Join us in today’s devotion and prayer-
Read the Psalm in your favorite version or in the following KJV and then join us in praying below:
A Psalm of David
59 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors.
Selah.
6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.
10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth.
Selah.
14 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
15 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy. (KJV)
Our Father,
Praise your name. Let all who dwell upon the earth know that you rule over all of nature and humanity, even those who disbelieve.
Unto all the peoples of the earth, we will sing of your strength. We will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning and your protection in the night. For you have been to us a fortress and a refuge in the days of our distress, a rock during our nights of contention.
Our enemies come against us with well sounding words that seem educated and wise but bring destruction into the lives of all those who accept them. They are unbelievers who glory in their ignorance about you and your Son and promote their ways of darkness as light. They are truly pawns in the hands of the evil one who they don’t even believe exists.
They continually howl like dogs before the forums of the World, bellowing their words of death gathering followers from every nation contending with the church and all who believe. Saying to anyone who they think will hear, pressing the leaders and authorities and self-important ones of the media, that the church needs to be neutralized, the believers controlled and silenced.
They claim that faith in you brings violence and war. But it is the evil one that leads false prophets astray and false religions into terrorism that is the real danger to peace on the earth. Such self proclaimed unbelievers are also followers of the evil one and his minions even if they do not recognize or know it.
But you, O Lord, are above the false philosophies that enslave humanity and hold in derision the leaders who would come against the church and the followers of your Son. Rise up O Lord and let your Word go forth to every nation, let your servants testify and preach in every language and to every people.
Let your Kingdom come down in the midst of your church and let the believers demonstrate your power over nature and your reality in face of those who say there is no God. Let healings and miracles, signs and wonders follow all of us who believe and confirm your Word before a disbelieving and deceived world.
In Jesus name, Amen.