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He shot his arrows and scattered his
enemies;
great bolts of lightning flashed, and
they were confused.
Then at your command, O Lord,
at the blast of your breath,
the bottom of the sea could be seen,
and the foundations of the earth were
laid bare.
He reached down from heaven and
rescued me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemies,
from those who hated me and were too
strong for me.
They attacked me at a moment when I was
in distress,
but the Lord supported me.
He led me to a place of safety;
he rescued me because he delights in me.
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PSALM 1 8 :3 0
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A promise is only as reliable as the
person who makes it. And if the person
making the promise is a perfect, blameless person, his promise is perfectly
reliable! The psalmist declares that the
way of God, the promise maker, is perfect
and that all his promises prove true. What
part of God’s Word have you relied on
lately?
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PSALM 1 9 :1 2 -1 3
In Psalm 19:7-11, the psalmist speaks
of the perfect law of God and the way it
revives us, makes us wise, and gives us
joy and insight. God’s Word is sweeter
than honey dripping from a honeycomb,
warning us and giving a great reward to
those who obey.
Recognizing the power, sweetness,
and beauty of God’s Word, however,
brings us face-to-face with the darkness
of the sins lurking in our hearts—some
that we are all too familiar with and others
that we have committed unknowingly.
Confession shines the bright light of God’s
forgiveness into these dark corners of the
heart, exposes them, and cleanses them.
This cleansing forgiveness in turn brings
freedom from guilt. Once forgiven, we
have no reason to feel guilty anymore.
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The Lord rewarded me for doing right;
he restored me because of my
innocence.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord;
I have not turned from my God to
follow evil.
I have followed all his regulations;
I have never abandoned his decrees.
I am blameless before God;
I have kept myself from sin.
The Lord rewarded me for doing right.
He has seen my innocence.
To the faithful you show yourself faithful;
to those with integrity you show
integrity.
To the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself
shrewd.
You rescue the humble,
but you humiliate the proud.
You light a lamp for me.
The Lord, my God, lights up my
darkness.
In your strength I can crush an army;
with my God I can scale any wall.
God’s way is perfect.
All the Lord’s promises prove true.
He is a shield for all who look to him
for protection.
For who is God except the Lord?
Who but our God is a solid rock?
God arms me with strength,
and he makes my way perfect.
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
He trains my hands for battle;
he strengthens my arm to draw a
bronze bow.
You have given me your shield of victory.
Your right hand supports me;
your help* has made me great.
You have made a wide path for my feet
to keep them from slipping.
I chased my enemies and caught them;
I did not stop until they were conquered.
I struck them down so they could not
get up;
they fell beneath my feet.
You have armed me with strength for
the battle;
you have subdued my enemies under
my feet.
You placed my foot on their necks.
I have destroyed all who hated me.
They called for help, but no one came
to their rescue.
They even cried to the Lord, but he
refused to answer.
18:35 Hebrew your humility; compare 2 Sam 22:36.