"Listen closely to my prayer,
O God.
Hear my urgent cry. 
I will call to you whenever
trouble strikes,
and you will help me.

"Where among the heathen gods
is there a god like you?
Where are their miracles?
All the nations---
you made each one ---
will come and bow before you, Lord,
and praise your great and holy name.

For you are great,
and do great miracles.
You alone are God."

~ Psalm 86:6 - 10 LAB

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Bible Commentary:   "The psalm writer was asking God to revive his people. God is capable of reviving both churches and individuals. He can pour out his love on us, bringing us back to loving him. If we need renewal in our churches, families, or our personal spiritual lives, we need to ask God to give us a fresh touch of his love and kindness.

"The God of the Bible is unique! He is alive and able to work mighty miracles for those who love him. All man-created deities are powerless before him because they are merely inventions of the mind, not living beings. The Lord alone is 'worthy to receive the glory and the honor and the power' (Revelation 4:11). While people around the world believe in many heathen deities, we never have to fear that God is only one among many or that we may be worshiping the wrong God. The Lord alone is God."

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