Day 139 of My 3rd Bible Study Journey - 19 May 2023 reflections
Day 139, 19 May 2023
1) 2 Samuel 22, 2 Samuel 23:1-7, 2 Samuel 23:8-17
1 Chronicles 11:10-19
2 Samuel 23:18-39
1 Chronicles 11:20-47
2 Samuel 22
David's Song of Deliverance
Ps 18:1-50
1 (Ex 15:1; Jdg 5:1) Now on the day the Lord delivered him from the hand
of all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul,
David spoke to the Lord the words of this song.
2 (Ps 31:3; 71:3)He said:
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my fortress and my sanctuary;
my Savior, You save me from violence.
4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,
and I am saved from my enemies.
5 (Ps 69:14-15; Jnh 2:3) When the waves of death encompassedme,
the currents of destruction made me afraid.
6 (Ps 116:3) The ropes of Sheol were wrapped around me;
the snares of death were opposite me.
7 (Ps 116:4; 120:1) In my distress I called on the Lord,
and cried out to my God;
from His temple He heard my voice.
My cry reached His ears.
8 (Jdg 5:4; Job 26:11) Then the earth quaked and trembled;
the foundations of the heavens rumbled and shook,
because He was angry.
9 (Heb 12:29) Smoke rose from His nostrils,
devouring fire from His mouth;
coals blazed forth from Him.
10 (1Ki 8:12; Ps 97:2 )He bowed the heaven as He came down,
with thick darkness under His feet.
11 (Ps 104:3 ) He rode upon a cherub as He flew,
and appeared upon the wings of the wind.
12 (2Sa 22:10) He made darkness canopies around Him,
dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
13 (2Sa 22:9) From the brightness before Him
embers of fire are kindled.
14 (1Sa 2:10; Job 37:2-5) The Lord thundered from heaven,
and the Most High uttered His voice.
15 (Dt 32:23; Jos 10:10) He sent out arrows and dispersed them;
with lightning He sent them into confusion.
16 (Na 1:4) The channels of the sea appeared,
the foundations of the world were exposed
with the rebuke of the Lord,
from the blast of breath from His nostrils.
17 (Ps 144:7) He reached from on high and took me;
He drew me out of mighty waters.
18 He rescued me from my strong enemy,
from those who hate me;
for they were stronger than I.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.
20 (2Sa 15:26; Ps 31:8) He brought me to the open expanse;
He rescued me, for He delighted inme.
21 (1Sa 26:23; Ps 24:4) The Lord did for me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands He recompensed me.
22 (Ge 18:19; Pr 8:32) For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
and I have not become guilty against my God.
23 (Ps 119:30; 119:102) For all His judgments are before me,
and I have not abandoned His statutes.
24 (Ge 6:9; 17:1) I am blameless toward Him,
and I have kept myself from guilt.
25 (2Sa 22:21) The Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in His sight.
26 (Mt 5:7) With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless You prove Yourself blameless;
27 Mt 5:8 with the pure You show Yourself pure;
but with the perverse You show Yourself shrewd.
28 (Ps 72:12-13; Isa 5:15) You deliver a humble people;
but Your eyes are upon the exalted to bring them down.
29 (Ps 27:1; Job 29:3) For You are my lamp, O Lord;
the Lord illuminates my darkness.
30 For by You I can run over a channel;
by my God I can leap over a wall.
31 (Dt 32:4; Pr 30:5) As for God, His way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in Him.
32 (1Sa 2:2) For who is God except the Lord?
And who is a rock except our God?
33 God is my strong fortress,
and He sets the blameless on His way.
34 (Dt 32:13; 2Sa 2:18) He makes my feet like hinds' feet;
He sets me on my high places.
35 (Ps 144:1 ) He trains my hand for battle,
so that my arm may bend a bow of bronze.
36 (Eph 6:16) You have given me a shield of Your salvation,
and Your humility has made me great.
37 (Pr 4:12 ) You widen my stride under me,
and my feet do stagger.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them;
I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 (Mal 4:3) I consumed them and shattered them so that they did not rise;
they fell under my feet.
40 (Ps 44:5) You girded me with strength for the battle;
You subjugated under me those who rose up against me.
41 (Ex 23:27; Jos 10:24) You caused my enemies to retreat from me;
I destroyed those who hated me.
42 (Isa 1:15; 1Sa 28:6) They looked, but there was no one to save them,
to the Lord, but He did not respond.
43 (Mic 7:10; Isa 10:6; 2Ki 13:7) I crushed them like the dust of the land,
like the mud of the streets, I ground them and stamped them down.
44 (2Sa 8:1-14; Isa 55:5) You have also delivered me f
rom the strivings of my people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
A people whom I have not known will serve me.
45 (Ps 66:3; 81:15) Foreigners submit to me, cringing;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.
46 (Mic 7:17) Foreigners lose heart;
they gird themselves as they leave their fortresses.
47 (Ps 89:26) The Lord lives; blessed be my rock.
