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Pslam 146: Put not your faith in Princes.

Posted on 11/06/2018 1:12:59 PM PST by redgolum

146 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; 7 who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free; 8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. 9 The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

10 The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!


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As is my habit for every election day, I have been thinking on this pslam.
1 posted on 11/06/2018 1:12:59 PM PST by redgolum
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To: redgolum

Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

Amen!


2 posted on 11/06/2018 1:42:23 PM PST by PGR88
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To: redgolum

Amen


3 posted on 11/06/2018 1:48:06 PM PST by SirLurkedalot (10/10/51-7/7/16 RIP Dad, I'll be missing you until I cross over to Eternity)
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To: PGR88; redgolum

I prefer a bunch of fallen and imperfect Republicans than Democrat Pharoahs.


4 posted on 11/06/2018 2:09:27 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: redgolum

“the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.” Dan 4:32.


5 posted on 11/06/2018 2:09:43 PM PST by aimhigh (1 John 3:23 "And THIS is His commandment . . . ")
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Indeed - don’t look for messiahs or prophets. Only those who will leave citizens alone, in peace, to govern themselves.


6 posted on 11/06/2018 2:14:22 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

The problem is: without God, the godless are unfit to govern themselves. They feel accountable to no higher law. Tyranny is the punishment.

As John Adams said, our Constitution was written for a moral and religious people.


7 posted on 11/06/2018 2:44:03 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: redgolum

Very good Psalm for today. People have a hard time believing it, but God is in control. He will set these leaders in place, even though we might not like the choice. He knows what lies ahead and we don’t. However, I have a good feeling about this election. It is a decision point for this country and will be a course change one way or the other. I am optimistic.


8 posted on 11/06/2018 3:14:21 PM PST by richardtavor
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