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"Praise be to The Lord, our Deliverer!", by Eduardo Rodríguez

8/10/2020

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Before writing Psalm 18, David had been in terrible distress and danger, but God had preserved his life and rescued him. Because of God’s help, David hadn’t just survived; he had emerged victorious! So, he sings this psalm of praise and thanksgiving for all God has done and for who He is to David. 
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Key verses from Psalm 18  

1 I love you, Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.
6 In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. 
30 As for God, his way is perfect; the Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. 
31 For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? 
46 The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!  (NIV)

This is a great song of worship and praise for the Lord’s divine intervention, delivering David against all odds from his enemy Saul, and also for bringing David through his difficulties to a safe place. When we seek God and hold on to his word, then we find peace and hope, because no one else is God, no one else is Lord; only He is the Rock. 

God is our rock -- stable, strong, firm and safe. He is our shield, the one who guards us and keeps us safe. God is the strength of our salvation, so whenever we are weak, we will surely find strength in Him. God is our stronghold, the place where we go for protection. 

God's way is perfect and His word is flawless. In the middle of all the current uncertainty, disease, death, suffering and everything that may darken this temporary place we live in, we must remember that this, too, is part of God's perfect plan. We can always read God’s flawless word and trust that ALL IS WELL!

The one place where we can find refuge is in Him. Today we need to come before the Lord, our Rock and our Savior to praise and worship Him. God still is, and always will be, in control.
 
Since God is ever-present, almighty, loving and unchangeable, we too can sing this song today and every day of our lives. God has always and will always intervene and deliver us from our enemies, from dangers, from trouble.
 
We need to call on God: Lord, be the strength of my salvation when I call on you, be my rock, my shield, my stronghold. Lord, I will ever praise you because you are worthy, because your ways are perfect and your word is flawless.
Amen.

Eduardo Rodríguez.

1 Comment
Ronald Bernal
8/11/2020 12:24:48 pm

Thanks God for your Word and for using your servant Eduardo in leading us through this wonderful song of praise to you. Give us that same understanding David had of your provision of every kind in difficult times.

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