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Sunday Psalms:
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! 
His faithful love endures forever.
Has the Lord redeemed you? 
Then speak out! 
Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
Some wandered in the wilderness, lost and homeless.
Hungry and thirsty, they nearly died.
"Lord, help!"
they cried in their trouble, and he rescued them from their distress.
Psalm 107:1-6 NLT
This is the first song from Book 5 of Psalms that includes 107 to the end at 150.
I'm calling this the "Lord help" song.
The phrase "Lord help" is repeated several times as circumstances and stories are unpacked in this song.
It's a reminder to start where the psalmist starts even when we're facing difficult times, trying to take our thoughts captive, whatever is going on:
"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! 
His faithful love endures forever."
This can be really difficult when we want to blame God, complain, are angry about something that's wrong, but starting with giving thanks, with recognizing He is Good, and He does love us is a great place to start. 
The songwriter then states the problem in some detail.
And then prays:
"Lord help"
If that's all we can pray some days, that's enough.
"Lord help"
He is Good.
His Love endures forever.
"Lord help".
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#sunday
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#thisisourGod 
#lordhelp

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