March 30
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IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS
Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry!
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
2 From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!
3 You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,
You have tested me, and you will find nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
4 With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.5 My steps have held fast to your paths;
My feet have not slipped.6 I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God;
Incline your ear to me; hear my words.7 Wondrously show your steadfast love,
O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; Hide me in the shadow of your wings,
9 From the wicked who do me violence, my deadly enemies who surround me.
10 They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
11 They have now surrounded our steps; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground. 12 He is like a lion eager to tear, as a young lion lurking in ambush.
13 Arise, O LORD! Confront him, subdue him! – Psalm 17:1-13
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This is a psalm of lament of David to the Lord. He is unjustly accused of wrong and he prays for the Lord to vindicate him. It is so refreshing to hear a king so humbly hiding in the shadow of God’s wings. He is confident to ask the Lord for help as he has pointed out to him how faithful he is to him. This psalm shows David’s heart that always looks up to God’s promises. He deeply knows the Lord who considers him as the apple of his eyes. He trusts him wholeheartedly.
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ADORATION: We adore you Lord because you alone are full of Grace and Mercy.
CONFESSION: Forgive us as we forgive those who do us wrong.
THANKSGIVING: Thank you Lord for all your protection and provision
SUPPLICATION: May all believers remember to hide under the shadow of God’s love.
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REFLECTION
• How can we be optimistic when we are wrongly accused?