Our city is strong!
We are surrounded by the walls of God’s salvation.
For only when you come to judge the earth
will people learn what is right.
Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong
and take no notice of the Lord’s majesty.
O Lord, you have made our nation great;
yes, you have made us great.
Lord, in distress we searched for you.
We prayed beneath the burden of your discipline.
Many who were dying in exile in Assyria and Egypt will return to Jerusalem to worship the Lord on his holy mountain.
Lord God,
Help me to use your power, not my own to be strong. To do what is rite in your site above my own. Help me to be one of your children who want to do only your daily task and help me to see your majesty and not the wrongs of this world. When I struggle I search for you, help me to stay with you in all things and submit to your discipline. Help me to live with you in complete surrender and joy.
In Jesus name,
Amen