{"id":6662,"date":"2010-08-19T12:20:54","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T12:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2010\/08\/our-common-prayerbook-28-2.html"},"modified":"2010-08-19T12:20:54","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T12:20:54","slug":"our-common-prayerbook-28-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2010\/08\/our-common-prayerbook-28-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Common Prayerbook 28 &#8211; 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving is a fruit that does not grow naturally among humans. Perhaps it grows easier for some than for others, but it is not uncommon for someone to experience something wonderful, something for which they had even pleaded with God, and then forget to give thanks. One thinks of the famous story of Jesus and the ten lepers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But David shows us another way: he pleads with God for protection; he doesn&#8217;t even bother to tell us the specifics of how God answered his prayer; but he does write out his praise to God for what God has done.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Notice his words:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>6 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Times;font-size: medium\">Praise be to the LORD,<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Times;font-size: medium\"><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>for he has heard my cry for mercy.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>His praise leads him to a renewed confession about God that leads him further into his own disposition toward God: he trusts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>7&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>The LORD is my strength and my shield;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>My heart leaps for joy,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>and with my song I praise him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>David&#8217;s experience of God&#8217;s grace leads not only to praise but also to intercede with God for God to bless others.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>8 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Save your people and bless your inheritance;<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Times;font-size: medium\"><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>be their shepherd and carry them forever.<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Psa. 28:0 &nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>Of David.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Psa. 28:1 &nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>To you, LORD, I call;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>you are my Rock,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>do not turn a deaf ear to me.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>For if you remain silent,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>I will be like those who go down to the pit.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>2&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>Hear my cry for mercy<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>as I call to you for help,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>as I lift up my hands<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>toward your Most Holy Place.<\/div>\n<div>Psa. 28:3 &nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>Do not drag me away with the wicked,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>with those who do evil,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>who speak cordially with their neighbors<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>but harbor malice in their hearts.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>4&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>Repay them for their deeds<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>and for their evil work;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>repay them for what their hands have done<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>and bring back on them what they deserve.<\/div>\n<div>Psa. 28:5 &nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>and what his hands have done,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>he will tear them down<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>and never build them up again.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Psa. 28:6 &nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>Praise be to the LORD,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>for he has heard my cry for mercy.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>7&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>The LORD is my strength and my shield;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>My heart leaps for joy,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>and with my song I praise him.<\/div>\n<div>Psa. 28:8 &nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>The LORD is the strength of his people,<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>9&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t<\/span>Save your people and bless your inheritance;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\">\t\t<\/span>be their shepherd and carry them forever.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving is a fruit that does not grow naturally among humans. 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