Psalm 28 ~ When I lift up my hands toward Your most Holy Sanctuary

 

Psalm 28

To you, O Lord, I call;

    my rock, be not deaf to me,

lest, if you be silent to me,

    I become like those who go down to the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,

    when I cry to you for help,

when I lift up my hands

    toward Your most Holy Sanctuary.

3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,

    with the workers of evil,

who speak peace with their neighbors

    while evil is in their hearts.

4 Give to them according to their work

    and according to the evil of their deeds;

give to them according to the work of their hands;

    render them their due reward.

5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord

    or the work of His hands,

He will tear them down and build them up no more.

6 Blessed be the Lord!

    For He has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.

7 The Lord is my strength and my shield

    in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped;

my heart exults,

    and with my song I give thanks to Him.

8 The Lord is the strength of His people;

    He is the saving refuge of His anointed.

9 Oh, save your people and bless Your heritage!

    Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

We all face the Scriptures, understanding each Chapter is about the Christ of God. And we know David wrote at least 73 of the 150 Psalms. The Dead Sea Scrolls contain at least two more Psalms, interesting. David wrote Psalm 29 about 2 Samuel 21, then David wrote Psalm 30 about 2 Samuel 24.  We could pretty well guess, Psalm 28 is from David's life and soul. 

The Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow of Scripture in God's Living Word.

2 Samuel 18 is about David's battle with his son Absalom. David recovers from the loss of an infant and says God's Will is good. When Absalom's decision to take the throne from David by undermining all of David's good faith efforts for his son and then civil war, David is beyond consolation.

We could remember God's reaction to Good Friday.

Unlike Good Friday, the bloodied General Joab bursts in front of grieving David to demand the King behave with gratitude at the win.  If we must, we could say, Joseph of Arimathea demanded of Pilate's wife's dream, the completion of mercy to give Jesus' Body respectful burial.

 

The Family of God. Are the Believers of God.  The Children of God during the Exodus constantly behave like unsure and abused people, doubtful and afraid. And our Father asked from them to Trust Their God.

General Joab demands David not to sanctify his departed son Absalom. Probably, selfishly, for Joab's own actions, placing Joab's life on the line to rescue the Kingdom of Israel. 

Both of these eras saw extreme turbulence. 

We all have families! God knows how many He has seen of our generations. With MERCY!

Chris Stapleton reminds us of the hopes we have in a struggling era.

Charles Wesley said, "God buries His workmen, but carries on His work."

The Psalms remind us of all the Hope and Joy, with worry and Overcoming we can find in this life.

Today is the day. Give us This Day. The Psalms sink down, without any romantic notions of Discipleship. The gory and the Glory.

Matthew 11:28

Then Jesus said, 

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, 

and I will give you rest."

Romans 10:9

 

If you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, 

and shall believe in your heart 

that God has raised Him from the dead, 

you shall be saved. 

And the Psalms raise us up, to His Glory Today.

Abba, Father, 

Your Living Word, in Jesus Christ, does raise us up, to His Glory Today.

We see the exaggeration of fact used to sway opinion,

let us have Truth

Sincerity

Mercy

Compassion

and find the Benefits 

You Daily Load us with.

Your Power upholds the Universe

help us to live lives of Faith

the Disciples were not fired for their human failings

in Faith and Trust

they were made bold

and found the Joy Jesus tells us is available.

We grow weary.

Jesus finds the Good in us.

We are Helped.

Comforted.

Thank You, Father.

We pray for Turkey and Syria and send relief funds.

Pray for those who are awful, to find

the Lord and heal.

Believe when we see glimpses of

Healing

We will heal.

Praying Allergy Season will be merciful,

my front tooth Crown will repair swiftly.

We pray for all the Struggles worldwide

With peace, food, finances, mercy, wisdom,

Steadfast Love, Redemption,

Renewal,

for our Families,

Loved ones

and His Good Creation.

He Healed Them All.

Thank You, Father,

for Jesus.

Amen.

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