Psalms 6:1-10 NKJV
Deliver my life from Your wrath: a plea for forgiveness, grace and mercy on my soul.
The guilt and shame of my sin overwhelms me and weighs me down physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, draining me of inner peace, happiness and joy. The abundant life God created me to live is far from me. O Lord, deliver my life from this place of darkness, gloom and despair
Psalm 6:1-6
[1] O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure. [2] Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. [3] My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord—how long? [4] Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake! [5] For in death there is no remembrance of You; In the grave who will give You thanks? [6] I am weary with my groaning; All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears.
Deliver my life from spiritual blindness caused by my own sin.
The guilt and shame of my sins has dimmed my spiritual vision. The light of God is fading, flickering within me. My vision has turned to darkness and stumbling, when I used to walk in the light of God’s word and His countenance. His face shown upon me, lighting my path before me, but the enemy of my life and soul has tripped me up and pulled the rug out from under me. I used to stand on solid ground, but now the earth beneath me is shaky, like walking on egg shells. If I continue to walk with my enemies, the ground beneath me will become like quick sand. I will sink in the muck and mire of my sins.
Psalm 6:7-9
[7] My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies. [8] Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. [9] The Lord has heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.
Deliver my life from the presence of my enemies
The enemy is encamped all around me. He’s waiting to pounce on me through guilt, shame and fear, which causes stress and anxiety. This is what happens when I focus more on my external problems and less on the Holy Spirit, my Helper and my Comforter. The enemy walks about like a roaring lion looking for opportunities to devour me, to break in and rob, kill and destroy all that God is doing in my life. But the enemy cannot invade my soul, my inner man, my heart, which belongs to God alone
Psalm 6:10
[10] Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
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My enemies don’t stand a chance against the Holy Spirit who lives in me. The presence of God in my life, at the core of my being, strikes back at the outer presence of evil and wickedness; the enemies that seek to pull me away from the presence of God inside of my soul and spirit. The outer, exterior forces that I wrestle with every day can tempt my flesh through its lustful desires that seek to be fed and filled. But the Spirit within me, when fully activated, drives those enemies away and keeps them at bay.
Allow God’s presence within you to deliver your soul; to cleanse you and wipe away the stain and stench of sin.
Create in me a clean heart, O Lord, and renew a right spirit within me!
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