Reflections on Psalm 26-30

• Lord, You know me intimately and more complete than anyone else can.
• You know my heart, that I trust in You.
• To the very best of my ability, I have walked in integrity, and You have kept my feet from slipping.
• Examine me again, Lord. Prove me faithful and dedicated to You alone, O LORD. Look into my heart and my soul to see if there is any faithless thinking or evil actions.
• Your mercy sustains and keeps me, and Your truth lights my path. I have not associated with people who serve idols, not have I allowed hypocrites to taint my thinking.
• Those who run to do evil are not my friends, and the wicked are not invited to my house. Help me, Lord, to stay holy before You, all the while declaring You to the nations.
• I wash my hands, I pray for the blood of Christ to flow over me regularly, so that I may appear holy and without sin before You, God.
• I will bow and pray to You in many places and praise and worship You in all the earth.
• I will offer You thanks for the blessings You have given me and for the mighty acts You have performed in my life.
• O LORD, I love to gather together with other believers and worship You in Your house.
• Your glory meets with us and we are healed, saved, and transformed.
• Help me to keep my heart pure and free from the influences of evil men.
• I want to shun murderers and schemers, those who would bribe to have their way. In general, help me, O LORD, to avoid all alliances with those who love sin.
• As for me, O LORD, guide my feet into paths of righteousness. Help me to walk with character and act in integrity.
• Redeem me when I sin, and extend Your mercy to my soul.
• Help me to stand with both feet solidly planted on Your word and Your will.
• I will always, in gratitude for Your grace, mercy, and truth, bless the Lord among the saints.
• You are worthy!

• O, LORD, You light my path and save me when I am lost.
• If you are in my life, there is no enemy that can defeat me. I do not fear anyone or anything in my life.
• When the wicked of this world attacked me to bite me and try to kill me, they fell at my side.
• Even if an entire squad of troops plotted against me, they could not penetrate Your protection and defense of me.
• I will not fear the enemies of my soul, for they cannot defeat me in the presence of my God.
• Though a war break out against me, I will be safe. In this truth I am confident.
• I have a simple request, Lord. I only ask for one thing, the most important thing, to be with You.
• I want to dwell in You house forever, O LORD.
• I long to admire Your beauty, to ask for Your powerful words, the knowledge of You which is glorious and beautiful.
• In my troublesome times, when I am pursued by my enemies and led to the slaughter, You will hide me in Your secret place, the pavilion of Your protection.
• Save me, O Lord and hide me, lift me above my enemies and make me unreachable by the devil and his minions.
• Then my head will be lifted up above all those who would plot against me.
• I will offer the sacrifice of praise to You, O God.
• I will praise you in Your sanctuary and sing a song of praise to You.
• Yes, I will sing a song to glorify Your name.
• You are God and I will lift You up before the people.
• Hear me when I cry out to You.
• Let my voice ring true in Your ears, the voice of Your child who needs mercy.
• Answer me with Your mercy and grace, save me.
• Do not hide from me or turn away.
• Do not exercise Your anger upon me.
• You have helped me in days gone by, and You will help me today.
• Never leave me. Do not forsake me in my trouble.
• Even if my closest friends and family forsake me, please Lord, stay with me.
• Take care of me like You always have. I know Your tender kindness is forever available to me.
• Teach me to follow you in Your way.
• Make my path smooth, in spite of my enemies.
• Do not let the enemy prevail over me.
• They lie about me and they make threats to my soul.
• I would have given up had You not proven Yourself to me over and over.
• I believe I will see Your goodness again, in this land in which we live.
• I will be saved before I die. You will rescue me in this world and the next.
• If my friends are in trouble, I will say unto them, “Wait on the Lord and be full of courage.”
• I trust that You will strengthen their hearts and give them power to go on another day.
• So I wait, we wait, on the Lord!

