We depend on You!
12 The Lord blesses each nation
that worships only him.
He blesses his chosen ones.
13 The Lord looks at the world
14 from his throne in heaven,
and he watches us all.
15 The Lord gave us each a mind,
and nothing we do
can be hidden from him.
16 Mighty armies alone
cannot win wars for a king;
great strength by itself
cannot keep a soldier safe.
17 In war the strength of a horse
cannot be trusted
to take you to safety.
18 But the Lord watches over
all
who honor him
and trust his kindness.
19 He protects them from death
and starvation.
20 We depend on you, Lord,
to help and protect us.
21 You make our hearts glad
because we trust you,
the only God.
22 Be kind and bless us!
We depend on you.
The Old Testament has a strong understanding of blessing = having done what God wants, and doing what God wants = blessing. We may see a bigger picture than that, but it was the one the Psalmist is working with.
And who can argue with verses 20-22, whatever your world view?!
Lord we place our hope in you – you are our help.
Pam's Perambulation 
God says “Trust Me”. No holds barred. “Trust Me”.
And yesterday lunchtime, at the Mary Rose exhibition in Portsmout with visiting teenage grandchildren, I met a group of American college students.
They were music students and their colelge choir had just come to the end of a UK tour. When they discovered I am a music teacher they insisted on giving me an impromptu concert – on the dockyard ar Portsmouth they sang a cappella, in 4 parts, the Shaker song “Just One Sparrow” http://youtu.be/YhsOlijIDOo (not the same choir but a good recordingof the song).
Such a gift that was at that moment, and this post sends the same message this morning. Thank you, Pam, and thanks to Him Whom we can and do trust.
What a lovely treat 🙂
it was! and I was seriously impressed with both their technical skill (performing impromptu to a very high standard) and their faith, which was apparent in their attitude and their singing. And the timing of it all, as ever was God-given. 🙂
And now- crazy golf with the lads! 😀