The term of our Bible teaching today is: how to pray when you don't know what to say in your prayers.
Many people complain that they don't have the words to pray or they don't know what to say in their prayers, especially when faced with trying situations. Today we're going to give you the perfect tip for always praying even when you don't have the words or don't know exactly what to say in your prayers.
God, in his great love and like a good father, has taken all the necessary steps to solve this problem, so that we can always address our requests to him even when we don't have the words. For this reason, he has allowed the prayers he has answered to be written down in his word to serve as an example to us. Many of these prayers are in the psalms. The psalms are prayers and praises written for every situation in our lives.
David, the composer of the major parts of the psalms, and the other psalmists all went through the same trying situations we're going through today. When you don't have the words to pray, just look at the situation of the psalmist who wrote the psalm and compare it to your situation. If it corresponds to your situation, then this is the psalm you should recite as a prayer, and you'll see that your situation will be resolved, as it was for David and many other psalmists.
For example, let's say you're in a difficult situation and you don't know what to do, you can't go forwards or backwards, you're completely surrounded and there's no solution in sight. Fear sets in, and that's normal. This is exactly the situation David found himself in when he wrote Psalm 56.
As David fled from King Saul, who was hunting him down to kill him, he sought refuge in the land of the Philistines, more precisely in the city of Gath. But the king of Gath, Achish, soon learned that he was in fact the mighty warrior known for slaying Goliath and tens of thousands of Philistines, and whose exploits were celebrated in song. Like any human being, David was frightened.
It was then that he prayed the prayer found in Psalm 56. You'll be amazed at how God rescued him from a situation that to human eyes seems hopeless. The story is briefly told in our video:
How to tame your fears like David. Available on our YouTube channel.
To situate yourself at the beginning of each psalm, you'll see the inscription that explains the situation the psalmist was in when he composed the psalm. If it's the same or similar, you can then use this psalm as your prayer.
In the case of Psalm 56, here is the inscription:
Poem by David, taken from the choir director's book. To the tune of: The mute dove in the distance. When the Philistines arrested David at Gath.
You can read Psalm 56, imagining the situation David found himself in, and in what circumstances you can also use this psalm as a prayer.
Like David, when you are afflicted, chased or oppressed by people or a situation, you can use this psalm as a prayer and God will answer favorably as was in David's case.
To call down divine protection on you and your home, you can use Psalm 27.
When you're under spiritual attack, i.e. when you have nightmares or wake up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason, or when you're under some kind of threat and can't find the words to pray. You can simply use Psalm 27 or Psalm 64 to ask God for his protection.
Our final psalm is Psalm 142. You can use it when you're in dispute with someone, or if you're in prison. It's a psalm of deliverance.
We hope that now you can use the psalms for your prayers when you don't have the words to pray. For, as you will have seen, the psalms are prayers written in different situations, similar to the same situations we face today. Don't be afraid to use them.
Do you know of any other psalms that can be used in a specific situation? Share them with us in the comments.
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