Psalm 39:7-8. “And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.”
RESOLVE. I learn from this psalm to watch my tongue, And resolve to keep it under control. To hold my peace from evil – even good, A loose tongue is damaging to the soul.
Another lesson learned is the resolve to meditate, To think sensibly and spiritually about life. To pay heed to thoughts originated in my heart, And to think before speaking of my likes.
To plan ahead because life is short Also, it is a lesson to be learned. Without God in control, mistakes that hurt Into foolish actions are soon turned.
When discipline comes, I resolve not to complain Nor retaliate or demand imagined rights. All of these lessons are mine that I gain A satisfied mind and godly insights.
“Father, You have heard my thoughts and read my mind and know better than I do what I really resolve. But this I know about myself: I am powerless to fulfill any resolve without divine empowerment, so I am asking for this now, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”