O Lord; Do Not Keep Silence

Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue me from their destructions, my precious life from the lions.

I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.

Let them not rejoice over me who are wrongfully my enemies; nor let them wink with the eye who hate me without a cause.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful matters against the quiet ones in the land.

They also opened their mouth wide against me, and said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.”

This You have seen, O Lord; do not keep silence. O Lord, do not be far from me.

Stir up Yourself, and awake to my vindication, to my cause, my God and my Lord.

Vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

Let them not say in their hearts, “Ah, so we would have it!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”

Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion who rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who exalt themselves against me.

Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause; and let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness and of Your praise all the day long.

Psalm 35:17-28

The test we face in life are sometimes intensified and they seem to never end. It could be the long search for a job, an unbroken season of loneliness, or a lengthy battle with cancer.

That may be why the psalmist cried out, “How long, Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my precious life from these lions?”

When your burdens overwhelm you, remember that God has His arms underneath you.

Our Daily Bread – July 25, 2016