Psalm 35 Verses 20-28: And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness

From Psalms

Psalm 35:20-28

²⁰For they speak not peace:
      but they devise deceitful matters
      against them that are quiet in the land.
²¹Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha,
      our eye hath seen it.

²²This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence:
      O Lord, be not far from me.
²³Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment,
      even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
²⁴Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness;
      and let them not rejoice over me.
²⁵Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it:
      let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

²⁶Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion
      together that rejoice at mine hurt:
let them be clothed with shame and dishonour
      that magnify themselves against me.
²⁷Let them shout for joy, and be glad,
      that favour my righteous cause:
yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified,
      which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
²⁸And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness
      and of thy praise all the day long.

I was reading one of my recovery books tonight on step 8.  It said that step 8 is about forgiveness.  In order to move forward with amends - first we need to forgive the people in our lives that we had, or have resentments with.

Those people who created conflict.  Those who have plotted and spoke against me.  All those that it would be much easier for me to ask the Lord to wake to my judgement than it would be to forgive.  Forgive them 7x70 times.

I think if you, O Lord, can help me forgive these people who have scarred me with their words - then I will praise you as the most powerful.  For I can hold some serious grudges.  Please help me let go of those resentments and see their perspective so that I can begin the process of forgiveness.  Amen.

Thanks for letting me share.