Psalm 34:12-22

How do we get un-stuck in a situation like this? We often find ourselves stuck between two doors and needing rescue, but we trust the Lord to help us out and through.

"Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies."

"A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken."

"The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues..."

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:19-20 -- A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:12-13 -- Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.

Where can we go and know that we are truly safe? Rubel Shelly writes about the terror attack in France and about how we can only find our security in God.

"Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it."

"Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it."

"The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry..."

"The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth."

"The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles."

"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

"A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all..."

"Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned."

"The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him."

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:21 -- Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:17 -- The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:16 -- The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:15 -- The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry...

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:14 -- Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:22 -- The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 34:18 -- The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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