My Refuge

I praise the Lord, Yahweh for He is my refuge, my very present help in times of trouble. 

I am but a breath passing by, a handful of dust that will one day return to dust, yet he looks down upon me with his everlasting love and restores my soul.

My enemies surround me. They speak vicious lies about me and condemn me. They conspire to devour me and destroy all that you have called me to do. 

I weep before you O Lord and you hear my cries.  My heart has been shattered beneath the weight of the words spoken against me, but you O Lord declare my worth. You declare my righteousness, which is yours alone.

Though I stumble and lose hope and my faith has faltered, you lift me up from the darkest places and you set my feet upon a rock. The leviathan rages about beneath me but cannot reach me. You have set my feet on high places. And as I wither and faint you carry me.

Satan has sent his legions against me. They march toward me and encamp around me. Their bloodthirsty lust is held at bay. You oh Lord cover me in the shelter of your wings.  They cannot come near me. They are silenced.  You place a dome of your wings over me, protecting me so that no evil can harm me.

You hear my tears and listen to my heart. You lift my spirit and embrace me as a father would, his beloved child.  I am yours wholly, surrendered and devoted. 

I bless those who curse me, I choose to love those who rage against me. I lift up those who have been deceived and praise you Oh Lord, Yahweh my redeemer, my God, the lifter of my head. 

Yahweh is God alone. Blessed be your name. 

Isaiah 54:17  No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God Psalm 91

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the [a]fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and [b]buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall [c]bear you up,
Lest you [d]dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will [e]set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With [f]long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”