May the God of the rock of my salvation be exalted,
48 (Ps 144:2; 94:1) the God who gave me retribution
and brought down peoples under me,
49 (Ps 140:1) who brought me out from my enemies.
You exalted me above those who rose up against me;
You delivered me from violent ones.
50 (Ro 15:9) Therefore, I praise You, O Lord, among the nations;
I sing praises to Your name.
51 (Ps 144:10; 2Sa 7:12-13) He is a tower of salvation for His king,
and He acts faithfully toward His anointed,
toward David and his descendants forever.
2 Samuel 22
[1] And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the
LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the
hand of Saul:
[2] And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
[3] The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn
of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me
from violence.
[4] I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be
saved from mine enemies.
[5] When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me
afraid;
[6] The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented
me;
[7] In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did
hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
[8] Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and
shook, because he was wroth.
[9] There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth
devoured: coals were kindled by it.
[10] He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his
feet.
[11] And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings
of the wind.
[12] And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick
clouds of the skies.
[13] Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
[14] The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
[15] And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited
them.
[16] And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were
discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his
nostrils.
[17] He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
[18] He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for
they were too strong for me.
[19] They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
[20] He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because
he delighted in me.
[21] The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the
cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
[22] For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed
from my God.
[23] For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did
not depart from them.
[24] I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
[25] Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness;
according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
[26] With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright
man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
[27] With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou
wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
[28] And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the
haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
[29] For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
[30] For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a
wall.
[31] As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a
buckler to all them that trust in him.
[32] For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
[33] God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
[34] He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
[35] He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine
arms.
[36] Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness
hath made me great.
[37] Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
[38] I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again
until I had consumed them.
[39] And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise:
yea, they are fallen under my feet.
[40] For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up
against me hast thou subdued under me.
[41] Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy
them that hate me.
[42] They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he
answered them not.
[43] Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp
them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
[44] Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast
kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
[45] Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they
shall be obedient unto me.
[46] Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close
places.
[47] The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the
rock of my salvation.
[48] It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
[49] And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me
up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from
the violent man.
[50] Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and
I will sing praises unto thy name.
[51] He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his
anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
2 Samuel 23
David's Last Words
1 (2Sa 7:8-9; 1Sa 16:12-13) Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David the son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man who was raised on high,
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
and the favorite psalmist of Israel:
2 (2Pe 1:21; Mt 22:43) The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
and His word was on my tongue.
3 (2Sa 22:32; Ex 18:21) The God of Israel said,
the Rock of Israel spoke to me:
He who rules over man justly,
who rules in the fear of God,
4 (Jdg 5:31; Ps 72:6) is like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
a morning with no clouds,
gleaming after the rain
like grass from the land.
5 (Isa 55:3; 9:6-7) Is not my house like this with God?
For He made an everlasting covenant with me,
ordered in all things and secure.
For this is all my salvation and all my desire;
will He not make it flourish?
6 But the worthless individual is like a thorn tossed away, all of them,
for they cannot be taken with the hand.
7 (Heb 6:8 ) But the man who touches them
must have an iron implement and the shaft of a spear,
and they must be burned with fire on the spot.
2 Samuel 23
David's Last Words
1 Now these be the last words of David.
David the son of Jesse said,
And the man who was raised up on high,
The anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
2 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me,
And his word was in my tongue.
3 The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spake to me,
He that ruleth over men must be just,
Ruling in the fear of God.
4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,
Even a morning without clouds;
As the tender grass springing out of the earth
By clear shining after rain.
5 Although my house be not so with God;
Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant,
Ordered in all things, and sure:
For this is all my salvation, and all my desire,
Although he make it not to grow.
6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away,
Because they cannot be taken with hands:
7 But the man that shall touch them
Must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear;
And they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
2 Samuel 23
David's Mighty Warriors
1Ch 11:10-41
8 (1Ch 27:2)These are the names of the warriors whom David had:
Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the three.
Or captains, or thirty. [Cf. 1Ch 11:11. ]
He was also known as Adino the Eznite,
on account of eight hundred slain on one occasion.
9 (1Ch 27:4) After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of Ahohi.
He was among the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines
who were gathered together there to fight when the men of Israel withdrew.
10 (1Sa 11:13; 19:5) He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand
grew weary and stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory
that day, and the people returned only to plunder.
11 After him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines
had gathered into a troop, where the plot of the field was full of lentils,
and the people fled before the Philistines.
12 (2Sa 23:10) He took his stand in the midst of the plot of land,
defended it, and defeated the Philistines.
The Lord brought about a great victory.
13 (1Sa 22:1; 2Sa 5:18) Then three [Text reads thirty], but three has been
translated here on the basis of other textual witnesses and Masoretic
marginal notation. (Cf. 22:16). of the thirty chief men went down
and came to David at the cave of Adullam during the harvest.
Now the Philistine army was in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 (1Sa 22:4-5)At that time, David was in the stronghold
while the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.
