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by Chris Banescu –\nDear Lord pour out Thy Holy Spirit on this nation and help us in this time of trouble. Give comfort to the suffering, strength to the weak, wisdom to the undecided, and courage to the fearful.<\/p>\n
by Chris Banescu –
\nDear Lord pour out Thy Holy Spirit on this nation and help us in this time of trouble. Give comfort to the suffering, strength to the weak, wisdom to the undecided, and courage to the fearful.<\/p>\n
Master, You are our only help in time of need. You Who are just, loving, and compassionate look down upon us and have mercy on us and deliver us from the darkness and danger that now besets us. Deal with us not according to our iniquities, but according to Your manifold mercies, for we are the works of Your hands, and You know our weaknesses.<\/p>\n
Be merciful to us Lord for we are in need of Your love and kindness. Help us elect a faithful, loving, mature, hard-working, and wise leader, a man of character and integrity who will bring hope, peace, and joy to a suffering and crumbling nation.<\/p>\n
We beseech Thee Master do not forsake us and hear our prayers and petitions. <\/p>\n
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Psalm 37 – The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked<\/strong> 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; 5 Commit your way to the Lord, 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; 9 For evildoers shall be cut off; 12 The wicked plots against the just, 16 A little that a righteous man has 18 The Lord knows the days of the upright, 21 The wicked borrows and does not repay, 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, 25 I have been young, and now am old; 27 Depart from evil, and do good; 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, 32 The wicked watches the righteous, 34 Wait on the Lord, 37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; by Chris Banescu – Dear Lord pour out Thy Holy Spirit on this nation and help us in this time of trouble. Give comfort to the suffering, strength to the weak, wisdom to the undecided, and courage to the fearful. Master, You are our only help in time of need. You Who are just, loving, … [read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[28,29,26,55,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-leadership","category-moral-issues","category-orthodox-christianity","category-prayer","category-scriptures"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxnet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n37 Do not fret because of evildoers,
\nNor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
\n2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
\nAnd wither as the green herb.<\/p>\n
\nDwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
\n4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
\nAnd He shall give you the desires of your heart.<\/p>\n
\nTrust also in Him,
\nAnd He shall bring it to pass.
\n6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
\nAnd your justice as the noonday.<\/p>\n
\nDo not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
\nBecause of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
\n8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
\nDo not fret\u2014it only causes harm.<\/p>\n
\nBut those who wait on the Lord,
\nThey shall inherit the earth.
\n10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
\nIndeed, you will look carefully for his place,
\nBut it shall be no more.
\n11 But the meek shall inherit the earth,
\nAnd shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.<\/p>\n
\nAnd gnashes at him with his teeth.
\n13 The Lord laughs at him,
\nFor He sees that his day is coming.
\n14 The wicked have drawn the sword
\nAnd have bent their bow,
\nTo cast down the poor and needy,
\nTo slay those who are of upright conduct.
\n15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
\nAnd their bows shall be broken.<\/p>\n
\nIs better than the riches of many wicked.
\n17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
\nBut the Lord upholds the righteous.<\/p>\n
\nAnd their inheritance shall be forever.
\n19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
\nAnd in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
\n20 But the wicked shall perish;
\nAnd the enemies of the Lord,
\nLike the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
\nInto smoke they shall vanish away.<\/p>\n
\nBut the righteous shows mercy and gives.
\n22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,
\nBut those cursed by Him shall be cut off.<\/p>\n
\nAnd He delights in his way.
\n24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
\nFor the Lord upholds him with His hand.<\/p>\n
\nYet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
\nNor his descendants begging bread.
\n26 He is ever merciful, and lends;
\nAnd his descendants are blessed.<\/p>\n
\nAnd dwell forevermore.
\n28 For the Lord loves justice,
\nAnd does not forsake His saints;
\nThey are preserved forever,
\nBut the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
\n29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
\nAnd dwell in it forever.<\/p>\n
\nAnd his tongue talks of justice.
\n31 The law of his God is in his heart;
\nNone of his steps shall slide.<\/p>\n
\nAnd seeks to slay him.
\n33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand,
\nNor condemn him when he is judged.<\/p>\n
\nAnd keep His way,
\nAnd He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
\nWhen the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
\n35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
\nAnd spreading himself like a native green tree.
\n36 Yet he passed away,[a] and behold, he was no more;
\nIndeed I sought him, but he could not be found.<\/p>\n
\nFor the future of that man is peace.
\n38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together;
\nThe future of the wicked shall be cut off.<\/p>\n
\nHe is their strength in the time of trouble.
\n40 And the Lord shall help them and deliver them;
\nHe shall deliver them from the wicked,
\nAnd save them,
\nBecause they trust in Him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"