Psalm on God's Protection | The Pastor's Workshop

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Eye Protection

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Psalm 17:8, Psalm 121:7-8, Proverbs 4:25-27, Job 31:1, Matthew 6:22-23, Psalm 119:37

I own a pair of protective goggles and use them faithfully. I wear them when I’m cutting branches with my chainsaw or attacking weeds with my weed whacker. My goggles serve a crucial purpose: they pro...

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Adapted from Psalm 121:5-8

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Psalm 121:5-8

The Lord is your keeper. The Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. The ...

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Inspired by Psalm 91

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Jonathan Cornell

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Mark 10:35-45, Psalm 91:

Leader: O Lord, you are our shelter, in you do we find our refuge. People: A mighty deliverer, a strong tower, God’s name is great among all the peoples. Leader: With you, we need not fea...

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Inspired by Psalm 46

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Psalm 46:null

God is our safe space, our hiding place, a very present help in times of trouble. God is our safety, we will not fear! The mountains shake, the oceans roar, the nations rage, the world changes. ...

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The Shielding Prayer

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Carmina Gadelica

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Exodus 15:2, Psalm 140:7, Isaiah 33:2, 1 Kings 19:4-8

Bless me, O my Christ, Be Thou my shield protecting me, Aid my steps in the pitful swamp, Lead Thou me to the life eternal; Aid my steps in the pitful swamp, Lead Thou me to the life eternal. Ke...

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Inspired by Psalm 121

Author

Allen Thompson

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Psalm 121:5-8

May the Lord who watches over you be the light ahead of you and the shade that protects you. May He keep you from all harm and watch over your life. Let Him watch over your coming and going, both now ...

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Inspired by Psalm 31

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Kimberly Bracken Long

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Psalm 31:20-2131, Psalm 31:3

Friends in Christ, let us gather in the shelter of God’s presence. Let us bless the Lord, for God has wondrously shown us steadfast love. God is indeed our rock and our refuge. God guides us and...

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Adapted from Psalm 119 (ESV)

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Psalm 119:105, Psalm 119:114, Psalm 119:169, Psalm 119:89-90

Leader: God’s word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. People: God is our hiding place and our shield; let us hope in his word. Leader: Let our cry come before the Lord, that he might g...

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Adapted from Psalm 5:7-8, 11-12

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Dustin Ray

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Psalm 5:7-8

Leader: I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you. All: Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my e...

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Inspired by Psalm 8 (2)

LORD our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth. You set Your glory above the heavens. We see your power in galaxies that spin in space, and see your care in the sparrows feeding in the snow...

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Easter Hymn, Adapted

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Hippolytus

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Isaiah 25:7–8, Jonah 1:17; 2:10, Matthew 28:5–6, 1 Corinthians 5:7–8, Revelation 21:3–4, Psalm 118:17, 22–24

This is the paschal feast, the Lord’s passing from death to life: so cries the Spirit. …You have protected us, Jesus, from endless disaster. You spread your hands like a mother and, mothe...

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In peace, let us pray to the Lord

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Numbers 6:24-26, Jeremiah 29:11-13, Isaiah 58:6-7, Matthew 25:40, James 1:27, Psalm 82:3-4

Pastor: In peace, let us pray to the Lord: People: Lord have mercy. Pastor: For the work of [insert mission partner]. For families and children, that they would be healthy in body, m...

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Father: Thank You for always being

Author

Richard Herman

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Psalm 34:14, Luke 15:20, Hebrews 4:14, Romans 6:4, Acts 1:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Psalm 25:4-5, Matthew 11:28-30, Isaiah 41:10, John 14:13, James 1:5, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Habakkuk 3:2, Isaiah 6:8, Matthew 28:19-20

Father: Thank You for always being ready to welcome us and listen to us. Thank You for sending Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Savior: born like us, experiencing all that we experience yet sinless, who d...

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God of grace and truth, hope and power:

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Richard Herman

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Ephesians 6:10-11, Isaiah 58:11, Philippians 4:6-7, Isaiah 61:1, Psalm 147:3, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Romans 15:13

God of grace and truth, hope and power: in the midst of an ever-changing world, we delight that You are constant, joyous and loving, always the same, but never stagnant or boring. That’s why we’re so ...

