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A prayer during times of trouble by Tiffany Tabalt, read by Liam Martin.

For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble.

He will conceal me under the cover of his tent.

He will lift me high upon a rock.

Psalm 27 5

Troubles come and they come often in our lives.

We work hard to try to stall trouble.

We do our best at work. We follow the laws.

We treat others with respect and we save for a rainy day.

Yet despite all our efforts, we still get blindsided when people turn on us

and things don't go as planned.

We're left reeling, overwhelmed and discouraged.

David, the writer of Psalm 27, knew what it felt like to face trouble.

Despite being a national hero and praised by all he found himself in big trouble with his wife.

Leaving him and his father-in-law, the jealous king hunting for him,

forcing him to live in caves and to live in hiding for many years.

David probably didn't know who to trust and perhaps even daily wondered

who would turn him into the king.

Day after day, year after year, his trouble became a constant companion to him.

Living this way with constant trouble knocking at your door

can cause you to become angry, bitter, resentful and hopeless.

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