15Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord. 16They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation. They exult in your righteousness. 17You are their glorious strength, AND IT PLEASES YOU TO MAKE US STRONG. 18Yes, our protection comes from the Lord, and he, the Holy One of Israel, has given us our king.
Psalm 89 (NLT) [emphasis added]
Remember yesterday? 1 John 5?
14And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. 15And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.
The Lord your God wants you to be strong in Him! It pleases him to make you so. So request it of him! He will give you strength! And it will be his strength, eternal and unrelenting and righteous. And his protection will be upon you, because he has given us Christ, our King.
And we are all called to worship the Lord. So we walk in the light of his presence. We exult - celebrate - in the wonder of his righteousness, all day long. We are strong as he is strong, and we celebrate!
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. (NIV)
See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory! (NLT)
Yes, indeed - God is my salvation. I trust, and I won't be afraid. God - yes God! - is my strength and song, best of all, my salvation! (MSG)
Isaiah 12:2
(Just read all of Isaiah 12. It's beautiful.)
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