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November 17 - Psalm 91 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean. Here it is Friday, it is the
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  17th of November and you have made it to the end of the week.
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  Good on you. Hope it's been a good week, and
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  I hope the weekend ahead is even better than the week you've just
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  enjoyed. Here we are on a Friday where
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  you and I are going to read a Psalm together, and today we're
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  going to read a Psalm that is a Psalm of trust.
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  Of course there are psalms of lament and psalms of praise and
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  royal psalms and trust psalms. This is a trust Psalm where the
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  Psalmist talks about God's protection in times of crisis.
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  We can all do with a bit of that, can't we?
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  Hearing how God's going to protect us and be on our side
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  even when our back is against the wall?
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  So it's not a long Psalm, only 16 verses, so we will enjoy it
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  together. Shall we read these together?
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  Psalm 91? Those who live in the shelter of
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  the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
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  This I declare about the Lord. He alone is my refuge, my place
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  of safety. He is my God, and I trust Him,
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  for He will rescue you from every trap and protect you from
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  deadly disease. He will cover you with his
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  feathers. He will shelter you with his
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  wings. His faithful promises are your
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  armor and protection. Do not be afraid of the terrors
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  of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day.
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  Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the
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  disaster that strikes at midday. Though 1000 fall at your side.
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  Though 10,000 are dying around you, these evils will not touch
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  you. Just open your eyes and see how
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  the wicked are punished. If you make the Lord your
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  refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will
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  conquer you. No plague will come near your
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  home, for He will order his angels to protect you wherever
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  you go. They will hold you up with their
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  hands, so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.
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  You will trample upon lions and cobras.
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  You will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet.
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  The Lord says I will rescue those who love me.
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  I will protect those who trust in my name.
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  When they call on me, I will answer.
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  I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
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  I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.
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  Father, thank you for these promises and we claim them right
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  now. Jesus, I pray that you send your
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  guardian angels to be around us today.
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  Keep us safe, strengthen us as we face evil and temptation.
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  Hold those we love in your protection.
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  Thank you that you rescue us, and you surround us with your
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  provision and your might, even though we don't even know that
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  you do it. But here you tell us that you
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  do. And so we thank you and with all
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  the humility that we have so aware of your majesty and our
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  inadequacy beside you. And we thank you for your
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  gracious provision and protection.
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  And we pray all of this in Jesus name.
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  Amen.