Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A Psalm Against Spiritual Attack


Are you facing a spiritual attack? There are many psalms to be prayed for those who are being oppressed. Here is one: Psalm 27. Pray it aloud for yourself or for someone else who needs it. (This is in what I call the BPV—Brandilyn’s Prayer Version, which is taken from the New American Standard.)

Lord, You are my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
You are the defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?
When evil comes upon me, looking to devour me,
My adversaries and my enemies will all stumble and fall.
Though a host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear.
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this, I shall be confident.

One thing I ask you, Lord. One think I seek—
That I may dwell in your house all the days of my life,
To behold your beauty
And to meditate in Your temple.
For in the day of trouble You will conceal me in Your tabernacle.
In the secret place of Your tent, You will hide me;
You will lift me up on a rock.
Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me.
And I will offer in Your tent sacrifices with shouts of joy.
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to You, Lord!

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and answer me.
When You said, “Seek My Face,” my heart said to You,
“Your face, Lord, I do seek!”
Don’t hide Your face from me,
Don’t turn Your servant away in anger.
You’ve been my help;
Don’t abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation!
Anyone else might forsake me,
But You, Lord, will lift me up.

Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a level path
Because of my foes.
Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries.
For evil has risen against me,
Breathing out violence.
Lord, I would despair if I didn’t believe that I will see Your goodness
In the land of the living.
Lord, help me to be strong. Help my heart to take courage.
I wait for you, Lord. Yes, I wait for You.

5 comments:

Donna M. Kohlstrom said...

You have no idea how I needed to read this today!

My spiritual war continues daily and at times I find myself retreating or taking over the lead or out there fighting the war the way I think it should be. I forget to trust in Him, rest in Him and wait on Him. Thanks for reminding me!

Carol Bruce Collett said...

Thank you for sharing this. I've felt so unsettled lately. This is the perfect passage for me today.

Jessie at Blog Schmog said...

Thank you Brandilyn. I echo what the others have said. This post comes just in time.

Megan DiMaria said...

Thanks. I was refreshed by visiting your blog today.

Denise Miller Holmes said...

My hubby and I were getting ready to start our prayer time when I read your blog. Such perfect timing!