Psalm 25 A Plea for Deliverance and Forgiveness
A Psalm of David
To You, O LORD, I lift up my
soul.
O my God, I trust in You;
Let me not be ashamed;
Let not my enemies triumph
over me.
Indeed, let no one who waits
on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who
deal treacherously without
cause.
Show me Your ways, O LORD;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and
teach me,
For You are the God of my
salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
Remember, O LORD, Your
tender mercies and Your
loving kindnesses,
For they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins
of my youth, nor my
transgressions;
According to Your mercy
remember me.
For Your goodness’ sake,
O LORD.
Good and upright is the LORD;
Therefore He teaches sinners
in the way.
The humble He guides in
justice,
And the humble He teaches
His way.
All the paths of the LORD are
mercy and truth,
To such as keep His covenant
and His testimonies.
For Your name’s sake,
O LORD,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is
great.
Who is the man that fears the
LORD?
Him shall He teach in the
way He chooses.
He himself shall dwell in
prosperity,
And his descendants shall
inherit the earth.
The secret of the LORD is with
those who fear Him,
And He will show them His
covenant.
My eyes are ever toward the
LORD
For He shall pluck my feet
out of the net.
Turn Yourself to me, and have
mercy on me,
For I am desolate and
afflicted.
The troubles of my heart have
enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses!
Look on my affliction and my
pain,
And forgive all my sins.
Consider my enemies, for they
are many;
And they hate me with cruel
hatred.
Keep my soul, and deliver me;
Let me not be ashamed, for I
put my trust in You,
Let integrity and uprightness
preserve me.
For I wait for You.
Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all their troubles!
Waiting on the Lord to save tends to not be an easy thing, and it may feel as if your enemies will emerge victorious over you. Sometimes those enemies are internal, such as struggling with depression or addictions, and sometimes external, such as those who are persecuted and even martyred for the name of Christ. Another thing we should remember is that all things are for the glory of God; our pain, our hurt, our joy, our entire lives. Pray that God may guide us and teach us in His ways that we may glorify Him and not ourselves.
Fear God and be soft to His guidance. Although the easy way would be to try to do things in our own way, we must not be arrogant and think we know what is best. Once one falls into this trap, difficulty arises when trying to escape it. I know this from personal experience, and still working to get out of this. Believe what God says in His word and avoid believing what you want regardless of what it is.
Obeying God and believing Him in what He teaches us will prevent us from going astray. Many needless pains and sorrows are avoided by simply obeying our Master. For example, if we obeyed the commands given about marriage, then nearly all the problems we see today in marriages would be eliminated. Domestic abuse, adultery, divorce, and many other thingswould no longer be recognized as a problem.
Even when we sin though, we must repent and move forward in God’s commands. He will deliver us out of our trials in His own timing for His glory.
Great message. Reblogging.
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Reblogged this on Christ saved this sinner and commented:
Good words!
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