VICTORY

A Song. A Psalm of David.

¹ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make melody.
Awake, my soul!
² Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn.
³ I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples,
and I will sing praises to you among the nations.
⁴ For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
and let your glory be over all the earth.
⁶ Give victory with your right hand, and answer me,
so that those whom you love may be rescued.

⁷ God has promised in his sanctuary:
“With exultation I will divide up Shechem
and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
⁸ Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet;
Judah is my scepter.
⁹ Moab is my washbasin;
on Edom I hurl my shoe;
over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

¹⁰ Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
¹¹ Have you not rejected us, O God?
You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
¹² O grant us help against the foe,
for human help is worthless.
¹³ With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.

There are times in life when we are told that we should get along, not confront, and let things be the way they are. And then, there are times when we need to take a stand and seek to be victorious. David prayed for victory. Did God bless his cause?

Prayer

God, let me know when You desires for me to take a stand. And let me know that with you I will do valiantly. Amen.