Lenten Meditation 39

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"post-title entry-title"><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"post-header"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"passage-display" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;"><span><span class&equals;"passage-display-version"><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<div style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;660000&semi;"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-1" id&equals;"en-NIV-14120">Psalm 18<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-1">For the director of music&period; Of David the servant of the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&period; He sang to the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> the words of this song when the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul&period; He said&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-1"><sup class&equals;"versenum">1 <&sol;sup>I love you&comma; <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma; my strength&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-2" id&equals;"en-NIV-14121"><sup class&equals;"versenum">2 <&sol;sup>The <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> is my rock&comma; my fortress and my deliverer&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-2">my God is my rock&comma; in whom I take refuge&comma;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-2">my shield&lt&semi;sup class&equals;&quot&semi;footnote&quot&semi; data-fn&equals;&quot&semi;&num;fen-NIV-14121b&quot&semi; data-link&equals;&quot&semi;&lbrack;<a href&equals;"&num;fen-NIV-14121b" title&equals;"See footnote b">b<&sol;a>&rsqb;&&num;8221&semi;&gt&semi;&lbrack;b&rsqb;<&sol;sup> and the horn&lt&semi;sup class&equals;&quot&semi;footnote&quot&semi; data-fn&equals;&quot&semi;&num;fen-NIV-14121c&quot&semi; data-link&equals;&quot&semi;&lbrack;<a href&equals;"&num;fen-NIV-14121c" title&equals;"See footnote c">c<&sol;a>&rsqb;&&num;8221&semi;&gt&semi;&lbrack;c&rsqb;<&sol;sup> of my salvation&comma; my stronghold&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-3" id&equals;"en-NIV-14122"><sup class&equals;"versenum">3 <&sol;sup>I called to the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma; who is worthy of praise&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-3">and I have been saved from my enemies&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-4" id&equals;"en-NIV-14123"><sup class&equals;"versenum">4 <&sol;sup>The cords of death entangled me&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-4">the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"fb-like"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;plugins&sol;follow&quest;href&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;facebook&period;com&percnt;2FKonnieMoments1&&num;038&semi;layout&equals;standard&&num;038&semi;show&lowbar;faces&equals;true&&num;038&semi;colorscheme&equals;light&&num;038&semi;width&equals;450&&num;038&semi;height&equals;80">&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;plugins&sol;follow&quest;href&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;facebook&period;com&percnt;2FKonnieMoments1&&num;038&semi;layout&equals;standard&&num;038&semi;show&lowbar;faces&equals;true&&num;038&semi;colorscheme&equals;light&&num;038&semi;width&equals;450&&num;038&semi;height&equals;80<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a name&equals;'more'><&sol;a><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-5" id&equals;"en-NIV-14124"><sup class&equals;"versenum">5 <&sol;sup>The cords of the grave coiled around me&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-5">the snares of death confronted me&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-6" id&equals;"en-NIV-14125"><sup class&equals;"versenum">6 <&sol;sup>In my distress I called to the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-6">I cried to my God for help&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-6">From his temple he heard my voice&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-6">my cry came before him&comma; into his ears&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-6"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-7" id&equals;"en-NIV-14126"><sup class&equals;"versenum">7 <&sol;sup>The earth trembled and quaked&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-7">and the foundations of the mountains shook&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-7">they trembled because he was angry&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-8" id&equals;"en-NIV-14127"><sup class&equals;"versenum">8 <&sol;sup>Smoke rose from his nostrils&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-8">consuming fire came from his mouth&comma;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-8">burning coals blazed out of it&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-8"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-9" id&equals;"en-NIV-14128"><sup class&equals;"versenum">9 <&sol;sup>He parted the heavens and came down&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-9">dark clouds were under his feet&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-10" id&equals;"en-NIV-14129"><sup class&equals;"versenum">10 <&sol;sup>He mounted the cherubim and flew&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-10">he soared on the wings of the wind&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-11" id&equals;"en-NIV-14130"><sup class&equals;"versenum">11 <&sol;sup>He made darkness his covering&comma; his canopy around him—<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-11">the dark rain clouds of the sky&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-11"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-12" id&equals;"en-NIV-14131"><sup class&equals;"versenum">12 <&sol;sup>Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-12">with hailstones and bolts of lightning&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-13" id&equals;"en-NIV-14132"><sup class&equals;"versenum">13 <&sol;sup>The <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> thundered from heaven&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-13">the voice of the Most High resounded&period;&lt&semi;sup class&equals;&quot&semi;footnote&quot&semi; data-fn&equals;&quot&semi;&num;fen-NIV-14132d&quot&semi; data-link&equals;&quot&semi;&lbrack;<a href&equals;"&num;fen-NIV-14132d" title&equals;"See footnote d">d<&sol;a>&rsqb;&&num;8221&semi;&gt&semi;&lbrack;d&rsqb;<&sol;sup><&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-14" id&equals;"en-NIV-14133"><sup class&equals;"versenum">14 <&sol;sup>He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-14">with great bolts of lightning he routed them&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-14"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-15" id&equals;"en-NIV-14134"><sup class&equals;"versenum">15 <&sol;sup>The valleys of the sea were exposed<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-15">and the foundations of the earth laid