Calling the Lord and Getting an Answer
Psalm 91:1-16
1 O you who dwell in the shelter of the Most High
and abide in the protection of Shaddai—
2 I say of the Lord, my refuge and stronghold,
my God in whom I trust,
3 that He will save you from the fowler’s trap,
from the destructive plague.
4 He will cover you with His pinions;
you will find refuge under His wings;
His fidelity is an encircling shield.
5 You need not fear the terror by night,
or the arrow that flies by day,
6 the plague that stalks in the darkness,
or the scourge that ravages at noon.
7 A thousand may fall at your left side,
ten thousand at your right,
but it shall not reach you.
8 You will see it with your eyes,
you will witness the punishment of the wicked.
9 Because you took the Lord—my refuge,
the Most High—as your haven,
10 no harm will befall you,
no disease touch your tent.
11 For He will order His angels
to guard you wherever you go.
12 They will carry you in their hands
lest you hurt your foot on a stone.
13 You will tread on cubs and vipers;
you will trample lions and asps.
14 “Because he is devoted to Me I will deliver him;
I will keep him safe, for he knows My name.
15 When he calls on Me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in distress;
I will rescue him and make him honored;
16 I will let him live to a ripe old age,
and show him My salvation.”
Proverbs 1:20-33
20 Wisdom cries aloud in the streets,
Raises her voice in the squares.
21 At the head of the busy streets she calls;
At the entrance of the gates, in the city, she speaks
out:
22 “How long will you simple ones love simplicity,
You scoffers be eager to scoff,
You dullards hate knowledge?
23 You are indifferent to my rebuke;
I will now speak my mind to you,
And let you know my thoughts.
24 Since you refused me when I called,
And paid no heed when I extended my hand,
25 You spurned all my advice,
And would not hear my rebuke,
26 I will laugh at your calamity,
And mock when terror comes upon you,
27 When terror comes like a disaster,
And calamity arrives like a whirlwind,
When trouble and distress come upon you.
28 Then they shall call me but I will not answer;
They shall seek me but not find me.
29 Because they hated knowledge,
And did not choose fear of the Lord;
30 They refused my advice,
And disdained all my rebukes,
31 They shall eat the fruit of their ways,
And have their fill of their own counsels.
32 The tranquillity of the simple will kill them,
And the complacency of dullards will destroy them.
33 But he who listens to me will dwell in safety,
Untroubled by the terror of misfortune.” [1]