O righteous God who searches minds and hearts,
Bring to an end the violence of my foes,
And make the righteous more secure,
O righteous God.
Sing praise to the name of the Lord most high,
Sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.
Give thanks to the Lord who rescues me,
O righteous God.
O Lord my God, my refuge is in You;
Save and deliver me from all my foes.
My shield is God the Lord most high
O Lord my God.
Sing praise to the name of the Lord most high,
Sing praise to the name of the Lord most high.
Give thanks to the Lord who rescues me,
O righteous God.
You make Your face to shine on me,
And that my soul knows very well;
You lift me up, I'm cleansed and free,
And that my soul knows very well.
When mountains fall I'll stand
By the power of Your hand,
And in Your heart of hearts I'll dwell,
And that my soul knows very well. (Repeat)
Joy and strength each day I'll find,
And that my soul knows very well;
Forgiveness, hope I know is mine,
And that my soul knows very well.
When mountains fall I'll stand
By the power of Your hand,
And in Your heart of hearts I'll dwell,
And that my soul knows very well. (Repeat)
Awake, awake O Zion
And clothe yourself with strength,
Shake off your dust and fix your eyes on Him.
For you have been redeemed by
The precious blood of Jesus,
And now you sit enthroned with Him.
Our God reigns, He is King of all the earth,
Our God reigns, and He's seated on the throne.
Lift your voice and sing a song of praise,
Our God reigns, The awesome Lord most high.
How beautiful the feet are
Of those who bring good news,
For they proclaim the peace that comes from God.
Rise up you holy nation
Proclaim the great salvation,
And say to Zion 'your God reigns'.
Our God reigns, He is King of all the earth,
Our God reigns, and He's seated on the throne.
Lift your voice and sing a song of praise,
Our God reigns, The awesome Lord most high.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel,
Our God is with us now.
The watchmen lift their voices,
And raise a shout of joy,
For He will come again.
Then all eyes will see the
Salvation of our God,
For He has redeemed Jerusalem.
Our God reigns, He is King of all the earth,
Our God reigns, and He's seated on the throne.
Lift your voice and sing a song of praise,
Our God reigns, The awesome Lord most high.
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
He's coming on the clouds,
Kings and kingdoms will bow down.
And ev'ry chain will break,
As broken hearts declare His praise.
For who can stop the Lord Almighty?
Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah.
He's roaring with power,
And fighting our battles.
And ev'ry knee will bow before Him.
Our God is the Lamb, the Lamb that was slain.
For the sins of the world,
His blood breaks the chains.
And ev'ry knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb.
Ev'ry knee will bow before Him.
So open up the gates,
Make way before the King of kings.
The God who comes to save
Is here to set the captives free.
For who can stop the Lord Almighty?
Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah.
He's roaring with power,
And fighting our battles.
And ev'ry knee will bow before Him.
Our God is the Lamb, the Lamb that was slain.
For the sins of the world,
His blood breaks the chains.
And ev'ry knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb.
Ev'ry knee will bow before Him.
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David destroys the Amalekites
30 David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it,2 and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way.
3 When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.4 So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.5 David's two wives had been captured – Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
7 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek, 'Bring me the ephod.' Abiathar brought it to him,8 and David enquired of the LORD, 'Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?'
'Pursue them,' he answered. 'You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.'
9 David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Valley, where some stayed behind.10 Two hundred of them were too exhausted to cross the valley, but David and the other four hundred continued the pursuit.
11 They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David. They gave him water to drink and food to eat –12 part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. He ate and was revived, for he had not eaten any food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.
13 David asked him, 'Who do you belong to? Where do you come from?'
He said, 'I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me when I became ill three days ago.14 We raided the Negev of the Kerethites, some territory belonging to Judah and the Negev of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag.'
15 David asked him, 'Can you lead me down to this raiding party?'
He answered, 'Swear to me before God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to them.'
16 He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and revelling because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.17 David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.18 David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.19 Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.20 He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, 'This is David's plunder.'
21 Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the men with him. As David and his men approached, he asked them how they were.22 But all the evil men and troublemakers among David's followers said, 'Because they did not go out with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and go.'
23 David replied, 'No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.24 Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All shall share alike.'25 David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.
26 When David reached Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends, saying, 'Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD's enemies.'
You are my anchor,
My light and my salvation.
You are my refuge,
My heart will not fear.
Though my foes surround me on every hand,
They will stumble and fall while in grace I stand.
In my day of trouble, You hide me and set me above
To sing this song of love:
One thing I will ask of You, this will I pray:
To dwell in Your house, O Lord, every day;
To gaze upon Your lovely face,
And rest in the Father's embrace.
Teach me Your way, Lord,
Make straight the path before me.
Do not forsake me,
My hope is in You.
As I walk through life, I am confident
I will see Your goodness with every step,
And my heart directs me to seek You in all that I do,
So I will wait for You.
One thing I will ask of You, this will I pray:
To dwell in Your house, O Lord, every day;
To gaze upon Your lovely face,
And rest in the Father's embrace.
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How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said -
You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled?
In every condition - in sickness, in health,
In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth;
At home or abroad, on the land, on the sea,
As days may demand, shall thy strength ever be.
Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed!
I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid:
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I will never, no never, no never forsake!
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