Psalm 108 (KJV): Save with thy right hand, and answer me

From Psalms

Psalm 108
(A Song. A Psalm of David.)

¹O God, my heart is fixed;
      I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
²Awake, psaltery and harp:
      I myself will awake early.
³I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people:
      and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
⁴For thy mercy is great above the heavens:
      and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
⁵Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens:
      and thy glory above all the earth;

⁶That thy beloved may be delivered:
      save with thy right hand, and answer me.
⁷God hath spoken in his holiness;
      I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem,
      and mete out the valley of Succoth.
⁸Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
      Ephraim also is the strength of mine head;
      Judah is my lawgiver;
⁹Moab is my washpot;
      over Edom will I cast out my shoe;
      over Philistia will I triumph.

¹⁰Who will bring me into the strong city?
      who will lead me into Edom?
¹¹Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off?
      and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
¹²Give us help from trouble:
      for vain is the help of man.
¹³Through God we shall do valiantly:
      for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

It's been said that, "Praying is asking God for help, meditating is listening for God's response."  It's hard to believe that in 1 week it will have been 18 months since my last drink.  In that 18 months I have gotten much better at asking God for help...and much better in listening for God's response.  God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice (verse 7).

This is much more effective than the approach I was using before. The approach of filling in my own answers - or trying to fix things on my own...and failing miserably.  For vain is the help of man (verse 12).  This has made all the difference - for great is His mercy above the heavens (verse 4).

Thanks for letting me share.