15 (Jn 4:14) David said longingly, "O that someone would give me
a drink of water from the well in Bethlehem by the gate!"
16 The three warriors breached the Philistine camp and drew up water from
the well in Bethlehem by the gate, and they brought it to David. However,
he was not willing to drink it,
so he poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord.
17 (Lev 17:10) He said, "Far be it from me, O Lord, to drink this,
the blood of the men who risked their lives."
So he was not willing to drink it.
These things the three warriors did.
[8] These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that
sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he
lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
[9] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three
mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there
gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
[10] He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his
hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day;
and the people returned after him only to spoil.
[11] And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the
Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground
full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
[12] But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the
Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
[13] And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the
harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines
pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
[14] And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was
then in Bethlehem.
[15] And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the
water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
[16] And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and
drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it,
and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured
it out unto the LORD.
[17] And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not
this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he
would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
1 CHRONICLES 11
David's Mighty Men
2Sa 23:8-39
10 (1Ch 11:3) Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened him in his kingdom, along with all Israel,
to establish him as king according to the word of the Lord to Israel.
11 (2Sa 23:8) These make up the number of the mighty men who fought for David:
Jashobeam, the son of Hakmoni, the head of the thirty, who lifted his spear
in triumph over three hundred slain at one time.
12 (1Ch 27:4) After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite,
who was among the three mighty men.
13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines were gathered
there for battle. There was a piece of ground full of barley.
Now the men fled from the Philistines.
14 But they stood their ground in the middle of the field, defended it,
and killed the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15 (1Ch 14:9; Isa 17:5) Now three of the thirty captains climbed
down the rock to David at the cave of
while the camp of the Philistines was set up in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 (1Sa 10:5) (At that time, David was in the stronghold, but a garrison
of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.)
17 Now David was overcome with longing and said,
"Who will get me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate?"
18 These three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well
of Bethlehem by the gate, and carried it back to David. However, he was not
willing to drink it but poured out the water to the Lord.
19 For he said, "Far be it from me before my God to do this.
Should I drink the life blood of these men who put their lives in jeopardy?
For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore
he would not drink it.
The three mighty men did these things.
David's Mighty Men
10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel,
to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam,
an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against
three hundred slain by him at one time.
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one
of the three mighties.
13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered
together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the
people fled from before the Philistines.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it,
and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into
the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley
of Rephaim.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison
was then at Beth-lehem.
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water
of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water
out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and
brought it to David: but David would not drink of it,
but poured it out to the LORD,
19 and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink
the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the
jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it.
These things did these three mightiest.
2 Samuel 23
18 (2Sa 10:10; 10:14) Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah,
was chief of the thirty. [Or another three, Cf. 11:20.] He wielded his spear
against three hundred men and killed them, and won a name beside the three.
19 Was he more honored than the three? He became their commander,
but he did not attain to the three.
20 (Jos 15:21; 2Sa 8:18) And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man
of Kabzeel, who had done great acts. He struck down two sons
of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle
of a pit on a snowy day.
21 He struck down an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian
had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff,
seized the spear from the Egyptian, and killed him with his own spear.
22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did and won for himself
a name alongside the three.
23 He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the three.
So David set him over his bodyguard.
24 (2Sa 2:18; 1Ch 27:7) Among the thirty were
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite,
Elika the Harodite,
26 (2Sa 14:2) Helez the Paltite,
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 (Jos 21:18) Abiezer the Anathothite,
Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 (2Ki 25:23; 1Ch 27:13) Zalmon the Ahohite,
Maharai the Netophathite,
29 Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Ithai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of Benjamin,
30 (Jdg 12:15; Jos 24:30) Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
31 (2Sa 3:16) Abi-Albon the Arbathite,
Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
of the sons of Jashen,
Jonathan,
33 Shammah the Hararite,
Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 (2Sa 11:3; 15:12) Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maakathite,
Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 (1Ch 11:37) Hezro the Carmelite,
Paarai the Arbite,
36 Igal the son of Nathan from Zobah,
the son of Hagri,
37 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
38 (1Ch 2:53; 2Sa 20:26) Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
39 (2Sa 11:3) and Uriah the Hittite.
There were thirty-seven in all.
[18] And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among
three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and
had the name among three.
[19] Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain:
howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
[20] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel,
who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also
and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
[21] And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in
his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of
the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
[22] These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among
three mighty men.
[23] He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the
first three. And David set him over his guard.
[24] Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of
Dodo of Bethlehem,
[25] Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
[26] Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
[27] Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
[28] Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
[29] Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of
Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
[30] Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
[31] Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
[32] Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
[33] Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
[34] Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son
of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
[35] Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
[36] Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
[37] Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the
son of Zeruiah,
[38] Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
[39] Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
1 CHRONICLES 11
20 (1Sa 26:6) Also Abishai himself, the brother of Joab,
was a captain of the three who lifted his spear in triumph
over three hundred slain and was given a name among the three.
