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Psalm 44

Psalm 44

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 44

Psalm 44^[a]

    For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.^[b] 1 We have heard it with our ears, O God;
   our ancestors have told us
what you did in their days,
   in days long ago.
² With your hand you drove out the nations
   and planted our ancestors;
you crushed the peoples
   and made our ancestors flourish.
³ It was not by their sword that they won the land,
   nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm,
   and the light of your face, for you loved them.
 ⁴ You are my King and my God,
   who decrees^[c] victories for Jacob.
⁵ Through you we push back our enemies;
   through your name we trample our foes.
⁶ I put no trust in my bow,
   my sword does not bring me victory;
⁷ but you give us victory over our enemies,
   you put our adversaries to shame.
⁸ In God we make our boast all day long,
   and we will praise your name forever.^[d]
 9 But now you have rejected and humbled us;
   you no longer go out with our armies.
¹⁰ You made us retreat before the enemy,
   and our adversaries have plundered us.
¹¹ You gave us up to be devoured like sheep
   and have scattered us among the nations.
¹² You sold your people for a pittance,
   gaining nothing from their sale.
 ¹³ You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,
   the scorn and derision of those around us.
¹⁴ You have made us a byword among the nations;
   the peoples shake their heads at us.
¹⁵ I live in disgrace all day long,
   and my face is covered with shame
¹⁶ at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me,
   because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
 ¹⁷ All this came upon us,
   though we had not forgotten you;
   we had not been false to your covenant.
¹⁸ Our hearts had not turned back;
   our feet had not strayed from your path.
¹⁹ But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals;
   you covered us over with deep darkness.
 ²⁰ If we had forgotten the name of our God
   or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
²¹ would not God have discovered it,
   since he knows the secrets of the heart?
²² Yet for your sake we face death all day long;
   we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
 ²³ Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep?
   Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
²⁴ Why do you hide your face
   and forget our misery and oppression?
 ²⁵ We are brought down to the dust;
   our bodies cling to the ground.
²⁶ Rise up and help us;
   rescue us because of your unfailing love.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 44:1 In Hebrew texts 44:1-26 is numbered 44:2-27.
2. Psalm 44:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
3. Psalm 44:4 Septuagint, Aquila and Syriac; Hebrew King, O God; / command
4. Psalm 44:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Today, We Join With Operation World in Praying for the British Overseas Territory of St. Helena, Africa

St Helena

British Overseas Territory of St. Helena

Africa

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Geography

Area: 412 sq km
St Helena (122 sq km), 2,000 km west of Angola in the south Atlantic. Two dependencies: Ascension Island (90 sq km), 600 km to the northwest, and Tristan da Cunha (100 sq km), 1,200 km to the south. Also several uninhabited islands.
Population: 4,406    Annual Growth: -1.34%
Capital: Jamestown
Urbanites: 39.7%

Peoples

Official language: English    Languages: 1 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	4,172	94.70	-1.6
Evangelicals	389	8.8	0.5

Challenges for Prayer

Emigration from St Helena increases as jobs become scarcer. Much of the employment occurs on the communications and military bases of Ascension and the Falkland Islands. Pray for an effective witness to those working on these bases. Also, pray for those leaving to find work elsewhere; failure to approve building an airport deflated many hopes for St Helena’s development.
The Christian heritage of St Helena is strong but islanders’ committed to faith are decreasing. Most Christians are nominal, and church attendance continues to decline. A critical mass of evangelicals on the islands is needed to generate spiritual momentum. Pray for Baptists and the Salvation Army, where most evangelicals can be found, and for the Anglican Church – the largest group, but spiritually dormant.
     For an additional Challenge for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

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Proverbs 13 (with text - press on more info.)

You rescued me - Geoff Bullock

You rescued me, and picked me up
A living hope, of grace revealed
A life transformed, in righteousness
Oh Lord you have rescued me

Forgiving me, you healed my heart
And set me free, from sin and death
You brought me life, you've made me whole
Oh Lord You have rescued me

And you loved me, before I knew You
And you knew me for all time
I've been created in your image, Oh Lord

And You bought me
And You sought me
Your blood poured out for me
A new creation in your image, Oh Lord
You rescued me
You rescued me
You rescued me

We Have the Victory!