May 2
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PSALM 71 IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, DELIVER ME
In you, O LORD, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame!
2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me, and save me!
3 Be to me a rock of refuge,
to which I may continually come;
you have given the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
5 For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O LORD, from my youth.
6 Upon you I have leaned from before my birth;
you are he who took me from my mother’s womb.
My praise is continually of you. – Psalm 71:1-6
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RESCUE ME FROM THE HANDS OF THE WICKED by ILMA
Lord, I plead you to bring me out of this ploy of the enemy
I come to ask you to rescue me from this attack I get constantly
There is so much deception and betrayals going on around
You promised deliverance to your faithful servant; I look up to you.
You know me deeply as you formed me in my mother’s womb
Deliver me from this injustice and cruelty to bring me down
I continually praise you amidst this spiritual battle going on
Use it to strengthen me so I can endure and press on.
Rescue me from the hands of the wicked and the hypocrites
Give me courage to confront and expose evil when they arise
Let me discern the spirits that hover and distract many to sin
You, O Lord are the rock that I can stand on and be planted firmly.
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REFLECTION
• Why is it essential for believers to be mindful of the ploys of the enemy and come to the Lord for assurance, trust and hope?