A Prayer for Guidance~
A Psalm of David
Psalm 5
1. "Give ear to my words, O Lord,
Consider my meditation.
2. Give heed to the voice of my cry,
My King and my God,
for to You I will pray.
3. My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
In the morning I will direct it to You,
And I will look up.
4. For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness,
Nor shall evil dwell with You.
5. The boastful shall not stand in Your sight;
You hate all workers of iniquity.
6. You shall destroy those who speak falsehood;
The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7. But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy;
In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.
8. Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness
because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight before my face.
9. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is destruction;
Their throat is an open tomb;
They flatter with their tongue.
10. Pronounce them guilty, O God!
Let them fall by their own counsels;
Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions,
For they have rebelled against You.
11. But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy,
because You defend them;
Let those also who love Your name be joyful in You.
12. For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield."
Amen.
(Photos were taken early on a foggy morning this week as I walked to our neighborhood pond, praying and contemplating all the sorrows of our nation over the past few weeks, especially this past week with the rulings on late term abortion coming out of the state of New York, and then later that same day in the evening when the sun was going down on our way to choir practice at our church)
Please continue to pray for our nation, our President and our leaders. May God give our President much strength, wisdom and courage as he seeks to do what is best for our country.