bare<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-15">at your rebuke&comma; <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-15">at the blast of breath from your nostrils&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-16" id&equals;"en-NIV-14135"><sup class&equals;"versenum">16 <&sol;sup>He reached down from on high and took hold of me&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-16">he drew me out of deep waters&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-16"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-17" id&equals;"en-NIV-14136"><sup class&equals;"versenum">17 <&sol;sup>He rescued me from my powerful enemy&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-17">from my foes&comma; who were too strong for me&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-18" id&equals;"en-NIV-14137"><sup class&equals;"versenum">18 <&sol;sup>They confronted me in the day of my disaster&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-18">but the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> was my support&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-19" id&equals;"en-NIV-14138"><sup class&equals;"versenum">19 <&sol;sup>He brought me out into a spacious place&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-19">he rescued me because he delighted in me&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-20" id&equals;"en-NIV-14139"><sup class&equals;"versenum">20 <&sol;sup>The <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> has dealt with me according to my righteousness&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-20">according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-21" id&equals;"en-NIV-14140"><sup class&equals;"versenum">21 <&sol;sup>For I have kept the ways of the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-21">I am not guilty of turning from my God&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-22" id&equals;"en-NIV-14141"><sup class&equals;"versenum">22 <&sol;sup>All his laws are before me&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-22">I have not turned away from his decrees&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-22"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-23" id&equals;"en-NIV-14142"><sup class&equals;"versenum">23 <&sol;sup>I have been blameless before him<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-23">and have kept myself from sin&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-24" id&equals;"en-NIV-14143"><sup class&equals;"versenum">24 <&sol;sup>The <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> has rewarded me according to my righteousness&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-24">according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-25" id&equals;"en-NIV-14144"><sup class&equals;"versenum">25 <&sol;sup>To the faithful you show yourself faithful&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-25">to the blameless you show yourself blameless&comma;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-26" id&equals;"en-NIV-14145"><sup class&equals;"versenum">26 <&sol;sup>to the pure you show yourself pure&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-26">but to the devious you show yourself shrewd&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-26"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-27" id&equals;"en-NIV-14146"><sup class&equals;"versenum">27 <&sol;sup>You save the humble<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-27">but bring low those whose eyes are haughty&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-28" id&equals;"en-NIV-14147"><sup class&equals;"versenum">28 <&sol;sup>You&comma; <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma; keep my lamp burning&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-28">my God turns my darkness into light&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-29" id&equals;"en-NIV-14148"><sup class&equals;"versenum">29 <&sol;sup>With your help I can advance against a troop<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-29">with my God I can scale a wall&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-30" id&equals;"en-NIV-14149"><sup class&equals;"versenum">30 <&sol;sup>As for God&comma; his way is perfect&colon;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-30">The <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>’s word is flawless&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-30">he shields all who take refuge in him&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-31" id&equals;"en-NIV-14150"><sup class&equals;"versenum">31 <&sol;sup>For who is God besides the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&quest;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-31">And who is the Rock except our God&quest;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-32" id&equals;"en-NIV-14151"><sup class&equals;"versenum">32 <&sol;sup>It is God who arms me with strength<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-32">and keeps my way secure&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-32"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-33" id&equals;"en-NIV-14152"><sup class&equals;"versenum">33 <&sol;sup>He makes my feet like the feet of a deer&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-33">he causes me to stand on the heights&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-34" id&equals;"en-NIV-14153"><sup class&equals;"versenum">34 <&sol;sup>He trains my hands for battle&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-34">my arms can bend a bow of bronze&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-35" id&equals;"en-NIV-14154"><sup class&equals;"versenum">35 <&sol;sup>You make your saving help my shield&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-35">and your right hand sustains me&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-35">your help has made me great&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-35"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-36" id&equals;"en-NIV-14155"><sup class&equals;"versenum">36 <&sol;sup>You provide a broad path for my feet&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-36">so that my ankles do not give way&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-37" id&equals;"en-NIV-14156"><sup class&equals;"versenum">37 <&sol;sup>I pursued my enemies and overtook them&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-37">I did not turn back till they were destroyed&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-38" id&equals;"en-NIV-14157"><sup class&equals;"versenum">38 <&sol;sup>I crushed them so that they could not rise&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-38">they fell beneath my feet&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-38"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-39" id&equals;"en-NIV-14158"><sup class&equals;"versenum">39 <&sol;sup>You armed me with strength for battle&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-39">you humbled my adversaries before me&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-40" id&equals;"en-NIV-14159"><sup class&equals;"versenum">40 <&sol;sup>You made my enemies turn their backs in flight&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-40">and I destroyed my foes&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-41" id&equals;"en-NIV-14160"><sup class&equals;"versenum">41 <&sol;sup>They cried for help&comma; but there was no one to save them—<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-41">to the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma; but he did not answer&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-41"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-42" id&equals;"en-NIV-14161"><sup class&equals;"versenum">42 <&sol;sup>I beat them as fine as windblown dust&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-42">I trampled them&lt&semi;sup class&equals;&quot&semi;footnote&quot&semi; data-fn&equals;&quot&semi;&num;fen-NIV-14161f&quot&semi; data-link&equals;&quot&semi;&lbrack;<a href&equals;"&num;fen-NIV-14161f" title&equals;"See footnote f">f<&sol;a>&rsqb;&&num;8221&semi;&gt&semi;&lbrack;f&rsqb;<&sol;sup> like mud in the streets&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-43" id&equals;"en-NIV-14162"><sup class&equals;"versenum">43 <&sol;sup>You have delivered me from the attacks of the people&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-43">you have made me the head of nations&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-43">People I did not know now serve me&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-44" id&equals;"en-NIV-14163"><sup class&equals;"versenum">44 <&sol;sup><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span>foreigners cower before me&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-44">as soon as they hear of me&comma; they obey me&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-44"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-45" id&equals;"en-NIV-14164"><sup class&equals;"versenum">45 <&sol;sup>They all lose heart&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-45">they come trembling from their strongholds&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-46" id&equals;"en-NIV-14165"><sup class&equals;"versenum">46 <&sol;sup>The <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> lives&excl; Praise be to my Rock&excl;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-46">Exalted be God my Savior&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-47" id&equals;"en-NIV-14166"><sup class&equals;"versenum">47 <&sol;sup>He is the God who avenges me&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-47">who subdues nations under me&comma;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-48" id&equals;"en-NIV-14167"><sup class&equals;"versenum">48 <&sol;sup><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span>who saves me from my enemies&period;<&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-48" id&equals;"en-NIV-14167"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-48">You exalted me above my foes&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-48">from a violent man you rescued me&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-48"> <&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-49" id&equals;"en-NIV-14168"><sup class&equals;"versenum">49 <&sol;sup>Therefore I will praise you&comma; <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma; among the nations&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-49">I will sing the praises of your name&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-50" id&equals;"en-NIV-14169"><sup class&equals;"versenum">50 <&sol;sup>He gives his king great victories&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-50">he shows unfailing love to his anointed&comma;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-18-50">to David and to his descendants forever&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi;"><span><br &sol;><&sol;span><br &sol;><span><br &sol;><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-1" id&equals;"en-NIV-16142">Psalm 130<&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h4><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-1">A song of ascents&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-1"><sup class&equals;"versenum">1 <&sol;sup>Out of the depths I cry to you&comma; <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-2" id&equals;"en-NIV-16143"><sup class&equals;"versenum">2 <&sol;sup><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span>Lord&comma; hear my voice&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-2">Let your ears be attentive<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-2">to my cry for mercy&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-3" id&equals;"en-NIV-16144"><sup class&equals;"versenum">3 <&sol;sup>If you&comma; <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma; kept a record of sins&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-3">Lord&comma; who could stand&quest;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-4" id&equals;"en-NIV-16145"><sup class&equals;"versenum">4 <&sol;sup>But with you there is forgiveness&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-4">so that we can&comma; with reverence&comma; serve you&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"poetry top-05">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-5" id&equals;"en-NIV-16146"><sup class&equals;"versenum">5 <&sol;sup>I wait for the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma; my whole being waits&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-5">and in his word I put my hope&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"line"><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-6" id&equals;"en-NIV-16147"><sup class&equals;"versenum">6 <&sol;sup>I wait for the Lord<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-6">more than watchmen wait for the morning&comma;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-6">more than watchmen wait for the morning&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-7" id&equals;"en-NIV-16148"><sup class&equals;"versenum">7 <&sol;sup>Israel&comma; put your hope in the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span>&comma;<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-7">for with the <span class&equals;"small-caps" style&equals;"font-variant&colon;small-caps&semi;">Lord<&sol;span> is unfailing love<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-7">and with him is full redemption&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-8" id&equals;"en-NIV-16149"><sup class&equals;"versenum">8 <&sol;sup>He himself will redeem Israel<&sol;span><br &sol;><span class&equals;"indent-1"><span class&equals;"indent-1-breaks">    <&sol;span><span class&equals;"text Ps-130-8">from all their sins&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"fb-page">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore">&NewLine;<blockquote cite&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;konniemoments&sol;"><p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;konniemoments&sol;">Konnie-moments<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;