Psalm 43 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 43.

Meditate on verse 2.

For You are the God of my strength; why have You rejected me?

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

The Psalmist was still in despair when he penned the words of Psalm 43.  In the midst of being oppressed by the enemy, he remembered the truth about God.  God was his strength and his exceeding joy (vs. 2, 4).  His soul was disturbed, yet he chose to hope in the LORD.

Are you oppressed and disturbed by the enemy?  God uses times of despair to solidify in you who He really is.  Cry out like the Psalmist, “You are the God of my strength; You are God, my exceeding joy!” (Psalm 43:2, 4).  Say it hundreds of times today; then say it hundreds of times again tomorrow.  The enemy cannot stand to be in the hearing of that truth.

Pray Psalm 43 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Vindicate _______ and me, O God,

 and plead our case against the ungodly.

Deliver us from the deceitful and unjust man!

You are the God of our strength; do not reject us!

LORD, let us stop mourning because of the oppression of the enemy.

O send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead us;

 let them bring us to Your holy hill and to Your dwelling places.

We will go to Your altar, God. 

God, You are our exceeding joy!

Upon the lyre, we shall praise You, O God, our God!

LORD, let our souls no longer be in despair and disturbed within us.

We hope in You, God, for we shall again praise You.

You are the help of our countenance and our God.

You are Jesus Christ in whose name we pray~”