Christian Prayer and Fasting

DAVID REFLECTS:
For God alone I patiently wait;
he is the one who delivers me.
He alone is my protector and deliverer.
He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
How long will you threaten a man?
All of you are murderers,
as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
They spend all their time planning how to bring him […]

O God, hear my cry for help!
Pay attention to my prayer!
From the most remote place on earth
I call out to you in my despair.
Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!
Indeed, you are my shelter,
a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.
I will be a permanent guest in your home;
I will find shelter in […]

O God, you have rejected us.
You suddenly turned on us in your anger.
Please restore us!
You made the earth quake; you split it open.
Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall.
You have made your people experience hard times;
you have made us drink intoxicating wine.
You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag,
so that they might […]

Deliver me from my enemies, my God!
Protect me from those who attack me!
Deliver me from evildoers!
Rescue me from violent men!
For look, they wait to ambush me;
powerful men stalk me,
but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.
Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack.
Spring into action and help me! Take notice […]

THE REASON FOR DAVID’S PRAYER:
Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions?
Do you judge people fairly?
No! You plan how to do what is unjust;
you deal out violence in the earth.
The wicked turn aside from birth;
liars go astray as soon as they are born.
Their venom is like that of a snake,
like a deaf serpent that does not […]