Praying in the Heat and the Hurt: Psalm 90.13-17 (NKJV)
[I presented this at the Capitol Bible Study on 18 June 2014] Praying in the Heat and the Hurt: Psalm 90.13-17 (NKJV) 13 Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants. 14 Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days! 15 Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, The years in which we have seen evil. 16 Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children. 17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. Long ago I committed this portion of Psalm 90 to memory. I have used it repeatedly when the heat and hurt of life has been fairly hefty. I have utilized it in praying for congregations where I have pastored, specifically when they were going through tough times. And I have employed this Psalm portion when problem pe...