Psalm 27

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? 2 When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though a host encamp against me, my hear will not fear; though war arise against me, in spite of this I shall be confident.

4 One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple. 5 For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; in the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. 6 And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, and i will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes I will sing praises to the Lord.

7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice, and be gracious to me and answer me. 8 When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You, "Your face, O Lord, I shall seek." 9 Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation! 10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me up.

11 Teach me Your way, O Lord, and lead me in a level path because of my foes. 12 Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence. 13 I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and let yout heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord.

so after working out with Irene yesterday, the only part of my body that is sore is my left butt cheek, but anyway
I kind of feel like this psalm is all over the place in terms of what david is praying about. The first verse :: The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? :: is i think both good and bad to think about. God as our light guides our way and contrasts us from the rest of this world, and He provided the best thing of all, our salvation, what else is there that we need? But then I think about how much i cling onto my posessions for comfort, myself for pride and selfishness, and man to hear their praise. Ive been thinking a lot about africa, partially because of the class im taking on its history, and because of Urbana and the fact that i want to on on missions there and i was just really thankful to be able to brush my teeth this morning. i guess im getting all over the place too with this post, but i started singing some of worship songs in my head once i got to verse 4, actually i think a lot of songs were taken from this passage.

im getting flustered because so many thoughts are entering my brain and i dont know how to put them all down. to have a heart that cries to God, Your face, O Lord, I shall seek, would be incredible and a big step from the hear that I possess now. God is the God of our salvation, say that really slow, our s a l v a t i o n and we will one day get to be in His presence. we would be in such deep despair and maybe not even know it if God had not given us hope to be in the land of the living.