Protector
Arise, O Lord!
Do not let mere mortals defy you! ~ Psalm 9:19 (NLT)
Jesus prayed: "Father, I don’t ask you to take my followers out of the world, but keep them safe from the evil one." ~ John 17:15 (CEV)
KEY THOUGHT:
We can expect that God will protect his children.
PRAYER:
Thak you, Jesus, for praying for us. I worry too much about problems. Help me to trust that you have the power and will to look out for me and my longterm best interests. I'm going to rely on you. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
NRSVue = New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (© 2021 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.) NTE = New Testament for Everyone (©2011 Nicolas Thomas Wright.)
REB = Revised English Bible (© 1989 Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press) TCEB = The Casual English Bible (© Stephen M. Miller)