Monday, September 1, 2008

Psalm 35.1-10 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;

Psalm 35.1-10 Of David.

Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help! Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! Say to my soul, “I am your salvation!” Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me! Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away! Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them! For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life. Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it--to his destruction! Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD, exulting in His salvation. All my bones shall say, “O LORD, who is like You, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

I hear You, my Lord and Master; You are my salvation, against all the Evil One can throw against me. Let depression, anger, rejection, shame, greed , lust, pride, covetousness, impatience, self-will, and arrogance be banished from my life. And Lord, give me the ability to recognize and know that I have been transformed, so that I can see and rejoice in the new life, praising You for the healing and reconciliation.

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