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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Our hopelessness and our helplessness are no barrier to (God’s) work. Indeed our utter incapacity is often the prop He delights to use for His next act… We are facing one of the principles of Yahweh’s modus operandi. When His people are without strength, without resources, without hope, without human gimmicks – then He loves to stretch forth His hand from heaven. Once we see where God often begins we will understand how we may be encouraged.
Ralph Davis

Bible – German Luther Psalm Chapter 76:1-12.

Index: German Luther

 

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76:1 (Ein Psalmlied Asaphs, auf Saitenspiel, vorzusingen.) Gott ist in Juda bekannt; in Israel ist sein Name herrlich.

76:2 Zu Salem ist sein Gezelt, und seine Wohnung zu Zion.

76:3 Daselbst zerbricht er die Pfeile des Bogens, Schild, Schwert und Streit. (Sela.)

76:4 Du bist herrlicher und mächtiger denn die Raubeberge.

76:5 Die Stolzen müssen beraubt werden und entschlafen, und alle Krieger müssen die Hand lassen sinken.

76:6 Von deinem Schelten, Gott Jakobs, sinkt in Schlaf Roß und Wagen.

76:7 Du bist erschrecklich. Wer kann vor dir stehen, wenn du zürnest?

76:8 Wenn du das Urteil lässest hören vom Himmel, so erschrickt das Erdreich und wird still,

76:9 wenn Gott sich aufmacht zu richten, daß er helfe allen Elenden auf Erden. (Sela.)

76:10 Wenn Menschen wider dich wüten, so legst du Ehre ein; und wenn sie noch mehr wüten, bist du auch noch gerüstet.

76:11 Gelobet und haltet dem HERRN, eurem Gott; alle, die ihr um ihn her seid, bringet Geschenke dem Schrecklichen,

76:12 der den Fürsten den Mut nimmt und schrecklich ist unter den Königen auf Erden.