21 He was honored as a leader by the second company of the three,
but he did not attain to the first three.
22 (Jos 15:21; 2Sa 8:18) Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds.
He killed two Moabite warriors. Indeed, once he went down into a well
and struck a lion on a snowy day.
23 (1Sa 17:7) And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits
[About 7 feet 6 inches, or 2.3 meters.] tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a
spear like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him with a staff,
wrested the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
2 4Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did these things, and won a name among
the three mighty men.
25 Out of the thirty captains, he himself was honored, and although
he did not attain to the three, David set him over his guard.
26 (1Ch 27:7)Now the other mighty men of valor of the army were
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 (1Ch 27:12) Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbekai the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled the son of Baanah, the NetophÂathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai from the rivers of Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shagee, the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sakar, the Hararite,
Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mekerathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite,
Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite,
Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maakah,
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,
Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham, the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri and
Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,
and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam,
Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up
his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the
three.
21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their
captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel,
who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down
and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and
in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down
to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand,
and slew him with his own spear.
24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among
the three mighties.
25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the
first three: and David set him over his guard.
26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children
of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer
of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,
and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 May 2023 titled
You are Heard By Karen Huang
Psalm 116:1-7
1 I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice
and my supplications.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Because He has inclined His ear to me,
therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) The cords of death encircled me,
and the pains of Sheol took hold ofme;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Then called I upon the name of the Lord:
"O Lord, I plead with You, deliver my soul."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
indeed, our God is merciful.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord protects the simple;
I was brought low, and He helped me.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Return to your rest, O my soul;
for the Lord has vindicated you.
[1] I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
[2] Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him
as long as I live.
[3] The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon
me: I found trouble and sorrow.
[4] Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver
my soul.
[5] Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
[6] The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
[7] Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully
with thee.
In the book Physics, Charles Riborg Mann and George Ransom Twiss ask: "When a
tree falls in a lonely forest, and no animal is nearby to hear it, does it
make a sound?" Over the years, this question has prompted philosophical and
scientific discussions about sound, perception, and existence. A definitive
answer, however, has yet to emerge.
One night, while feeling lonely and sad about a problem I hadn't shared with
anyone, I recalled this question. When no one hears my cry for help, I
thought, does God hear?
Facing the threat of death and overcome by distress, the writer of Psalm 116
may have felt abandoned. So he called out to God-knowing He was listening and
would help him. "He heard my voice," the psalmist wrote, "he heard my cry for
mercy. . . . [He] turned his ear to me" (vv. 1-2). When no one knows our pain,
God knows. When no one hears our cries, God hears.
Knowing that God will show us His love and protection (vv. 5-6), we can be at
rest in difficult times (v. 7). The Hebrew word translated "rest" (manoakh)
describes a place of quiet and safety. We can be at peace, strengthened by
the assurance of God's presence and help.
The question posed by Mann and Twiss led to numerous answers. But the answer
to the question, Does God hear? is simply yes.
What do you do when you're feeling alone or abandoned? What will you ask God,
who hears your every cry and cares for you?
Father, thank You for always hearing
the cries of my heart. Your help and presence are my rest.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling
is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Romans 13:7-8
7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes
are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,
and honor to whom honour is due.
8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,
for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth
another hath fulfilled the law.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
1 O praise the LORD,
All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:
And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.
Praise ye the LORD.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as your deliverance.
Pray to the Lord: "Father, thank You for always hearing
the cries of my heart. Your help and presence are my rest."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be humble in His site.
Pray to the Lord and pray not have outstanding debts.
Pray to the Lord and offer a prayer of thanks .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Society
Pray for the strength of Christ's followers in Azerbaijan as they
remain faithful to Him.
1) 2 Samuel 22, 2 Samuel 23:1-7, 2 Samuel 23:8-17
1 Chronicles 11:10-19
2 Samuel 23:18-39
1 Chronicles 11:20-47
2 Samuel 22
David's Song of Deliverance
Ps 18:1-50
1 (Ex 15:1; Jdg 5:1) Now on the day the Lord delivered him from the hand
of all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul,
David spoke to the Lord the words of this song.
2 (Ps 31:3; 71:3)He said:
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my fortress and my sanctuary;
my Savior, You save me from violence.
4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,
and I am saved from my enemies.
5 (Ps 69:14-15; Jnh 2:3) When the waves of death encompassedme,
the currents of destruction made me afraid.
6 (Ps 116:3) The ropes of Sheol were wrapped around me;
the snares of death were opposite me.
7 (Ps 116:4; 120:1) In my distress I called on the Lord,
and cried out to my God;
from His temple He heard my voice.
My cry reached His ears.
8 (Jdg 5:4; Job 26:11) Then the earth quaked and trembled;
the foundations of the heavens rumbled and shook,
because He was angry.
9 (Heb 12:29) Smoke rose from His nostrils,
devouring fire from His mouth;
coals blazed forth from Him.
