This fight isn’t all on you. God is your defender and victory. You are not fighting alone—God has taken up your cause.
Our Father (The Lord’s Prayer)
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
A Psalm of Praise and Thanks
Psalm 20
May He remember all your offerings and look with favor on your burnt sacrifices. May He grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans.
May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
O LORD, give victory to the king! Answer us on the day we call.
A Psalm for Mercy and Help
Psalm 10
In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; Your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.
He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue. He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent.
His eyes watch in secret for his victims; like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He covers His face and never sees.”
Arise, LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”?
But You, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; You consider their grief and take it in hand. The victim commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out. The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations will perish from His land.
You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them, and You listen to their cry. You defend the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
Brief Prayer
Lord, thank You that the battle does not depend on my strength.
You are the one who fights for me and goes before me.
Teach me to lay down my weapons of self-reliance.
Help me to rest in the victory Christ has already won.
When fear surrounds me, remind me that You are greater.
Let my faith be anchored in Your unshakable power.
Give me peace knowing the battle belongs to You.
Amen.
