Comfort from the Word – Day 24

₁₃As a father is kind to his children,

so the LORD is kind to those who honour him.

₁I come to you, LORD, for protection;

never let me be defeated.

You are a righteous God;

save me, I pray!

₂Hear me! Save me now!

Be my refuge to protect me;

my defence to save me.

₃You are my refuge and defence;

guide me and lead me as you have promised.

₄Keep me safe from the trap that has been set for me;

shelter me from danger.

₅I place myself in your care.

You will save me, LORD;

you are a faithful God.

₈You know how troubled I am;

you have kept a record of my tears.

Aren't they listed in your book?

₉The day I call to you,

my enemies will be turned back.

I know this: God is on my side —

₁I waited patiently for the LORD's help;

then he listened to me and heard my cry.

₂He pulled me out of a dangerous pit,

out of the deadly quicksand.

He set me safely on a rock

and made me secure.

₃He taught me to sing a new song,

a song of praise to our God.

Many who see this will take warning

and will put their trust in the LORD.

₁What if the LORD had not been on our side?

Answer, O Israel!

₂“If the LORD had not been on our side

when our enemies attacked us,

₃then they would have swallowed us alive

in their furious anger against us;

₄then the flood would have carried us away,

the water would have covered us,

₅the raging torrent would have drowned us.”

₆Let us thank the LORD,

who has not let our enemies destroy us.

₇We have escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap;

the trap is broken, and we are free!

₈Our help comes from the LORD,

who made heaven and earth.