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The snares of death confronted me

I will love you O Lord, my strength The Lord is my rock and my fortress And my deliverer; my God my strength In whom I will trust. My shield And the horn of my salvation, My stronghold. I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised So shall I be saved form my enemies The pangs of death surrounded me And the flood of ungodliness made me afraid The sorrows of shoel surrounded me, The snares of death confronted me In my distress I called upon the Lord And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from his temple And my cry came before Him, even to His ears Psalm 18:1-6 Devouring fire from His mouth Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked And were shaken because He was angry Smoke went up from His nostrils And devouring fire from His mouth Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, And came down with darkness under his feet And rode upon a cherub and flew He flew upon the wings of the wind He made darkness his secret place His

Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion,

Work hard and do not be lazy, Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion, Let your hope keep you joyful, Be patient in your troubles, And pray at all times, Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians And open your homes to strangers Romans 12:11-13 Accept humble duties Ask God to bless those who persecute you Yes ask him to bless not to curse Be happy with those who are happy Weep with those who weep Have the same concern for everyone Do not be proud, but accept humble duties Do not think of yourself as wise Romans 12: 14-16 Let God’s anger do it If someone has done you wrong, do not repay him with wrong Try to do what everybody considers to be good Do everything on your part to live in peace with everybody Never take revenge, my friends, instead let God’s anger do it For the scripture says “I will take revenge, I will pay back” says the Lord. Romans 12: 17-19 Give them a drink, Instead as the scripture says if your enemies are hungry, feed them if they are thirsty, gi

May they disappear like water draining away

Break the teeth of these fierce lions May they disappear like water draining away May they be crushed like weeds on a path May they be like snails that dissolve in slime May they be like a baby born dead and never see the light Before they know it, they are cut down Like weeds in His fierce anger God will blow them away while they are still living Psalm 58:6-9 People will say the righteous are indeed rewarded The righteous will be glad when they see sinners punished They will wade through the blood of the wicked People will say the righteous are indeed rewarded There is indeed a God who judges the earth. Psalm 58: 10-11 Human help is worthless now. Who Oh God will take me to the fortified city Who will lead me to Edom? Have you really rejected us? Aren’t you going to march out with our armies? Help us against the enemy Human help is worthless now. With God on our side, we will win, He will defeat our enemies Psalm 60; 9-12 Let me find safety under your wings Let me live in your sanctu

The Earth is the Lord’s and all its fullness

The Earth is the Lord’s and all its fullness, the earth and those who dwell therein For he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord or who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol nor sworn deceitfully He shall receive blessings from the Lord And righteousness from the god of his salvation Psalm 24:1-5 Show me your ways oh Lord Show me your ways oh Lord Teach me your paths Lead me in your truth and teach me For you re the God of my salvation On you I wait all day Psalm 25 : 4-5 Do not remember the sins of my youth, Remember Oh Lord your tender mercies and your loving kindness For they are from of old Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions, According to your mercy remember me, For your goodness sake Oh Lord. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He teaches sinners in the way All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth To such as

Offer him glorious praise

Praise God with shouts of joy all people Sing to the glory of his name Offer him glorious praise Say to God, how wonderful the things you do are Your power is so great That your enemies bow down in fear before you Everyone on earth worships you They sing praises to you They sing praises to your name Psalm 66:14 He changed the sea into dry land Come and see what God has done his wonderful acts for mankind He changed the sea into dry land Our ancestors crossed the river on foot There we rejoiced because of what he did He rules forever by his might and keeps his eyes on the nations Let no rebels rise against him Praise our God all nations Let your praise be heard Psalm 66:5-8 You let us fall into a trap He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall You have put us to the test God; As silver is purified by fire so you have tested us You let us fall into a trap And placed heavy burdens on our backs You let our enemies trample over us We went through fire and flood but now you have bro

I am the high and holy God, who lives forever.

I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope. I gave my people life so that I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them for ever. I was angry with them because of their sin and greed, so I punished them and abandoned them, but they were stubborn and kept on going their way I have seen how they acted but I will heal them, I will lead them and help them and I will comfort those who mourn. I offer peace to all both near and far, I will heal my people But evil people are like the restless sea, whose waves never stop rolling in, bringing filth and muck There is no safety for sinners said the Lord. Isaiah 57 15-21 Who are you making fun of? Come here to be judged you sinners, You are no better than sorcerers, adulterers, and prostitutes. Who are you making fun of? Who are you liars jeering at? You worship the fertility gods by having sex u

My thoughts are not like yours

My thoughts says the Lord are not like yours And my ways are different from yours As high as the heavens are above the earth so high are my thoughts and ways above yours Isaiah 55:8-9 Why spend money on what does not satisfy The Lord says come everyone who is thirsty, here is water Come you that have no money, buy corn and eat Come buy wine and milk It will cost you nothing Why spend money on what does not satisfy Why spend your wages and still be hungry? Listen to me and do what I say And you will enjoy the best food of all Listen now my people and come to me Come to me and you will have life I will make a lasting covenant with you And give you the blessings I promised to David I made him a leader and commander of nations and through him I showed them my power. Isaiah 55:1-4 Let the wicked leave their way of life Turn to the Lord and pray to him, Now that He is near Let the wicked leave their way of life And change their way of thinking Let them turn to the Lord our God He is merciful

I treat each one according to the way he lives

Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful It is too sick to be healed I, the lord search the human minds and test human hearts I treat each one according to the way he lives According to what he does The Person who gets money dishonestly is like a bird that hatches eggs it did not lay, in the prime of life he will lose his riches And in the end, he is nothing but a fool. Our temple is like a glorious throne Standing on a high mountain from the beginning Jeremiah 17 9:-12 All who abandon you will be put to shame Lord, you are Israel’s hope, All who abandon you will be put to shame They will disappear like names written in the Because they have abandoned you the lord, the spring of fresh water. Jer 17:13 I will condemn those who turn away from me The Lord says I will condemn those who turn away from me And put their trust in human beings In the strength of mortals They are like bushes in the desert Which grow in the dry wilderness? On salty ground where nothi

Watch out for the new thing I am going to do

Watch out for the new thing I am going to do It is happening already, you can see it now I will make a road through the wilderness and give you streams of water there Isaiah 43: 19 Be merciful to me oh God Be merciful to me Oh God, Because I am under attack My enemies persecute me at all times All day long, my opponent attack me There are so many who fight against me When I am afraid O Lord, almighty, I put my trust in you I trust in God and am not afraid I praise him for what he has promised What can a mere human being do to me Psalm 56:1-4 Lord, I have come to you for protection, Lord, I have come to you for protection, Never let me be defeated Because you are righteous, help me and rescue me Listen to me and save me Be my secure shelter And a strong fortress to protect me, you are my refuge and defence. My God rescue me from the wicked, from the power of those who are cruel and evil Sovereign Lord, I put my hope in you. I have trusted in you since I was young I have relied on you a