What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
An honest prayer for frightening moments: when I am afraid, I will trust in You.
Psalm 27:13-14
Psalm 27:13-14
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
When you nearly give up, hold on to seeing God’s goodness in this life, and wait for Him with courage.
KJVPsalm 27:13-14 in context
10When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. 11Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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