1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.4 Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD.7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.8 You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.10 My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.11 Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.12 I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.14 But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God."15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.17 Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave.18 Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.19 How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.21 Praise be to the LORD, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city.22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.23 Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.***
Another poetic prophecy about Jesus. *
4 Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.Matthew 26:4and they plotted to arrest Jesus in some sly way and kill him.*
9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.Mark 14:32-34They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray." He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death," he said to them. "Stay here and keep watch."*
11 Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.12 I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.Matthew 26:55-56At that time (after he was arrested by Roman soldiers) Jesus said to the crowd, "Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me. But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.*
13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.Matthew 26:59-60The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward.*
22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"*
5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.Luke 23:46Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.* Jesus was faithful to God's commands till the very end.
Isnt it a mystery, that Jesus, being the Son of God, had to learn obedience to the Father through his sufferings?
Hebrews 5:8
Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered
Perhaps in our short time on earth, we may have to suffer too. But let's learn from Jesus and persevere in our faithfulness to God.
Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the LORD. Labels: Journey Through Psalms
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1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.4 Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD.7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.8 You have not handed me over to the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.10 My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.11 Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.12 I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.14 But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God."15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.17 Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave.18 Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.19 How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.21 Praise be to the LORD, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city.22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.23 Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.***
Another poetic prophecy about Jesus. *
4 Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.Matthew 26:4and they plotted to arrest Jesus in some sly way and kill him.*
9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.Mark 14:32-34They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray." He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death," he said to them. "Stay here and keep watch."*
11 Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors; I am a dread to my friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.12 I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery.Matthew 26:55-56At that time (after he was arrested by Roman soldiers) Jesus said to the crowd, "Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me. But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.*
13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plot to take my life.Matthew 26:59-60The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward.*
22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!" Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"*
5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.Luke 23:46Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.* Jesus was faithful to God's commands till the very end.
Isnt it a mystery, that Jesus, being the Son of God, had to learn obedience to the Father through his sufferings?
Hebrews 5:8
Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered
Perhaps in our short time on earth, we may have to suffer too. But let's learn from Jesus and persevere in our faithfulness to God.
Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the LORD. Labels: Journey Through Psalms
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