God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
I love verse 10.
He requires us to not worry or jump ahead but to rely on Him.
"Be still and know that I am God." It's so beautiful.
Praying for God's strength, its been a horrible year. Right now I am tending to my darling doggie girl who is close to breathing her last. I will miss her and so will everyone in our village: the sweetest, most affectionate cuddlehound ever. She has brought so much joy into our lives, a real blessing. So glad I adopted her.
To all who feel exhausted and worn down, be strengthened in the Lord.
I bet that dog could not have found a better home!
She was a badly abused rescue, bought as a pup by a thug who was beating and kicking her to make her tough. Rescued by his neighbour who was party blind, she became his unofficial guide dog. When he died, she came to me via my daughter. I wasn't going to have any more dogs, the plan was to travel the world and meet Mr Right (my little joke). Turns out that was my daughter's cunning plan: she was being wooed by a guy in Seattle, so it was a case of mum will be alright, I can go, she's got a dog now.
The first time Robyn saw dogs playing and socialising on the fields she could not believe her eyes, bounced with joy round our wood. Had a lot to learn and overcome. Wasn't used to being groomed, took a while to get all the matted / felted fur shaved off (long haired caramel cream Alsatian) She really blossomed and developed a feline-like habit of snuggling up to people. Loved to sit on my allotment and watch the world go by. Utterly lovely, sweet gentle giant; adored by children. Very smart too, made a real effort to fit in and please, never did anything sneaky. Wish I could post a photo.
Nicest praise she got recently was from a football supporter watching a game on the playing field: That's a quality dog - beautiful! She positively grinned with happiness. So did I.
(hug) I'm sorry.
Amen.
Very apropos. Thanks for sharing.
So there. Thanks for the piece of encouragement.
Also, Kenny Rogers singing “we’ve got tonight”
Imagine the surprise on the heathens faces when they hear that shout.
Hey man, I'm always edified by this kind of encouragement, thanks. Looking forward to it.
Perfect timing. God bless you for sharing this now.
When you consider that the worldview this was written for saw the seashore as an epic battle between the forces of stability / order (dry ground with mountains being the driest and most stable locations) and chaos / disorder (the sea which is always shifting and changing and who knows what might be down at the bottom), this is a very important psalm to remember in our current circumstance.