Psalm 144
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Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers
to fight: 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my
deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust;…
Many times, in the middle of the night, I
awaken feeling inadequate and anxious as I think about decisions, circumstances,
situations and spiritual conflicts I am facing. At such times I will meditate
on passages like Hebrews 13:5-6…
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content
with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor
forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper…”
I can
say with confidence as David did in Ps 27:1, “The Lord is my
light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord
is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
Because “the Lord is my helper” I
am Free to…
· Give all
my anxious moments and concerns to Him.
· Leave
the future in His hand.
· Relax
and work hard.
· Focus
on pleasing God instead of others.
· Say
"No" or "Yes" or "I don’t know."
· Love
God, my wife, my children, my church and others.
In this Psalm are 6 insights
that help answer the question “Who is the Lord?”
1. The Lord is… My Strength! 1Blessed
be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to
fight: 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my
deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
2. The Lord is… My Advocate! 3
Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that
thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as
a shadow that passeth away.
3. The Lord is… My Deliverer! 5 Bow
thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy
them. 7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of
great waters, from the hand of strange children; 8 Whose mouth
speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
4. The Lord is… My Savior! 9 I
will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten
strings will I sing praises unto thee. 10 It is he that giveth
salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
5. The Lord is… My Provider! David
ask, 12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in
their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the
similitude of a palace: 13 That our garners may be full, affording
all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands
in our streets: 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there
be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
6. The Lord is… My Pleasure! 15
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose
God is the Lord.”
