"The wicked have waited to destroy me: but I will consider Thy testimonies" (Psalm 119:95). "Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: for a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again" (Proverbs 24:15,16). "Peter was therefore kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers.... behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison... and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands" (Acts 12:5-7).
How many times has the wicked one waited
To steal, to kill, and destroy
The child of God with his weapons of hatred,
Which God would not let him employ!
God has not left us to wrestle alone
Against all these powers arrayed,
Since we are exhorted to come to His throne
For mercy and grace when we've prayed.
The wicked have waited (yet waited in vain)
To spoil the resting place found
Where prayer reaches heaven and breaks every chain,
Releasing those Satan has bound.
O Lord, we give thanks for Your marvelous love
That spreads over us Your protection.
With praise we will send our petitions above,
And rest in Your own intercession!
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