August 28
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PSALM 28 IN HIM ALONE I TRUST
To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
3 Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the LORD or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.
6 Blessed be the LORD! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
8 The LORD is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
Be their shepherd and carry them forever. – Psalm 28:1-9
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A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
O Lord, my God, I come to you to plead for help
Hear my prayer and do not be deaf
I cry out to you so you can deliver me from evil
Do not let me be dragged by the tactics of the devil
Let me never trust on anyone or anything else
Only in you do I give my faith and my confidence
Not even in my own strength will I rely
You are my strength so I won’t even try
Save your people and grant them your righteousness
Never let us perish from our inclination to wickedness
Be our guide, our shepherd who carry us forever
I put my trust in you alone for you grant us life eternal.
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REFLECTION
• Why should a believer only trust in the Lord alone?