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Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Psalm 40:14-17

Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor Who wish me evil.  Let them be confounded because of their shame, Who say to me, "Aha, aha!" Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let such as love Your salvation say continually, "The LORD be magnified!" But I am poor and needy; Yet the LORD thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.

I sense an element of discouragment and an "Oh, woe is me" attitude on David's part as he concludes this magnificant hymn of dependency upon the LORD. As He approaches the end, he wraps it up with a final plea for the LORD's justice to prevail, but then slips into his poor and needy routine. He acknowledges the favor that he has with the LORD, that He is David's help and deliverer, and ends with a heartlfet plea, "please, please don't delay, O my God"

There are times when I feel a brother to brother empathy with David, and treasure the concluding words of this Psalm. O, do not delay, my LORD and Savior.

Reading

Morning Psalm 28, Noon Psalm 119:33-40, Evening Psalm 117

Alternate Reading Plan based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures.

Genesis 17, Judges 17, Job 17, Psalm 17, Isaiah 17, Matthew 17, Romans 17

My groupings are: Genesis-Joshua, Judges to Esther, Job to Song of Solomon, Psalms breaking 119 into convenient sets, Isaiah to Malachi, Matthew to Acts, Romans to Revelation. Set your own up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits.

I suggest either setting aside a period of the day to read all, or break the readings up into morning, mid-day, and evening series. Both approaches have their advantages, and both will build an awareness of the Bible as a whole over time.

John Nunnikhoven

John Nunnikhoven is a member of The Fellowship of Ailbe and has begun working toward what, Lord willing, will become a re-awakening of the Church as a body directed into living the Kingdom in the here and now as it awaits the yet to come.
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