Free & Fit - Summer with the Psalms - Friday & Saturday 9 & 10th August - Psalm 69 & 70

Summer with the Psalms

Friday & Saturday 9 & 10th August

Psalm 69 & 70

Psalm 69

1

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.

2

I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold.I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.

3

I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

4

Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head;many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me.I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

5

You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you.

6

Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me;God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me.

7

For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face.

8

I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children;

9

for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

10

When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn;

11

when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me.

12

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

13

But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor;in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation.

14

Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink;deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.

15

Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.

16

Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.

17

Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

18

Come near and rescue me; deliver me because of my foes.

19

You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.

20

Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless;I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.

21

They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

22

May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and[b] a trap.

23

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

24

Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them.

25

May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

26

For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt.

27

Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation.

28

May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.

29

But as for me, afflicted and in pain— may your salvation, God, protect me.

30

I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.

31

This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves.

32

The poor will see and be glad— you who seek God, may your hearts live!

33

The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.

34

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them,

35

for God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah.Then people will settle there and possess it;

36

the children of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell there.

Psalm 70

1

Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me.

2

May those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion;may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.

3

May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their shame.

4

But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;may those who long for your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!”

5

But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay.

Prayer & Reflection

When you come from England sadly you have a strange affinity for a sport called football 🏈 . For whatever strange reason we use our feet when kicking the football rather than our hands?! Seriously??? ⚽️Who does that!!!!

In all seriousness, when we watch our nation play Soccer we go crazy for our country 🇬🇧 to win and set all sorts of unrealistic expectations and end up always losing on penalties. Even at the last World Cup we lost on penalties. It reminds me as a Christian that we need saving and that God has ultimately paid the biggest penalty for us by winning the greatest victory on the Cross.

In today’s scripture we are reminded that “Christ Jesus is the One who died [to pay our penalty]” and defeated death through the Resurrection. As we explore the world this summer, as we celebrate various traditions including another major tournament in the Olympics 🏅and the ultimate goal of summer of getting a day at the beach with an ice cream🍦!!! Yet, as you can guess by my tone on this Friday we are to sometimes laugh rather than cry, celebrate than die and know our ultimate goal is to focus on our eternal goal of heading Heavenwards!

This Weekend let us not be caught up in good or bad weather, divisive ice cream flavour choices or Netflix shows, but instead lets be fixing our eyes 👀 on Jesus and the Cross ✝️. Let us be jovial in affliction, submissive to God in conflict and fully Worshipping the Lord our Saviour in all seasons of life in Jesus name. Amen

Let us Pray…

Father we thank you, we love you and fully surrender to you again today. Be with us in our final hour of work and provide us with the right outlook for this weekend with our arms high, our heart abandoned and our mind fixed on you Lord in Jesus name. Amen

“So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.”

‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3:26‬ ‭NLT‬‬

#psalms #planks #prayers

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