Psalm 144

Of David.

1 Praise be to the LORD my Rock,
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.
2 He is my loving God and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples [a] under me.

3 O LORD, what is man that you care for him,
the son of man that you think of him?

4 Man is like a breath;
his days are like a fleeting shadow.

5 Part your heavens, O LORD, and come down;
touch the mountains, so that they smoke.

6 Send forth lightning and scatter {the enemies};
shoot your arrows and rout them.

7 Reach down your hand from on high;
deliver me and rescue me
from the mighty waters,
from the hands of foreigners

8 whose mouths are full of lies,
whose right hands are deceitful.

9 I will sing a new song to you, O God;
on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,

10 to the One who gives victory to kings,
who delivers his servant David from the deadly sword.

11 Deliver me and rescue me
from the hands of foreigners
whose mouths are full of lies,
whose right hands are deceitful.

12 Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,
and our daughters will be like pillars
carved to adorn a palace.

13 Our barns will be filled
with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;

14 our oxen will draw heavy loads. [b]
There will be no breaching of walls,
no going into captivity,
no cry of distress in our streets.

15 Blessed are the people of whom this is true;
blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.

Chin Ling: How Blessed am I Lord, that I can be called your daughter. Who am I that I should be given such a privilege, but yet you call me your own. Thank you for everything!

Crow: I think the thing that the Lord spoke to me about is that not to be discouraged, cuz he's still training me up slowly but surely... just a short song...

Work in Progress

Disappointments
They don’t get me down
Failures
I won’t turn back now
Cuz Jesus
He lives inside me now

I know I’m work in progress
My Saviour’s not done
He’s training me up for war
My stronghold and my deliverer
I take refuge in You
I’ll never look back
I’ll always look ahead
I trust in Your big plan
Cuz I’m just work in progress

We are all work in progress
Our Saviour’s not done
He’s training us up for war
Our stronghold and our deliverer
We take refuge in You
We’l never look back
We’ll always look ahead
We trust in Your big plan
Cuz we’re just work in progress

Aileen: It's such an irony that God made us but yet we cause him more trouble. haha.. vs 3 really reminds me to be grateful! really, the power of free will and God granting us that.

Sara: I too wonder who am i that He, the Lord of all, would even bother spending time on me (yes, me) to disciple and train me even as i fail Him time to time. and yet, His word is so true, that blessed are the people whose God is THE LORD!! Amen!! =)

DEllia: Lord, I really don't deserve that You have for me...but thank You Lord, for Your love...I love You Lord.