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A Prayer For Guidance And Help
No one knows for sure when this Psalm was written but there is a good possibility that it was written by David sometime during the rebellion of Absalom. It is for sure that David’s circumstances were serious and he hardly knows which way to turn, so he turns to God in …

The Lord’s Guidance in a Christian Life
We are bombarded today with all kinds of appeals to go in different directions. Television advertising alone places hundreds of options before us, in addition to appeals made by political parties, cults, false religions, and dozens of other groups. This passage offers a meditatio …

A Prayer For The Lord’s Deliverance
The psalmist now returns to prayer (vv. 15-22). He says that the Lord rescues him from every trap (v. 15). When he is lonely and troubled the Lord has pity on him (v. 16). It is evident that as he is writing this psalm, he is in serious trouble. It is quite possible that this too …