Nearly half of the Psalm is about confession of sin, and while I've been engaged in that there have also been some other things that God was highlighting to me:
1) praying that my spirit would be cleansed of all deceit (v. 2). Not only do I need to be forgiven (v.1) but I need to have all manner of deceit driven out of my spirit. This prayer is a new addition to my prayer list.
2) praying for a return to the hiding place (v.7) or as I've called in earlier blogs, 'the secret place'.
3) I've been focusing a lot on being surrounded with 'songs of deliverance' (v.7). Each day I have been coming back to this and in the morning asking God to surround me with songs of deliverance. There has been a distinct touch from God in praying this. The other day as I prayed around this, I suddenly found myself beginning to sing my prayers. This went on at length (one of the joys of being home alone!!) as I prayed and worshipped God.
V. 7 is a fantastic verse to pray for others as well; praying that God would surround them with songs of deliverance.
One final note from my prayer time today: Today is the day that the Lord has made. In the midst of prayer I found myself making declarations about the goodness of the day, speaking against the fears and curses that surround (however humorously) 'Friday the 13th'.
May today be a day of blessing and goodness, and not fear and evil.
May the Lord surround each of us with songs of deliverance today!
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