{"id":868,"date":"2011-10-16T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T05:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/?p=868"},"modified":"2011-10-15T18:52:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-15T22:52:27","slug":"psalm-sundays-take-heart-and-do-not-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/discoveriesofawanderer\/2011\/10\/psalm-sundays-take-heart-and-do-not-fear.html","title":{"rendered":"Psalm Sundays: Take Heart and Do Not Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each Sunday I plan to publish a Psalm that reflects something that many of you might be feeling. This Sunday I chose a Psalm on courage and peace. It helps me feel better, and I hope it reaches out to many of you.<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 27: Various Verses fron the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2027&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">NIV<\/a>.\u00a0 Taken from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2027&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">BibleGateway.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/288\/2011\/10\/Sunset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/288\/2011\/10\/Sunset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>1<\/sup> The LORD is my light and my salvation\u2014<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0whom shall I fear?<br \/>\nThe LORD is the stronghold of my life\u2014<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0of whom shall I be afraid?<\/p>\n<p><sup id=\"en-NIV-14290\">4<\/sup> One thing I ask from the LORD,<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0this only do I seek:<br \/>\nthat I may dwell in the house of the LORD<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0all the days of my life,<br \/>\nto gaze on the beauty of the LORD<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and to seek him in his temple.<br \/>\n<sup id=\"en-NIV-14291\">5<\/sup> For in the day of trouble<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0he will keep me safe in his dwelling;<br \/>\nhe will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and set me high upon a rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<sup id=\"en-NIV-14299\">13<\/sup> I remain confident of this:<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I will see the goodness of the LORD<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0in the land of the living.<br \/>\n<sup id=\"en-NIV-14300\">14<\/sup> Wait for the LORD;<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0be strong and take heart<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and wait for the LORD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each Sunday I plan to publish a Psalm that reflects something that many of you might be feeling. 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