• I will not call for man to save me. He is unable to help me in my time of need.
• I will not attempt to will myself to be saved, for my power in nothing.
• But I will cry unto You, my God, my Lord, my Rock.
• Speak to me, for if Your voice is silent, I will go down to hell without hope.
• Hear my prayers and answer me when I cry out to You, O LORD.
• When I lift up my hands in worship and surrender, save me.
• When I come to Your house or worship in my house, see me and seek me as I seek You.
• Do not let me suffer the fate of the wicked or the death of the evil.
• I will not speak good and then do evil.
• They deserve their just reward, because they do not regard You or Your instruction.
• They do not acknowledge Your unlimited power and strength.
• They do not recognize Your hand at work among the earth.
• But I honor You, Lord. You are the powerful God of the universe. You are the Lord of all!
• Destroy the wicked, but know my heart, that I love and worship You.
• Bless You, Lord! You have heard me and answered me in my moment of distress.
• I am weak and I do not know how to grow strong.
• You are my strength and my shield. When I trust in You, You help me.
• Help me today as I struggle with my life.
• Strengthen my weak hands and make me whole.
• I will rejoice in You. Your salvation will bring a song from my soul. I will lift You up!
• You, Lord, are our strength, and our salvation. You are the refuge from the storm.
• Save us today and tomorrow and every day. Bless us, Your children. Shepherd us through this desperate life.
• Bear us up in Your arms when we are weak or broken.
• Be what we need in every moment. You are our Savior, You are our Lord.

• Give unto the Lord the glory due His great name.
• You mighty ones, lay your crowns and glory at His feet.
• Worship Him and His holiness. He is the only One worthy of glory and strength.
• Lord, Your voice is powerful and above all others.
• You speak louder than powerful currents, waves, and rapids of waters.
• Your voice sounds like thunder, and You rule over the raging waters.
• Your voice is full of majesty, and rings with authority and power.
• Your strong voice breaks through forests of trees. Large, stately trees, will be moved by Your voice as if they were dancing calves or a young wild ox.
• Your voice, the wind of your Spirit, divides the fire into multiple spikes of flames.
• The very wilderness shakes with an earthquake when you speak. Deer and other wild animals give birth prematurely at the awesome sound of Your voice.
• The trees are stripped bare by its power. When He speaks, all His people say “Glory.”
• Lord, speak with Your voice over my circumstances. Let Your powerful voice be the salvation of my soul. Declare my good to the enemy and let me watch Him fade into oblivion when You speak.
• Your voice, O LORD, is my shield, and the sword which fights for me.
• Lord, the flood that destroyed the earth was perhaps the greatest earthly catastrophe in the history of mankind. All life not in the ark was destroyed.
• You rode on the flood, enthroned as King forever over the flood.
• It did nothing without Your authorization. You did not get taken by surprise by the flood, for You sent the flood, and sat on Your throne ruling over it the entire time.
• You sit enthroned for eternity because You are God. There is no end to Your reign.
• Give strength to us, O God. Bless us with peace and help us to walk in victory.
• Let us see You as the LORD on His throne each and every day, for Your reign never ends.
• We are Your servants, O Great King. Bless us in Your grace and walk with us through this world each day.

• I will lift Your name high above all others, O LORD.
• You have lifted me up in victory over my enemies.
• When I cried out with my voice unto You, You healed me and made me whole.
• Heal me of my diseases.
• Heal me of my hurts.
• Heal me of my sins.
• Make me every bit whole!
• We who know the Lord should sing praises unto His greatness.
• When I sin, I know that Your anger is aroused and you experience displeasure. Thankfully, though, Your anger abates because of your grace.
• However, Your favor is everlasting. I thank you for Your favor.
• Because of Your loving kindness, I can endure all things.
• Weeping may last for the night, and my problems may be intense for a short time, but I know that by your grace, joy will return quickly, as the sun rises up in the morning.
• You rise like the sun and make me glad again, and my memories of pain are a distant memory.
• Lord, keep me in Your prosperity and set my feet strongly upon the path You have set before me, in which You prosper me.
• Because of You, my mountain stands firm and I only feel regret when You hide Your face from me.
• Do not hide Your face from me. Let me see Your smile and hear Your voice, O LORD. I need You every day.
• You hear me when I call on You.
• I cannot praise You from the grave, therefore, keep me from bloodshed and preserve me alive.
• The dust of my decayed body cannot praise You, it will not declare Your truth.
• Have mercy on me, Lord.
• Hear my prayers and help me, O LORD!
• Thank You for responding to my call.

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