Psalms 57

"Show me your favor, God. Show me your favor.
I go to you for safety.
I will find safety in the shadow of your wings.
There I will stay until the danger is gone.

I cry out to God Most High.
I cry out to God, and he carries out his plan for me.
He answers from heaven and saves me.
He puts to shame those who chase me.
He shows me his love and his truth.

Men who are like lions are all around me.
I am lying down among hungry animals.
Their teeth are like spears and arrows.
Their tongues are like sharp swords.

God, may you be honored above the heavens.
Let your glory be over the whole earth.

My enemies spread a net to catch me by the feet.
I felt helpless.
They dug a pit in my path.
But they fell into it themselves.

God, my heart feels secure.
My heart feels secure.
I will sing and make music to you.
My spirit, wake up!
I want to sing and make music before the sun rises.

Lord, I will praise you among the nations.
I will sing about you among the people of the earth.
Great is your love. It reaches the heavens.
Your truth reaches to the skies.

God, may you be honored above the heavens.
Let you glory be over the whole earth."

The morning sun has not yet risen here in Nairobi. My jetleg awoke me long before the birds did. My email is flooded with reports of war and famine - literally. My dreams held the same last night. At home my family is in the midst of deep prayer for a loved one who is to undergo surgery in 12 hours. I find comfort in this Psalm. To hear God's promise of securing our hearts, securing our safety in the middle of turmoil and war. He is our safety. Over all the earth His glory will shine. His promise will remain true. That includes an ICU hospital room in WI, a mothers arms holding her starving child in Kenya, and a displaced village under attack in the Nuba Mountains.

God, may you be honored above the heavens. Let your glory be over the whole earth.