Today's praises: The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!

Psalm 18

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Psalm 18 For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

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I love you, O LORD, my strength.

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The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn ^[1] of my salvation, my stronghold.

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I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

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The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

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The cords of the grave ^[2] coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

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In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

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The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.

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Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

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He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.

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He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.

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He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky.

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Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

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The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. ^[3]

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He shot his arrows and scattered [the enemies], great bolts of lightning and routed them.

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The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.

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He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.

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He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.

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They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.

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He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

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The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

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For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.

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All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.

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I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.

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The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

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To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

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to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

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You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

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You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

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With your help I can advance against a troop ^[4] ; with my God I can scale a wall.

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As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

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For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

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It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

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He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.

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He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.

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You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.

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I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

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I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.

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You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet.

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You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.

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They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-- to the LORD, but he did not answer.

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I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind; I poured them out like mud in the streets.

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You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations; people I did not know are subject to me.

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As soon as they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cringe before me.

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They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.

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The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!

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He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,

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who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.

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Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name.

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He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

Today's prayer: Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.

Psalm 16

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Psalm 16 A miktam^[1] of David.

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Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.

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I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."

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As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight.^[2]

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The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.

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LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.

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The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

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I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

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I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

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Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

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because you will not abandon me to the grave,^[3] nor will you let your Holy One^[4] see decay.

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You have made^[5] known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand

Today's prayer: Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer-- it does not rise from deceitful lips

Psalm 17

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Psalm 17 A prayer of David.

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Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer-- it does not rise from deceitful lips.

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May my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right.

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Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find nothing; I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.

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As for the deeds of men-- by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

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My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not slipped.

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I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.

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Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.

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Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings

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from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

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They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance.

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They have tracked me down, they now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.

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They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a great lion crouching in cover.

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Rise up, O LORD, confront them, bring them down; rescue me from the wicked by your sword.

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O LORD, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life. You still the hunger of those you cherish; their sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

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And I--in righteousness I will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

Today's bible teaching: Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee

*SHINE FORTH HIS GLORY!*

*Isaiah 60:1 - Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.*

It is the will of God that all His children rise unto a greater height in all areas of life and show forth His purpose and glory in order to attract others to the Kingdom. We can only actualize plan of God over our lives when we connect with Jesus Christ the light of the world.

When His glory is upon your life, you will shine ever brighter each day. It is your time to shine. No matter the suffering, troubles, trials, and pain in the world in these last days, you will surely shine.

Beloved, the glory of God will be seen in your life as you keep declaring the word of God concerning you, for His word is where the glory is. Rise up and shine forth because His glory is upon your life.

*Shalom!*

*#UncleRichCares*

Today's prayer: Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men

Psalm 12

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Psalm 12 For the director of music. According to sheminith.  A psalm of David.

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Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

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Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.

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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue

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that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips  --who is our master?"

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"Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."

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And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.

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O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.

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The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men

Today's bible teaching: The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand

Psalm 121

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Psalm 121 A song of ascents.

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I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from?

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My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber;

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indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

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The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

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the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

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The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life;

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the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Today's praises: Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth

*THE POWER OF HIS GLORY*

*Psalm 108:5 - Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;*

The glory of God is indescribable. The glory of God is like an umbrella in the life of every believer, covering and protecting him or her from every attack and manipulations of the enemy. God's glory covers everyone who carries it. It was the glory of God upon Daniel that shut the mouth of lions that would have devoured him in their den.

It has been Satan's way to use sin to rob man of God's glory. The glory of God left Adam immediately he carelessly disobeyed God's instruction and command and he was sent out of the Garden of Eden.

As a child of God, you need to be spiritually healthy. At times, we are too busy to pray, automatically we are too busy to have power. When the glory of God appears in a place miracles happens, testimonies follows, chains are broken, bondages are broken, deliverance happens, there will be lifting up.

Beloved, when the glory fills your life every other power will give way because the glory of God is in charge and in control of your life. You are walking in the power of His glory. Amen!

*Shalom!*

*#UncleRichCares*