Let them be put to shame and dishonor who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed who devise evil against me! Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away! Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them! For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life. Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it--to his destruction!

Lord, this passage speaks to me of the protection that I enjoy as one of Your own sheep. Your angels are set all round me to protect and to drive my enemies away. Now I must live out my calling in the confidence that You have set a hedge of protection all around me and those You have given me to shepherd.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 120

Mid-day: 119:81-88

Evening: Psalm 45

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