Daily Affirmations - Day 4 - Your Grace Over Me - A Refuge
Day 4: A refuge
But let all who take refuge in You be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread Your protection over them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You (Psalm 5:11).
Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
for in You I take refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings
until the disaster has passed.
I cry out to God Most High,
to God, who vindicates me.
He sends from heaven and saves me,
rebuking those who hotly pursue me—
God sends forth His love and His faithfulness.
I am in the midst of lions;
I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let Your glory be over all the earth.
They spread a net for my feet—
I was bowed down in distress.
They dug a pit in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.
My heart, O God, is steadfast,
my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and make music.
Awake, my soul!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise You, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of You among the peoples.
For great is Your love, reaching to the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let Your glory be over all the earth.
— Psalm 57 - NIV
My God, in whom are all the springs
of boundless love, and grace unknown,
hide me beneath Thy spreading wings,
till fearful clouds are overblown.
Up to the heav'ns I send my cry,
the Lord will my desires perform;
He sends his angel from the sky,
and saves me from the threat'ning storm.
Be Thou exalted, O my God,
above the heav'ns, where angels dwell;
Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad,
and land to land thy wonders tell.
My heart is fixed; my song shall raise
immortal honors to Thy name;
awake, my tongue, to sound His praise,
to sing His everlasting fame.
High o'er the earth His mercy reigns,
and reaches to the utmost sky;
His truth to endless years remains,
when lower worlds dissolve and die.
Be thou exalted, O my God,
above the heav'ns, where angels dwell;
Thy pow'r on earth be known abroad,
and land to land Thy wonders tell.
~ Isaac Watts, pub. 1719
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