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Little Daggers from the Psalms

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Little Daggers from the Psalms The Psalms for Fighting the Spiritual Battles And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:17‬ ‭ESV‬‬ A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning (Collins). In the Psalms, we have many such meaningful, short phrases that are excellent weapons to carry with us throughout the day to help us fight those spiritual battles that we face. For some, it may be difficult to memorize and then recite in a moment an entire verse. But what if there was one phrase or one line that could roll off your tongue right in that moment to remind yourself of truth? The Psalms are filled with many of these kinds of phrases that are a cry to Him, reminding you of truth, setting your hope in God, and are exactly the weapon you need in the daily battle.  I have made a list of some of these from the more recent Psalms through which we have prayed. See if there is one that would be helpful fo...