Today is Thursday, March 13th, 2014; Karen's Korner #2774

'Lord, how many are my foes!
    How many rise up against me!
Many are saying of me,
    “God will not deliver him.

'But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
I call out to the Lord,
    and he answers me from his holy mountain.

'I lie down and sleep;
    I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
I will not fear though tens of thousands
    assail me on every side.

'Arise, Lord!
    Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
    break the teeth of the wicked.

'From the Lord comes deliverance.
    May your blessing be on your people.'

~ Psalm 3:1-8 NIV

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Bible Commentary:  "Sometimes life offers little hope, and when hope is gone, only despair remains. When facing problems, trials, suffering, and even death, we may feel like giving up. David ran from his beloved son Absalom who threatened to kill him, knowing there was no hope except in God. When we feel like there is no hope, when life has disappointed us to the point of despair, we also have only one hope. But God is all the hope we need because he promises to be a shield to protect us. When we focus our thoughts on God, our hope is restored."

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