Passion for Praise: 'Unless the Lord Had Helped Me'

Tuesday, February 1, 2005

Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, "I am slipping!" but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.
— Psalm 94:17-18

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Illustration of Psalm 94:17-18 — Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, "I am slipping!" but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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