10 (1Ki 8:12; Ps 97:2 )He bowed the heaven as He came down,
with thick darkness under His feet.
11 (Ps 104:3 ) He rode upon a cherub as He flew,
and appeared upon the wings of the wind.
12 (2Sa 22:10) He made darkness canopies around Him,
dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
13 (2Sa 22:9) From the brightness before Him
embers of fire are kindled.
14 (1Sa 2:10; Job 37:2-5) The Lord thundered from heaven,
and the Most High uttered His voice.
15 (Dt 32:23; Jos 10:10) He sent out arrows and dispersed them;
with lightning He sent them into confusion.
16 (Na 1:4) The channels of the sea appeared,
the foundations of the world were exposed
with the rebuke of the Lord,
from the blast of breath from His nostrils.
17 (Ps 144:7) He reached from on high and took me;
He drew me out of mighty waters.
18 He rescued me from my strong enemy,
from those who hate me;
for they were stronger than I.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.
20 (2Sa 15:26; Ps 31:8) He brought me to the open expanse;
He rescued me, for He delighted inme.
21 (1Sa 26:23; Ps 24:4) The Lord did for me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands He recompensed me.
22 (Ge 18:19; Pr 8:32) For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
and I have not become guilty against my God.
23 (Ps 119:30; 119:102) For all His judgments are before me,
and I have not abandoned His statutes.
24 (Ge 6:9; 17:1) I am blameless toward Him,
and I have kept myself from guilt.
25 (2Sa 22:21) The Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in His sight.
26 (Mt 5:7) With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless You prove Yourself blameless;
27 Mt 5:8 with the pure You show Yourself pure;
but with the perverse You show Yourself shrewd.
28 (Ps 72:12-13; Isa 5:15) You deliver a humble people;
but Your eyes are upon the exalted to bring them down.
29 (Ps 27:1; Job 29:3) For You are my lamp, O Lord;
the Lord illuminates my darkness.
30 For by You I can run over a channel;
by my God I can leap over a wall.
31 (Dt 32:4; Pr 30:5) As for God, His way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in Him.
32 (1Sa 2:2) For who is God except the Lord?
And who is a rock except our God?
33 God is my strong fortress,
and He sets the blameless on His way.
34 (Dt 32:13; 2Sa 2:18) He makes my feet like hinds' feet;
He sets me on my high places.
35 (Ps 144:1 ) He trains my hand for battle,
so that my arm may bend a bow of bronze.
36 (Eph 6:16) You have given me a shield of Your salvation,
and Your humility has made me great.
37 (Pr 4:12 ) You widen my stride under me,
and my feet do stagger.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them;
I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 (Mal 4:3) I consumed them and shattered them so that they did not rise;
they fell under my feet.
40 (Ps 44:5) You girded me with strength for the battle;
You subjugated under me those who rose up against me.
41 (Ex 23:27; Jos 10:24) You caused my enemies to retreat from me;
I destroyed those who hated me.
42 (Isa 1:15; 1Sa 28:6) They looked, but there was no one to save them,
to the Lord, but He did not respond.
43 (Mic 7:10; Isa 10:6; 2Ki 13:7) I crushed them like the dust of the land,
like the mud of the streets, I ground them and stamped them down.
44 (2Sa 8:1-14; Isa 55:5) You have also delivered me f
rom the strivings of my people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
A people whom I have not known will serve me.
45 (Ps 66:3; 81:15) Foreigners submit to me, cringing;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.
46 (Mic 7:17) Foreigners lose heart;
they gird themselves as they leave their fortresses.
47 (Ps 89:26) The Lord lives; blessed be my rock.
May the God of the rock of my salvation be exalted,
48 (Ps 144:2; 94:1) the God who gave me retribution
and brought down peoples under me,
49 (Ps 140:1) who brought me out from my enemies.
You exalted me above those who rose up against me;
You delivered me from violent ones.
50 (Ro 15:9) Therefore, I praise You, O Lord, among the nations;
I sing praises to Your name.
51 (Ps 144:10; 2Sa 7:12-13) He is a tower of salvation for His king,
and He acts faithfully toward His anointed,
toward David and his descendants forever.
2 Samuel 22
[1] And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the
LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the
hand of Saul:
[2] And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
[3] The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn
of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me
from violence.
[4] I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be
saved from mine enemies.
[5] When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me
afraid;
[6] The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented
me;
[7] In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did
hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
[8] Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and
shook, because he was wroth.
[9] There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth
devoured: coals were kindled by it.
[10] He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his
feet.
[11] And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings
of the wind.
[12] And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick
clouds of the skies.
[13] Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
[14] The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
[15] And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited
them.
[16] And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were
discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his
nostrils.
[17] He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
[18] He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for
they were too strong for me.
[19] They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
[20] He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because
he delighted in me.
[21] The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the
cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
[22] For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed
from my God.
[23] For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did
not depart from them.
