April 30
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PSALM 94 YOUR STEADFAST LOVE HELD ME UP
12 Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD,
and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him rest from days of trouble,
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not forsake his people;
he will not abandon his heritage;
15 for justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17 If the LORD had not been my help,
my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
18 When I thought, “My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.– Psalm 94:12-18
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THE LORD DISCIPLINES THOSE WHOM HE LOVES by ILMA
Blessed is the one who loves the Lord, for God disciplines him
He will not be misled for he follows His will and he avoids sin
For him who is faithful to serve the Lord, he will be given rest
He will be protected from all evildoers who bring conflict and unrest
The Lord will never forsake his people, he ensures their safety
While a pit awaits all those who are evildoers and wicked
All the upright will heed to discipline and correction
While the idolaters do not want rebuke or any instructions
Blessed are the meek and those who follow God’s laws
They will inherit God’s kingdom and will never fail
God’s steadfast love sustains all those who love him
They don’t compromise their faith; they won’t intentionally sin.
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REFLECTION
• Why is discipline an integral part of faith and serving the Lord?
• What makes unbelievers different from believers in terms of accepting discipline?
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PSALM 94 O GOD OF VENGEANCE, SHINE FORTH
April 29
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PSALM 94 O GOD OF VENGEANCE, SHINE FORTH
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!
2 Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!
3 O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?
4 They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.
5 They crush your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;
7 and they say, “The LORD does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
8 Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
9 He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10 He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who teaches man knowledge—11 the LORD—
knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath. – Psalm 94:1-11
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THE LORD KNOWS MAN’S THOUGHTS by ILMA
O Lord, we, your people come to you for vengeance
Rise up O Lord, for the evildoers continue their wicked ways
All that comes out of their mouths are lies and arrogant words
They have been oppressing and imposing the systems of the world
They have brought death to the widows, the fatherless and sojourners
They do not know you; they are fools who take credit for your creation.
O you fools, who do not know the Lord and are full of arrogance
How long will you continue to taunt the only giver of life?
When will you be wise to see that he gave you your eyes?
Why do you go on living for yourselves and not give him praise?
Do you not know that the Lord knows man’s thoughts and heart?
Go and repent and praise him who gave you all; you are but a breath.
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REFLECTION
• Why did the psalmist give emphasis on those who are arrogant and wicked?