A prayer inspired by Psalm 136.
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever!
You alone are the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. There is no one like You. You alone work great wonders. You are the Creator of all things, in heaven and on earth. We are made of the dust, but You are from everlasting to everlasting.
Your steadfast love endures forever!
Throughout the centuries, You have been faithful to Your people. You chose Israel to be Your people. You saw their oppression in Egypt, and You heard their cries for help. You humbled the pride of the Egyptians and triumphed over their gods. You rescued them from slavery with Your mighty arm.
Your steadfast love endures forever!
Now, Lord, hear our cries for the oppressed! You have chosen Your church, we who have been grafted into true Israel, and we plead for Your mercy. Rescue your daughter Meriam Ibrahim from prison and death in Sudan. Protect and save your son Wenxi Li, in prison in China. Guard and guide your children in Sierra Leone who have just lost everything because their village was set on fire.
Your steadfast love endures forever!
You divided the Red Sea in two for Israel to pass through. You kept Your people safe, but Pharaoh in all his might was swept into destruction. You killed him, and You killed the mighty kings of the Canaanites: King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. You gave their land to Your people as an inheritance.
Your steadfast love endures forever!
As You have proved Your justice and Your mercy in the past, so now stretch out Your mighty arm to save! Let evildoers be destroyed, so that Your people may inherit the earth. As You went before Israel, go before our warriors. Let their battle be just and righteous, and let them prevail! Let all the nations be humbled before You, our great and mighty God.
Your steadfast love endures forever!
You have remembered us in our low estate. You have rescued us from our foes. You give food to all flesh. We remember Your faithfulness and are encouraged.
Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever!
Your steadfast love endures forever!
Now, Lord, hear our cries for the oppressed! You have chosen Your church, we who have been grafted into true Israel, and we plead for Your mercy. Rescue your daughter Meriam Ibrahim from prison and death in Sudan. Protect and save your son Wenxi Li, in prison in China. Guard and guide your children in Sierra Leone who have just lost everything because their village was set on fire.
Your steadfast love endures forever!
You divided the Red Sea in two for Israel to pass through. You kept Your people safe, but Pharaoh in all his might was swept into destruction. You killed him, and You killed the mighty kings of the Canaanites: King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. You gave their land to Your people as an inheritance.
Your steadfast love endures forever!
As You have proved Your justice and Your mercy in the past, so now stretch out Your mighty arm to save! Let evildoers be destroyed, so that Your people may inherit the earth. As You went before Israel, go before our warriors. Let their battle be just and righteous, and let them prevail! Let all the nations be humbled before You, our great and mighty God.
Your steadfast love endures forever!
You have remembered us in our low estate. You have rescued us from our foes. You give food to all flesh. We remember Your faithfulness and are encouraged.
Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever!
Amen and Amen!
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