Friday, May 22, 2009

Psalm 18/ 2 Samuel 22

So I was reading through 2 Samuel a few months ago and I realized that the same scripture verses were in psalm 18. I love several of the verses in these passages. Here arethe ones I underlined in my Bible.

2 He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent men you save me.
4 I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
5 "The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
17 "He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
20 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
21 "The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
23 All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
24 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
25 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
26 "To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
28 You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
29 You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
31 "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God besides the LORD ? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
47 "The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!
50 Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.

All I can say is WOW when i read those verses! How awesome to know that our God is our Rock and in Him we find our strength and because of Him we can stand strong against the enemy. He will direct our steps and be a light for us as long as we keep to His path! What an awesome promise! I hope these verses encourage you as much as they do for me?

1 comment:

  1. What a great encouragement indeed that our God is a ROCK. That He is solid and unmoving. We can hold tight to Him in the midst of storms. Great post. Very encouraging.

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