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The Book of Psalms

(Psalm 38)

Psalm 38[a]

A psalm of David. A petition.

1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
    or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Your arrows have pierced me,
    and your hand has come down on me.
3 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;
    there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.
4 My guilt has overwhelmed me
    like a burden too heavy to bear.

5 My wounds fester and are loathsome
    because of my sinful folly.
6 I am bowed down and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.
7 My back is filled with searing pain;
    there is no health in my body.
8 I am feeble and utterly crushed;
    I groan in anguish of heart.

9 All my longings lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds, my strength fails me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;
    my neighbors stay far away.
12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;
    all day long they scheme and lie.

13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, 
   like the mute, who cannot speak;
14 I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.
15 Lord, I wait for you;
    you will answer, Lord my God.
16 For I said, “Do not let them gloat
    or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”

17 For I am about to fall,
    and my pain is ever with me.
18 I confess my iniquity;
    I am troubled by my sin.
19 Many have become my enemies without cause[b];
    those who hate me without reason are numerous.
20 Those who repay my good with evil
    lodge accusations against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.

21 Lord, do not forsake me;
    do not be far from me, my God.
22 Come quickly to help me,
    my Lord and my Savior.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 38:1 In Hebrew texts 38:1-22 is numbered 38:2-23.
2. Psalm 38:19 One Dead Sea Scrolls manuscript; Masoretic Text my vigorous enemies

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Our Father in Heaven
Hallowed be Your Most Holy Name!
How We Long For Your Kingdom,
How We Wait For Your Will to be Done,
Here on earth, as it already is, in Heaven!
You Know Us Inside and Out,
And We Can Hide Nothing From You.

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.


We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

[Maudeen]

Agreeing in prayer!

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There is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding the medical term "psychosomatic".
Derived from the Greek words for "mind (or SOUL)" and "body" the Internet definition is this:

adj. Of or relating to a disorder having physical symptoms but originating from mental or emotional causes.

Unfortunately, many people think their symptoms are being dismissed as being "all in your head", and that psychosomatic illnesses are not real. The sad fact is that the symptoms are very real, and that there is a direct connection between the inner life and that which we can see and feel.

David gives a graphic description of the somatic effects of unconfessed sin upon the body. There is no doubt that for David, the symptoms are REAL and he also has no doubt about their origin. David preceded Freud by almost 3000 years, but he already had it figured out.

Whether confession is to the Lord in prayer, to a Brother or Sister in The Lord, to a congregation, at an AA meeting, or in the context of a sacrament, "confession" is the act of AGREEING with God that "sin is sin". The whole shift of the past half-century has been, not excusing sin, but saying that "sin ISN'T sin", and thus, disagreeing with the Creator of the Universe, Who has "written the Law upon our hearts."(Romans 1). Since they will not agree with the Creator of their bodies, their bodies rebel. Sure, there are microbes and diseases and other dangers in the world, and we are all mortal and prey to them, but "psychosomatic illness", brought about by anxiety, guilt, and shame are very real as well.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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Hallelujah and Amen

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Thank You, Maudeen, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Prayers up

[etabeta]

Joining in prayer. God bless.

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Thank You, DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[stars & stripes forever]

PSALM 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends You, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

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Thank You, stars & stripes forever, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[NEWwoman]

Great insights to ills and social ills.

Lord, I wait for you;
    you will answer, Lord my God.

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Joining in prayer for Israel, our beloved America, and all God’s people.

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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[Hiskid]

Joining you in praying for the peace of Jerusalem, and especially our Nation honoring her.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[SisterK]

Good night amen

John 14:27
I am leaving you with a gift- peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

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Thank You, SisterK, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[Jeanbl]

Dear Sister, thank you for your time and heart on these posts. This one touches home, along with this portion of scripture that spoke to me as the effects of anorexia/bulemia had a grip on me for many years:

Ps. 117

17Some were fools; they rebelled

and suffered for their sins.

18They couldn’t stand the thought of food,

and they were knocking on death’s door.

19“Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,

and he saved them from their distress.

20He sent out his word and healed them,

snatching them from the door of death.

21Let them praise the Lord for his great love

and for the wonderful things he has done for them.

22Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving

and sing joyfully about his glorious acts.

Praising God for sending me THE WORD OF LIFE, my LORD and SAVIOR, and snatched me from that pit. Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our families, our children, our children’s children, our nations.

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Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

Thank you for sharing that wonderful testimony. I will never see Psalm 117 the same again, after hearing how it was so relevantly applied, currently and dramatically in your life!

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Hallelujah and Amen

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[Jeanbl]

I just realized I had a typo in posting the verses that touched me...they were from Ps. 107. But indeed, Psalm 117 is still so very appropriate. :)

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They ALL are! :-)

In the 6 years that this thread has been running, I have made some bloopers too. :-)