[24] I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
[25] Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness;
according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
[26] With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright
man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
[27] With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou
wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
[28] And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the
haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
[29] For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
[30] For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a
wall.
[31] As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a
buckler to all them that trust in him.
[32] For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
[33] God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
[34] He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
[35] He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine
arms.
[36] Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness
hath made me great.
[37] Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
[38] I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again
until I had consumed them.
[39] And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise:
yea, they are fallen under my feet.
[40] For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up
against me hast thou subdued under me.
[41] Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy
them that hate me.
[42] They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he
answered them not.
[43] Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp
them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
[44] Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast
kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
[45] Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they
shall be obedient unto me.
[46] Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close
places.
[47] The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the
rock of my salvation.
[48] It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
[49] And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me
up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from
the violent man.
[50] Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and
I will sing praises unto thy name.
[51] He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his
anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
2 Samuel 23
David's Last Words
1 (2Sa 7:8-9; 1Sa 16:12-13) Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David the son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man who was raised on high,
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
and the favorite psalmist of Israel:
2 (2Pe 1:21; Mt 22:43) The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
and His word was on my tongue.
3 (2Sa 22:32; Ex 18:21) The God of Israel said,
the Rock of Israel spoke to me:
He who rules over man justly,
who rules in the fear of God,
4 (Jdg 5:31; Ps 72:6) is like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
a morning with no clouds,
gleaming after the rain
like grass from the land.
5 (Isa 55:3; 9:6-7) Is not my house like this with God?
For He made an everlasting covenant with me,
ordered in all things and secure.
For this is all my salvation and all my desire;
will He not make it flourish?
6 But the worthless individual is like a thorn tossed away, all of them,
for they cannot be taken with the hand.
7 (Heb 6:8 ) But the man who touches them
must have an iron implement and the shaft of a spear,
and they must be burned with fire on the spot.
2 Samuel 23
David's Last Words
1 Now these be the last words of David.
David the son of Jesse said,
And the man who was raised up on high,
The anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
2 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me,
And his word was in my tongue.
3 The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spake to me,
He that ruleth over men must be just,
Ruling in the fear of God.
4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,
Even a morning without clouds;
As the tender grass springing out of the earth
By clear shining after rain.
5 Although my house be not so with God;
Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant,
Ordered in all things, and sure:
For this is all my salvation, and all my desire,
Although he make it not to grow.
6 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away,
Because they cannot be taken with hands:
7 But the man that shall touch them
Must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear;
And they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.
2 Samuel 23
David's Mighty Warriors
1Ch 11:10-41
8 (1Ch 27:2)These are the names of the warriors whom David had:
Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the three.
Or captains, or thirty. [Cf. 1Ch 11:11. ]
He was also known as Adino the Eznite,
on account of eight hundred slain on one occasion.
9 (1Ch 27:4) After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of Ahohi.
He was among the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines
who were gathered together there to fight when the men of Israel withdrew.
10 (1Sa 11:13; 19:5) He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand
grew weary and stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory
that day, and the people returned only to plunder.
11 After him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines
had gathered into a troop, where the plot of the field was full of lentils,
and the people fled before the Philistines.
12 (2Sa 23:10) He took his stand in the midst of the plot of land,
defended it, and defeated the Philistines.
The Lord brought about a great victory.
13 (1Sa 22:1; 2Sa 5:18) Then three [Text reads thirty], but three has been
translated here on the basis of other textual witnesses and Masoretic
marginal notation. (Cf. 22:16). of the thirty chief men went down
and came to David at the cave of Adullam during the harvest.
Now the Philistine army was in the Valley of Rephaim.
14 (1Sa 22:4-5)At that time, David was in the stronghold
while the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.
15 (Jn 4:14) David said longingly, "O that someone would give me
a drink of water from the well in Bethlehem by the gate!"
16 The three warriors breached the Philistine camp and drew up water from
the well in Bethlehem by the gate, and they brought it to David. However,
he was not willing to drink it,
so he poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord.
17 (Lev 17:10) He said, "Far be it from me, O Lord, to drink this,
the blood of the men who risked their lives."
So he was not willing to drink it.
These things the three warriors did.
[8] These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that
sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he
lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.
[9] And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three
mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there
gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
[10] He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his
hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day;
and the people returned after him only to spoil.
[11] And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the
Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground
full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
[12] But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the
Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
[13] And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the
harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines
pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
[14] And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was
then in Bethlehem.
[15] And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the
water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
[16] And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and
drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it,
and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured
it out unto the LORD.
[17] And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not
this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he
would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
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David's Mighty Men
2Sa 23:8-39
10 (1Ch 11:3) Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened him in his kingdom, along with all Israel,
to establish him as king according to the word of the Lord to Israel.
11 (2Sa 23:8) These make up the number of the mighty men who fought for David:
Jashobeam, the son of Hakmoni, the head of the thirty, who lifted his spear
in triumph over three hundred slain at one time.
12 (1Ch 27:4) After him was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite,
who was among the three mighty men.
