Psalm 64:1-6 “For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil; who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words, to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly. They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, ‘Who will see them?’ They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.”

We struggle against evil in this life. Evil people. Evil spirits. Even our own evil thoughts. It’s appropriate and necessary to pray to God and ask Him to hear our prayers for mercy and to preserve us from, not just the enemy (which we see Jesus model in the Lord’s prayer), but our own fear of that enemy!

Matthew 6:9-13 “Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’ “

For additional worship:  Psalm 64 Song – Oppressed but Rejoicing