Whoever goes to the Lord for safety Whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty Can say to Him You are my Defender and Protector You are my God, in You I trust He will keep me safe from all hidden dangers And from all deadly diseases He will cover me with His wings I will be safe in his care His faithfulness will protect and defend me I need not fear any dangers at night Or sudden attacks during the day Or the plagues that strike in the dark Or the evils that kill in daylight A thousand may fall dead before me Ten thousand all around me But I will not be harmed I will look and see how the wicked are punished I have made the Lord my Defender The most High my Protector And so no disaster will strike me No violence will come near my home God will put His angels in charge of me to protect me wherever I go He will hold me up with His hands To keep me from hurting my feet on the stones He will trample down lions and snakes Fierce lions and poisonous snakes God says, "I will save those who love me And will protect those who acknowledge me as Lord When they call to me, I will answer them When they are in trouble I will be with them I will rescue them and honor them I will reward them with long life I will save them." |
Psalm 91
Let me share with you this beautiful prayer. At a time like this when the world teeters tumultuously under the threat of terrorism, it is comforting to know that there is Someone who has the power to keep us safe beneath His wings. It has been said time and again that there once was a general who, during the war, encouraged all his men to recite a prayer daily and take its message to heart. Although some of them were probably just compelled to do it at the onset, perhaps in deference to their immediate superior, they nonetheless developed the habit until it became second nature to them. And just how effective was the prayer? In that particular batallion, not one life was lost. Coincidence? I doubt it. Read on and as you, too make it a daily habit, allow it to take effect in your life. We don’t have to be soldiers to need protection. Each one of us can claim the prayer’s promise. All we have to do is believe, blindly if you wish–assured in the knowledge that with Him and in Him, faith is never an exercise in futility.