In times of need, the
prayer of God’s people in Psalm 94 reminds us to seek and confess the comfort
God brings. We, the people of now, can find consolation in this same prayer for
our nation. Pray for yourself, of course! Then change “my” to “our” and “I” to “we.”
Pray, too, for other nations (“their” and “they”) who need God’s comfort.
Psalm 94:17-19 – a prayer of God’s people
Unless the Lord had been my help,
my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
When I said, My foot slippeth;
thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
In the multitude of my thoughts
within me thy comforts delight my soul.
From the Book of KJV Prayers - actual prayers from KJV (the King
James Version of the Bible) collected by Mary Sayler
Psalm 94:17-19 – a prayer of God’s people
in contemporary language
Unless You had been my help, Lord,
my soul would have lived in silence.
When I thought my foot slipped….
When I thought I was falling,
Your steady love,
Your unswerving mercy
held me up.
When I get anxious or
worried or upset,
You comfort my heart.
You console my soul.
From the Book of Bible Prayers – actual prayers of the Bible collected
from a variety of translations researched on Bible
Gateway then
paraphrased into everyday English by Mary Sayler
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