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Upheld By the Lord: Psalm 37-Supplication through the Scriptures

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Upheld By the Lord Psalm 37 Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand. How Firm a Foundation, Ye Saints of the Lord Having eight children over a span of nineteen years means that we have spent many years having a little one in our home. Each baby must learn to scoot, sit up, crawl, and eventually walk. In those early years, our children often hold our hand as we lead them where we are going. Many times, their little foot trips, and had they not been holding our hand, they would have taken a nasty fall. And we know, their tiny grip on our hand is not firm enough to keep them from falling, but rather it is our grip on their hand that keeps them secure. And so it is with our Lord.  In Psalm 37, David tells us twice that it is the Lord who upholds the righteous. Though we may stumble, we will not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds our ...