"The LORD Is Good" - Evening Prayers from Psalm 70 and Nahum 1:7


 [Guided by Psalm 70 and Nahum 1:7] 

“Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me! O, our salvation and rescue; our refuge and strength, to you we pray. It is comforting to know that we can run to you, seek you, draw near to you. “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him” (Nahum 1:7). O Lord, hear our prayer. 

Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt! Let them turn back because of their shame who say, “Aha, Aha!” We do implore you to bare your mighty arm and bring aid to those being trodden on, trounced, and terrified by oppressors, whether it’s totalitarian governments, spiritual leaders, spouses, parents, or social media (…). “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.” O Lord, hear our prayer. 

May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!” And so, we lift up our cries for our friends and family who are beaten up with chronic pain, grief, depression, regret, harassing sins, haranguing temptations, worries, tears, or fears (…) Break in, bestow good, and build them up. “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.” O Lord, hear our prayer. 

But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay” (Psalm 70)! We ourselves have our own concerns, worries, anxious fears, and heart breaks. Hear us, Lord, as we silently present them to you (…). Some of these, we just don’t know what to ask for or expect. Others of these are drenched with tears because we know what’s right, and only see wrong. O dear Lord, surprise us with your clear and obvious help. “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.” O Lord, hear our prayer.

All of these requests we have mentioned, and those that have remained silently on our hearts, we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, your Son and our saving Lord. Amen. 

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