2 Dec 2024
48. Linger in Psalm 143 "Rescue Me, Lord!"
Welcome to the Linger podcast. Today we will be reading from Psalm 143 The Voice Translation (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20143&version=VOICE)
To linger means to abide, to remain, to stay for a length of time, to become affected by the presence of where we are staying.
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Psalm 143 The Voice Translation (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20143&version=VOICE)
1 Eternal One, I come to You in prayer.
Hear me out; I plead with You.
Lend an ear to my requests.
In Your faithfulness and justice, respond to my pleas.
2 Be kind and slow to judge Your faithful servant,
for compared to You, no one is truly just.
3 My adversary has pressed in, drawn closer, threatened my life;
he’s crushed me, driven me underground.
He’s forced me to live in the dark;
it’s as if I joined those who died a long time ago.
4 That’s why my spirit is growing faint inside me; I have nothing left;
my heart is completely empty and desolate.
5 And yet I can’t forget the days of old, the days I’ve heard so much about;
I fix my mind on all You have done;
I ponder the work of Your hands;
6 I reach out my hands to You.
All that I am aches and yearns for You, like a dry land thirsting for rain.
7 Hurry and answer me, O Eternal One,
for my spirit is weak, my courage is gone.
Do not turn away; let me see Your face;
otherwise, I’ll die and be like all those who have gone to the grave.
8 Make me hear of Your faithful love in the morning,
for I trust in You.
Teach me how I should walk,
for I offer my soul up to You.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, Eternal One,
for You are my shelter from them.
10 Teach me how to do Your will,
for You are my God.
Allow Your good Spirit to guide me
on level ground, to guide me along Your path.
11 For the sake of Your name and the good of Your reputation,
preserve me, O Eternal One.
In Your righteousness, save my life from burden and misery.
12 In Your loyal love, silence my enemies for good;
destroy all those who take pleasure in my suffering,
for I am Your faithful servant!
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Breath Prayer from today's passage:
(Taking slow breath in and releasing slow breath out.)
Breathe in and say: "I trust you, Lord."
Breathe out: "Teach me how I should walk."
(repeat)
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Scriptures mentioned in today's linger:
Deuteronomy 31:8 "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
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Resources from Today's Linger:
Linger In His Presence Soul Care Journals available here (https://singlestepconsulting.org/store).
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Music: A New Sleep by Arden Forest,
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