Is Anyone Crying for Help God is Listening Ready to Rescue You | Psalm 34:17
Is Anyone Crying for Help God is Listening Ready to Rescue You |Psalm 34:17
Are you facing a difficult, an impossible situation right now? Are you stressed? Overwhelmed? Just not knowing what to do? What I’m going to show you today has helped me on some of my darkest days. I believe it will help you too.
At different times, we all face crises, emergencies, and circumstances that overwhelm us. Satan wants to steal our hope and snuff out our life. But your Father is greater than any problem, any emergency, and any devil you will ever face. He wants you to have rock-solid confidence that He will be there when you need Him.
Take a few minutes to read these different translations of Psalm 34:17.
When the righteous cry out, the Lord listens; he delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17 CEB
When his people pray for help, he listens and rescues them from their troubles.
Psalm 34:17 CEV
Pray to the Lord, and he will hear you. He will save you from all your troubles.
Psalm 34:17 ERV
The Lord hears good people when they [LThey] cry out to him, and he saves them from all their ·troubles [distress].
Psalm 34:17 EXB
Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you.
Psalm 34:17 MSG
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
Psalm 34:17 NKJV
Why different translations?
Words can be poor carriers for meaning. Over time, the meanings of words change, cultures change, and the way we see the world is certainly different from the farmers, fishermen, kings, priests, etc. who wrote the Bible. Different translations can help us grasp God’s revelation – the fullness of His message to us and His heart for us.
Read each translation of this verse out loud, thinking about the meaning of each word, each phrase. Let God “open” His Word to you, let God connect you to His heart, let Him deepen your understanding – your revelation of Him, and let Him build your faith.
When we read one scripture again and again, wanting to know God more, wanting to be closer to Him and to more deeply understand His words to us, that is Biblical meditation.
Joshua 1:8 commands us to meditate on God’s Word:
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
As you meditate on God's Word you will be transformed into a new person as God changes the way you think. (Romans 12:1-2)
Meditating on Scripture builds your faith (faith comes by hearing God (Romans 10:17). We meditate on the meaning of scriptures until faith rises in our hearts.
And meditating on Scripture brings us closer to God as we take time to deeply understand Him and His message to us.
Activation (The activation today is the best part of this podcast. Don't miss it!!!
Today’s activation is to overcome fear of “meditation” and begin to use it to draw near to God and have Him open the deeper meanings of His Word to us.
The Fake: Eastern meditation is for the purpose of emptying one’s mind allegedly to “connect with Nature/the universe.” Eastern meditation empties you and opens you to evil spirits. Don’t do it.
The Real: Biblical meditation is filling your mind with God’s Word for the purpose of connecting with God. Biblical meditation involves none of the breathing techniques, specific postures while meditating, advice from gurus, etc of Eastern meditation.