May 3
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PSALM 71 O GOD BE NOT FAR FROM ME
7 I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength is spent.
10 For my enemies speak concerning me;
those who watch for my life consult together
11 and say, “God has forsaken him, pursue and seize him,
for there is none to deliver him.”
12 O God, be not far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
13 May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
with scorn and disgrace may they be covered
who seek my hurt. – Psalm 71:7-13
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DO NOT LEAVE ME LORD WHEN I AM SPENT by ILMA
My Lord, you have always been with me as a young child
You have guided me closely when no one seemed to care for me
I have faithfully declared praise to you my Lord and my master
Do not forget me as I have reached all these years of life.
I plead you to be by my side especially when I am spent
So much evil surrounds me and I get discouraged at times
O my Lord, please do not be far from me and make haste
Bring justice to your faithful servant and grant her grace.
Do not let the enemy gloat as they taunt and say that you’ve left me
They think that you have abandoned me and they plan their attack
Keep me safe from all these evildoers who constantly scheme
Manifest your presence to me so I can be rejuvenated.
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REFLECTION
• How has the psalmist manifest his faith in the Lord amidst all the years that he has served the Lord and all the attacks of the enemy?