God Is My Strength

Psalm 52: 1 – 9

God Is my strength

To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”

1 Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. 2 Your tongue devises destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah 4 You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah 6 The righteous also shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, 7 “Here is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.” 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. 9 I will praise You forever, because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.

Is the Lord your strength? This is a unique statement that I think if I asked you to explain what it means, you would have a hard time explaining it back to me. So, I want to give you some help from our Precious Holy Spirit’s teaching and insight. After you meditate on them then I think you will come to a satisfactory answer from our Precious Holy Spirit.

Psalm 27:1 “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Psalm 37:39 “But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble.”

Psalm 138:3 “In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul.”

Matthew 19:26 “But Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘with men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”

2 Corinthians 4:16 “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.”

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

Psalm 8:2 “Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger.”

Psalm 18:1-2 “I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

Psalm 18:32 “It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.”

Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.”

Psalm 22:19 “But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!”

Psalm 28:7-8 “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore, my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed.”

Psalm 29:11 “The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.”

Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Psalm 54:1 “Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your strength.”

Psalm 65:6 “Who established the mountains by His strength, being clothed with power.”

Psalm 71:16 “I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.”

Psalm 73:26 “My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

Psalm 118:14 “The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.”

Exodus 15:2 “The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He Is my God, and I will praise Him; my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”

2 Samuel 22:3 “The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my Savior, You save me from violence.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 “Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face evermore!”