My Stronghold in Time of Trouble

When I was a child, I used to quote a certain Bible verse when I had to go down a dark alley: "What time I am afraid I will trust in Thee." What time I am afraid......of failing....of being let down....of trusting....of trusting too much....of being angry....of being angry and sinning in it....of caring too much....of caring too much about the wrong things....of letting you down....of not lifting you up....of what You'll ask of me....of what You won't ask of me. What time I am afraid...I will trust in YOU......to lift me when I fall."The Lord delights in the way of the man whose steps he has made firm." Psalm 37:24...to lift me up when others let me down."Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes." Psalm 37:7...to place the right desires in my heart."Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4...to show me who is trustworthy; to provide discernment."The days of the blameless are known to the Lord, and their inheritance will endure forever. In times of disaster, they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty." Psalm 37:18-19...to calm my anger and appease my fretting with peace."Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to evil." Psalm 37:8...to focus my priorities on the main thing--YOU."Wait for the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to possess the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it." Psalm 37:34...to create a person of peace within me."Consider the blameless; observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace." Psalm 37:37...to be my refuge and strength."The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord. He is their STRONGHOLD IN TIME OF TROUBLE. The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him." Psalm 37:39-40"What time I am afraid I will trust in YOU," for you are my "Stronghold in time of trouble."Whenever I am afraid of what YOU might ask me to do, I can lean on You, my Stronghold, and ask YOU through me to be all that YOUR heart desires. You are my Stronghold, the hand to which I still cling in life's dark alleys.