Our Praise and God's Answer (Psalm 108, Part 3)

Our Plea (verses 10-13)

¹⁰Who will bring me to the fortified city?

         Who will lead me to Edom?
¹¹Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us

         and no longer go out with our armies?
¹²Give us aid against the enemy,

      for human help is worthless.
¹³With God we will gain the victory,

      and he will trample down our enemies.

May we renounce human aid and stress our total dependence on God. When habits or attitudes of the past return and we face the same battles may we remember how God stood by us and gave us victory. God will fight our battles and defeat our enemies. Our inward faith proves itself by our outward deeds.

O Lord our God, lead us to Your fortified city. Help us against our enemies, for human help is worthless. With You, Lord our God, we will gain the victory; You will trample down our enemies. Send Your glory in our time, O Lord.

Conquering now and still to conquer,

      Jesus thou ruler of all,

Thrones and their scepters all shall perish;

      Crowns and their splendor shall fall.

Not to the strong is the battle,

      Not to the swift is the race,

But to the truth and the faithful,

      Victory is promised through grace.

Sallie Martin (1895-1988)