Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Some Trust in Chariots, And Some in Horses: But We Will Remember the Name of the Lord Our God.


Psalm 20 KJV

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

9 Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.

Everything seemed to be against them - the weather, the odds, the professional soldiers. The Patriots pushed through opaque fog and returned with prisoners and weapons. Christmas Day, 1776. A free nation emerged from their trust in God's mercy, wisdom, and strength.