13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines were gathered
there for battle. There was a piece of ground full of barley.
Now the men fled from the Philistines.
14 But they stood their ground in the middle of the field, defended it,
and killed the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great victory.
15 (1Ch 14:9; Isa 17:5) Now three of the thirty captains climbed
down the rock to David at the cave of
while the camp of the Philistines was set up in the Valley of Rephaim.
16 (1Sa 10:5) (At that time, David was in the stronghold, but a garrison
of the Philistines was in Bethlehem.)
17 Now David was overcome with longing and said,
"Who will get me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate?"
18 These three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well
of Bethlehem by the gate, and carried it back to David. However, he was not
willing to drink it but poured out the water to the Lord.
19 For he said, "Far be it from me before my God to do this.
Should I drink the life blood of these men who put their lives in jeopardy?
For at the risk of their lives they brought it." Therefore
he would not drink it.
The three mighty men did these things.
David's Mighty Men
10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had,
who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel,
to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam,
an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against
three hundred slain by him at one time.
12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one
of the three mighties.
13 He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered
together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the
people fled from before the Philistines.
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it,
and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into
the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley
of Rephaim.
16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison
was then at Beth-lehem.
17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water
of the well of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!
18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water
out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and
brought it to David: but David would not drink of it,
but poured it out to the LORD,
19 and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink
the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the
jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it.
These things did these three mightiest.
2 Samuel 23
18 (2Sa 10:10; 10:14) Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah,
was chief of the thirty. [Or another three, Cf. 11:20.] He wielded his spear
against three hundred men and killed them, and won a name beside the three.
19 Was he more honored than the three? He became their commander,
but he did not attain to the three.
20 (Jos 15:21; 2Sa 8:18) And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man
of Kabzeel, who had done great acts. He struck down two sons
of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle
of a pit on a snowy day.
21 He struck down an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian
had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff,
seized the spear from the Egyptian, and killed him with his own spear.
22 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did and won for himself
a name alongside the three.
23 He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the three.
So David set him over his bodyguard.
24 (2Sa 2:18; 1Ch 27:7) Among the thirty were
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite,
Elika the Harodite,
26 (2Sa 14:2) Helez the Paltite,
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
27 (Jos 21:18) Abiezer the Anathothite,
Mebunnai the Hushathite,
28 (2Ki 25:23; 1Ch 27:13) Zalmon the Ahohite,
Maharai the Netophathite,
29 Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
Ithai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of Benjamin,
30 (Jdg 12:15; Jos 24:30) Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
31 (2Sa 3:16) Abi-Albon the Arbathite,
Azmaveth the Barhumite,
32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
of the sons of Jashen,
Jonathan,
33 Shammah the Hararite,
Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
34 (2Sa 11:3; 15:12) Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maakathite,
Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
35 (1Ch 11:37) Hezro the Carmelite,
Paarai the Arbite,
36 Igal the son of Nathan from Zobah,
the son of Hagri,
37 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Beerothite, the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
38 (1Ch 2:53; 2Sa 20:26) Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
39 (2Sa 11:3) and Uriah the Hittite.
There were thirty-seven in all.
[18] And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among
three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and
had the name among three.
[19] Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain:
howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
[20] And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel,
who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also
and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
[21] And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in
his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of
the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
[22] These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among
three mighty men.
[23] He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the
first three. And David set him over his guard.
[24] Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of
Dodo of Bethlehem,
[25] Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
[26] Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
[27] Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
[28] Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
[29] Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of
Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
[30] Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
[31] Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
[32] Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
[33] Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
[34] Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son
of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
[35] Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
[36] Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
[37] Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the
son of Zeruiah,
[38] Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
[39] Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.
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20 (1Sa 26:6) Also Abishai himself, the brother of Joab,
was a captain of the three who lifted his spear in triumph
over three hundred slain and was given a name among the three.
21 He was honored as a leader by the second company of the three,
but he did not attain to the first three.
22 (Jos 15:21; 2Sa 8:18) Benaiah son of Jehoiada was
the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds.
He killed two Moabite warriors. Indeed, once he went down into a well
and struck a lion on a snowy day.
23 (1Sa 17:7) And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits
[About 7 feet 6 inches, or 2.3 meters.] tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a
spear like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him with a staff,
wrested the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
2 4Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, did these things, and won a name among
the three mighty men.
25 Out of the thirty captains, he himself was honored, and although
he did not attain to the three, David set him over his guard.
26 (1Ch 27:7)Now the other mighty men of valor of the army were
Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite,
Helez the Pelonite,
28 (1Ch 27:12) Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
Abiezer the Anathothite,
29 Sibbekai the Hushathite,
Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite,
Heled the son of Baanah, the NetophÂathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai from the rivers of Gaash,
Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite,
Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan the son of Shagee, the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sakar, the Hararite,
Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mekerathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite,
Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan,
Mibhar the son of Hagri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite,
Naharai the Berothite, the armor bearer of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite,
Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite,
Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maakah,
Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,
Shama and Jeiel the sons of Hotham, the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri and
Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite,
and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam,
Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up
his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the
three.
