Protecção e segurança
Deus é nosso protetor e refúgio seguro. Em todas as circunstâncias, a Bíblia nos assegura que o Senhor guarda, sustenta e protege aqueles que nele confiam.
Deus, a nossa fortaleza
O Senhor é refúgio e fortaleza, socorro bem presente na angústia. Quem habita no esconderijo do Altíssimo descansa à sombra do Todo-Poderoso.
For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core.
For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core.
A Psalm of a Song for the Sabbath-day.
It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to thy name, O thou Most High;
on a psaltery of ten strings, with a song on the harp.
A foolish man will not know, and a senseless man will not understand this.
But thou, O Lord, art most high for ever.
For, behold, thine enemies shall perish; and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
A Psalm of David.
To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.
O God, my God, I cry to thee early; my soul has thirsted for thee: how often has my flesh longed after thee, in a barren and trackless and dry land!
And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness.
O escudo do Senhor
Deus nos rodeia com sua proteção como um escudo. Ele é rocha, baluarte e libertador. Sua fidelidade nos cobre e nos guarda.
Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.
A Psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of his son Abessalom.
O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me. Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.
But thou, O Lord, art my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head. I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause. I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.
David’s Psalm of praise.
I will exalt thee, my God, my king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Let all thy works, O Lord, give thanks to thee; and let thy saints bless thee.
Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.
But let all that trust on thee be glad in thee: they shall exult for ever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all that love thy name shall rejoice in thee.
The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me.
And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears.
Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and were shaken, because God was angry with them. There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire burst into a flame at his presence: coals were kindled at it.
But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people. All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying, He hoped in the Lord: let him deliver him, let him save him, because he takes pleasure in him.
Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.
Segurança e provisão
O Senhor supre todas as necessidades dos seus filhos. Quem busca o Reino primeiro não precisa temer — nada faltará aos que temem ao Senhor.
A Psalm for David on the first day of the week.
The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof; the world, and all that dwell in it.
All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to thee? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yea, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.
For thy weapons are fixed in me, and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.
Guarda e livramento
O anjo do Senhor acampa ao redor dos que o temem e os livra. Deus promete guardar todas as nossas saídas e entradas para sempre.
For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.
Thou hast seen it, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not thyself from me.
A Song of Degrees.
I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete. For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. For there are set thrones for judgment, even thrones for the house of David.
Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and let there be prosperity to them that love thee. Let peace, I pray, be within thine host, and prosperity in thy palaces. For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.
A Prayer of David.
Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.
A Prayer of David.
Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.
Keep me as the apple of the eye from those that resist thy right hand: thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings,
Keep me as the apple of the eye from those that resist thy right hand: thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings,
For the end, a Psalm of David.
O Lord, the king shall rejoice in thy strength; and in thy salvation he shall greatly exult.
but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. The righteous cried, and the Lord hearkened to them, and delivered them out of all their afflictions. The Lord is near to them that are of a contrite heart; and will save the lowly in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but out of them all the Lord will deliver them.
Confiança inabalável
Melhor é confiar no Senhor do que confiar no homem. Quem anda em integridade anda seguro, e a torre forte do nome do Senhor protege o justo.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.
I will keep thine ordinances: O forsake me not greatly.
The name of the Lord is of great strength; and the righteous running to it are exalted.
The name of the Lord is of great strength; and the righteous running to it are exalted.
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.
For the Lord shall be over all thy ways, and shall establish thy foot that thou be not moved.
He that walks simply, walks confidently; but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
A just man eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in want.
For the Lord gives wisdom; and from his presence come knowledge and understanding, and he treasures up salvation for them that walk uprightly: he will protect their way; that he may guard the righteous ways: and he will preserve the way of them that fear him.
A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.
Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.
A presença protetora
O Senhor prometeu estar conosco e nunca nos desampara. Ele é como sombra à nossa direita e fortaleza em todo o tempo.
Be courageous and strong, fear not, neither be cowardly, neither be afraid before them; for it is the Lord your God that advances with you in the midst of you, neither will he by any means forsake thee, nor desert thee.
And the rule of God shall protect thee, and that under the strength of the everlasting arms; and he shall cast forth the enemy from before thy face, saying, Perish.
And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, and God overshadows him always, and he rested between his shoulders.
I will not suffer any weapon formed against thee to prosper; and every voice that shall rise up against thee for judgment, thou shalt vanquish them all; and thine adversaries shall be condemned thereby. There is an inheritance to them that serve the Lord, and ye shall be righteous before me, saith the Lord.
supporting truth, and keeping peace: for on thee, O Lord,
I am he; and until ye shall have grown old, I am he: I bear you, I have made, and I will relieve, I will take up and save you.
As birds flying, so shall the Lord of hosts defend; he shall defend Jerusalem, and he shall rescue, and save and deliver.
learn to do well; diligently seek judgment, deliver him that is suffering wrong, plead for the orphan, and obtain justice for the widow.
And if ye be willing, and hearken to me, ye shall eat the good of the land: but if ye be not willing, nor hearken to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
The Lord is good to them that wait on him in the day of affliction; and he knows them that reverence him.
Promessas de cuidado
Deus garante que nem um fio de cabelo cairá sem sua permissão. Ele deseja que vivamos em paz, confiança e segurança total nele.
Fidelidade e aliança
Deus é fiel à sua aliança. Ele protege cada promessa que faz e guarda os seus como a menina dos seus olhos.
Who is strong, but the Lord? and who will be a Creator except our God?
And now begin and bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord, my Lord, hast spoken, and the house of thy servant shall be blessed with thy blessing so as to continue for ever.
And David placed a garrison in Syria near Damascus, and the Syrians became servants and tributaries to David: and the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
and I was with thee in all places whither thou wentest, and I destroyed all thine enemies from before thee, and I made for thee a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.
And ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments; and do ye observe them, and ye shall keep them, and dwell securely in the land.
And I will establish my covenant with you and all flesh shall not any more die by the water of the flood, and there shall no more be a flood of water to destroy all the earth.
For the Lord God will do nothing, without revealing instruction to his servants the prophets.
Provisão diária
Deus satisfaz os desejos do coração dos seus filhos. Ele abençoa, renova as forças e sustenta dia após dia quem nele confia.
But thou, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.
The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope on him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised.
I am weary of crying, my throat has become hoarse; mine eyes have failed by my waiting on my God. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: my enemies that persecute me unrighteously are strengthened: then I restored that which I took not away.
Draw nigh to my soul and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
A Song of Degrees.
Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; who walk in his ways.
If I should go up to heaven, thou art there: if I should go down to hell, thou art present.
Begin the song with thanksgiving to the Lord; sing praises on the harp to our God: who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, [and green herb for the service of men;] and gives to cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
Thou hast put gladness into my heart: they have been satisfied with the fruit of their corn and wine and oil.
Will a man insult God? for ye insult me. But ye say, Wherein have we insulted thee? In that the tithes and first-fruits are with you still. And ye do surely look off from me, and ye insult me.
The year is completed, and ye have brought all the produce into the storehouses; but there shall be the plunder thereof in its house: return now on this behalf, saith the Lord Almighty, see if I will not open to you the torrents of heaven, and pour out my blessing upon you, until ye are satisfied.
And I will settle them round about my mountain; and I will give you the rain, the rain of blessing.
For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.
The horn of Moab is broken, and his arm is crushed.