Of David.
1 In you, LORD my God,
I put my trust.
I put my trust.
2 I trust in you;
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous without cause.
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous without cause.
4 Show me your ways, LORD,
teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, LORD, are good.
teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
6 Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, LORD, are good.
8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For the sake of your name, LORD,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11 For the sake of your name, LORD,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
12 Who, then, are those who fear the LORD?
He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,
and their descendants will inherit the land.
14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.
He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,
and their descendants will inherit the land.
14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart
and free me from my anguish.
18 Look on my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.
19 See how numerous are my enemies
and how fiercely they hate me!
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart
and free me from my anguish.
18 Look on my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.
19 See how numerous are my enemies
and how fiercely they hate me!
20 Guard my life and rescue me;
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope, LORD,[b] is in you.
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope, LORD,[b] is in you.
22 Redeem Israel, O God,
from all their troubles!
I deeply pray verse 7; "Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good." There was a time when I rebelled against all I knew just because I thought I could. I wasn't doing things to hurt anyone, but just to say I had done it. In the end I ended up hurting myself and my view on things. I have forever been changed because of my actions when I was younger. In turn, I know I hurt those around me because of the way I perceived things. But...PRAISE THE LORD! He forgives and chooses to forget! What a might God we serve.from all their troubles!
What's even harder about this is even though God forgets, humans don't and they are the ones we see on earth. They do an awful good job of reminding us of our past sins and help us to not forget. We just have to remember verse 15, 17 and 18; "My eyes are ever on the LORD, for he will release my feet from the snare." "Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish." "Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins." My sins are taken away and I try my hardest every day to not repeat those sins. I learn from the new ones I make and all of it has made me a better person. If you don't learn from your past mistakes and continue to make them you are like an autopilot toy never being upgraded.
I just read today that MAC is coming out with OS X Lion. They are at it again. Trying hard to make improvements and make our lives/their products better. There are many versions of their products, or any product out there. Many different generations based on previous generations. The newer ones always are upgraded not only with the software, but with features. They always emphasis how many new features are included. Everyone gets so excited about what they could have and they anticipate the arrival date. The day it will go on the market. Some even pre-order so they are the first ones to try it. We have turned into such an instant gratification society. Why can't we be like this with our faith?
I want to pre-order my salvation please!
I want to be the first in line to receive this wonderful offer!
I want the features of my life to be upgraded and improved upon!
And I DON'T want God to stop working on me. I want to get better and better with each day that I am given.
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