21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their
captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel,
who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down
and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and
in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down
to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand,
and slew him with his own spear.
24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among
the three mighties.
25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the
first three: and David set him over his guard.
26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,
29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children
of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
34 the sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,
35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,
36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,
38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,
39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer
of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,
42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him,
43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite,
45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,
and Ithmah the Moabite,
47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.
2) Our Daily Bread for 19 May 2023 titled
You are Heard By Karen Huang
Psalm 116:1-7
1 I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice
and my supplications.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Because He has inclined His ear to me,
therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) The cords of death encircled me,
and the pains of Sheol took hold ofme;
I found trouble and sorrow.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Then called I upon the name of the Lord:
"O Lord, I plead with You, deliver my soul."
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
indeed, our God is merciful.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord protects the simple;
I was brought low, and He helped me.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) Return to your rest, O my soul;
for the Lord has vindicated you.
[1] I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
[2] Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him
as long as I live.
[3] The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon
me: I found trouble and sorrow.
[4] Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver
my soul.
[5] Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
[6] The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
[7] Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully
with thee.
In the book Physics, Charles Riborg Mann and George Ransom Twiss ask: "When a
tree falls in a lonely forest, and no animal is nearby to hear it, does it
make a sound?" Over the years, this question has prompted philosophical and
scientific discussions about sound, perception, and existence. A definitive
answer, however, has yet to emerge.
One night, while feeling lonely and sad about a problem I hadn't shared with
anyone, I recalled this question. When no one hears my cry for help, I
thought, does God hear?
Facing the threat of death and overcome by distress, the writer of Psalm 116
may have felt abandoned. So he called out to God-knowing He was listening and
would help him. "He heard my voice," the psalmist wrote, "he heard my cry for
mercy. . . . [He] turned his ear to me" (vv. 1-2). When no one knows our pain,
God knows. When no one hears our cries, God hears.
Knowing that God will show us His love and protection (vv. 5-6), we can be at
rest in difficult times (v. 7). The Hebrew word translated "rest" (manoakh)
describes a place of quiet and safety. We can be at peace, strengthened by
the assurance of God's presence and help.
The question posed by Mann and Twiss led to numerous answers. But the answer
to the question, Does God hear? is simply yes.
What do you do when you're feeling alone or abandoned? What will you ask God,
who hears your every cry and cares for you?
Father, thank You for always hearing
the cries of my heart. Your help and presence are my rest.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling
is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Romans 13:7-8
7 (Mt 17:25; 22:21) Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes
are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due,
and honor to whom honour is due.
8 (Ro 13:10; Mt 7:12) Owe no one anything, except to love one another,
for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth
another hath fulfilled the law.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 117
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Exalt Him, all you peoples!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
1 O praise the LORD,
All ye nations: Praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us:
And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.
Praise ye the LORD.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Ontario
Quick facts on Muslims in Ontario
Ontario 2015 population 13 687 7000
est Muslim Population 1 001 542
CNMM Networks: Ottawa, Durham, York, Toronto, Mississauga, Halton, Hamilton,
Niagara, Kitchener, London, Windsor
Ontario has 55% of all of Canada's entire Muslim population. This means that
the whole of the Muslim world is represented somewhere in this province. Most
Muslims are understandably located along the southern border stretching
from Windsor eastward all the way up to Ottawa. Yet Muslims are constantly
resettling in more and more suburban and even small towns of Ontario. Mosques
are springing up, and where there are enough gathered, Islamic schools
are starting.
And they're not complacent, either. Many Islamic leaders are energetic in their
advancement of Islam in Canadian society. Recently in the Niagara Region,
the local mosque distributed via Canada Post as many as 50000 full-colour
brochures on Islam. An that mosque's Facebook page proudly show pictures of
"reverts", or white Canadians who have converted to Islam as a result of
receiving the flier and engaging with the mosque community. Another town
reports Muslims going door-to-door evangelism.
Agree in prayer for:
- net network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
19th Day of the Month
a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society
(
1 Tim 2:1-2
)
b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island
I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
)
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as your deliverance.
Pray to the Lord: "Father, thank You for always hearing
the cries of my heart. Your help and presence are my rest."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be humble in His site.
Pray to the Lord and pray not have outstanding debts.
Pray to the Lord and offer a prayer of thanks .
Agree in prayer for Ontario:
- get network leaders - the need is great
- the development of network leadership teams
- good connections with local pastors, congregations and individuals
whom God is calling into this ministry.
- wisdom facilitating outreach and training activities for mobilising
believers
- new full and part-time workers among Muslims throughout all these areas
- for pastors and churches to respond not in fear, but full of faith and love
towards Muslims, sharing Jesus with them.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray continually for Sikhs to find Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Society
Pray for the strength of Christ's followers in Azerbaijan as they
remain faithful to Him.
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