unique and is a very active prayer Psalm.
We've been asking Father God since David's day and definitely in the days of Jesus becoming flesh, dwelling among us, seeing His glory, glory as the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth, receiving grace upon grace - what is Good Prayer LORD?
David, we can all agree, prayed very well. Not listening to David's opinion on prayer reminds me of this quote:
Luke 13:34 partial
How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
"for I am godly"
Micah 6:1 partial
Hear what the Lord says:
Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
2 Hear, you mountains
6 “With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God
"I cry all the day - Gladden the soul of your servant"
1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you!
Matthew 8:10
When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith."
Right. Jesus expects us to expect HIM.
"I lift up my soul"
Nehemiah 8:10
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
"In the day of my trouble - I call upon you"
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Ephesians 4:14
So that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
"You alone are God. 11 Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth"
Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 62:5
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him
"unite my heart"
Matthew 6:10
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Psalm 116:1
I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my voice and my supplication.
1 John 4:19
We love because HE first loved us
"I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart"
In life, you have to dig, like the vineyard the vinedresser told us. Dig, remembering your blessings and not rest on them.
Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
It would be interesting/horrifying hearing what the LORD says about people who sneering, coughing, and disregarding the twenty-eighth verse of chapter eight in Paul's Epistle to the Romans. Things like this must apply to soft voiced vicars from the old country. Men with rheumy eyes and fond remembrances. However, as you reach the grand old age of fifty with an o attached, you begin to realize - this ties in with this -
Luke 2:13-14
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!
And there are few tales of decades pass with a thought backwards and Garth Brooks, "Sometimes I THANK GOD for unanswered prayers." Seems a few people agree....
"Show me a sign of your favor, because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me."
Titus 2:13
While we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.
Proverbs 31:25-26
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
and she laughs at the time to come.
She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Romans 8:19
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
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