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:
Psalm 7:
A Psalm of David
7 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3 O Lord my God, If I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. Selah.
6 Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
8 The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
10 My defense is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17 I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high. (KJV)
Our Father,
Praise your name and the name of your Son Jesus. And in his name may we be righteous in your eyes and worthy of protection from those who mean us harm and those who want the worst for our family.
By your Holy Spirit remind us of all our mistakes and sins that we need to repent of and give us grace and help to change our lives to become more like your Son in all that we say and do.
Let your love flow out of us to those we come in contact with today, even those who don’t like us and mean us harm or oppose us in some way. Let us always remember that it is not really flesh and blood that is against us. Let us remember to pray for those who oppose us and for their salvation and freedom from our true enemy Satan and his minions.
Thanks for your help today and your ever present grace and counsel. Let us be instruments of grace, love, healing, and revival in our neighborhoods and communities. Let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done in our midst.
In Jesus name, Amen.