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Lord God–Father, Son and Holy Spirit:

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Richard Herman

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Ephesians 3:16-17, Micah 6:8, James 1:27, Matthew 25:40, Psalm 23:1-3, Proverbs 3:5-6, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Lord God–Father, Son and Holy Spirit: we hear your Word and sing your praises. We meet at the Table and partake of your Sacrament–the gospel made visible. You call us to yourself, and you send us out ...

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Lord Jesus–You’ve come, are coming and

Author

Richard Herman

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Revelation 22:12, Titus 2:13, John 8:12, Psalm 119:105, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 34:18, Matthew 5:44

Lord Jesus–You’ve come, are coming and will come again. Whether we know it or not, we live on the edge of Your advent every moment of every day either with anticipation or with anxiety. As if stumblin...

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You know all about us–our weakness, our

Author

Richard Herman

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Philippians 4:6-7, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 1 Peter 5:7, Isaiah 40:29, Matthew 11:28-30, Psalm 34:18

You know all about us–our weakness, our failing, our sin; and you still love us enough to give your Son to redeem us. Hear the cries of our hearts today. There’s someone for whom it was hard to get ou...

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Adapted from Psalm 31:14-16

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C. Hassell Bullock

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Psalm 31:14-16

Leader: We trust in you, O Lord. People: We say, "You are our God." Leader: Our times are in your hand. People: Rescue us from the hands of our enemies and our persecutors. Leader: M...

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From Day to Day From the dawning of the

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Jenny Child

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Psalm 5:3, Mark 1:35, Exodus 13:21-22, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 121:6, Daniel 6:, Psalm 4:8, Mark 4:35-41

From Day to Day From the dawning of the day through the morning, guide us, From the noontide to the setting of the sun, lead us, from the evening till we sleep, keep us, through the night till...

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Adapted from Psalm 121:1-4

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Dustin Ray

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Psalm 121:1-4

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, ...

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Adapted from Psalm 91

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Psalm 91:, Deuteronomy 33:27, Psalm 27:5, Matthew 4:6, 2 Samuel 22:3, Isaiah 25:4, John 10:28-29

Leader: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, People: I Will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Leader: For he...

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Psalm 121

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Psalm 121:null

I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved and he who watches over you will not...

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Psalm 121:7 "The Lord will keep you from all evil"

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Psalm 121:7

The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

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May the Lord watch you from on high

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Dustin Ray

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Psalm 18:16-19, Exodus 14:13-14, Luke 15:4-6, Isaiah 43:1-2, 2 Samuel 22:20

May the Lord watch you from on high and draw you out of many waters. May He rescue you from every enemy. May He set you in broad places and rescue you because He delights in you.

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Adapted from Psalm 27:1-2; 4-5

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Psalm 27:1-2, Psalm 27:4-5

The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies an...

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Inspired by Psalm 23 (2)

Author

Scott B. Bullock

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Psalm 23:null

Leader: Let us worship the God who satisfies our every need, the Good Shepherd who guides us to abundance and refreshment. Let us praise the God who specializes in the restoration of the soul, who nav...

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Adapted from Psalm 84 (1)

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Dustin Ray

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Psalm 84:1, Psalm 84:10-12

Pastor: How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! All: For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the...

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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Psalm 46:1, 11, Psalm 46:1-3, 7, John 16:33, Matthew 8:23-27, 2 Samuel 22:2-4 , Isaiah 41:10-13

Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Pastor: God is our refuge and strength, People: a very present help in trouble. Pasto...

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Adapted from Psalm 62:5-12

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Scott B. Bullock

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Psalm 62:5-12

Leader: For God alone our souls wait in silence, for our hope is from him. People: He only is our rock and our salvation, our fortress; we shall not be shaken. On God rests our salvation and our glo...

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Adapted from Psalm 20:6-7

Author

Austin D. Hill

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Psalm 20:6-7

Now I know this: "that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we tr...

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