{"id":3807,"date":"2020-07-01T21:10:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T21:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/blog\/?p=3807"},"modified":"2020-07-01T21:10:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T21:10:42","slug":"the-snares-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fraglen.com\/?p=3807","title":{"rendered":"The Snares of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love you, O Lord, my strength.\"\"<\/p>\n

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
\nmy God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.<\/p>\n

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He is my shield<\/p>\n

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and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.<\/p>\n

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I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
\nand I am saved from my enemies.<\/p>\n

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The cords of death entangled me;<\/p>\n

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the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.<\/p>\n

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The cords of the grave coiled around me;<\/p>\n

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the snares of death<\/em> confronted me.<\/p>\n

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In my distress I called to the Lord;
\nI cried to my God for help.
\nFrom his temple he heard my voice;
\nmy cry came before him, into his ears.<\/p>\n

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The earth trembled and quaked,
\nand the foundations of the mountains shook;
\nthey trembled because he was angry. \u00a0\u00a0 Psalm 18: 1-7<\/p>\n

“What then can a thundering legion of such praying souls do? It was said of Luther, iste vir potuit cum Deo quicquid voluit,<\/em> That man could have of God what he would; his enemies felt the weight of his prayers; and the church of God reaped the benefits thereof.<\/p>\n

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The Queen of Scots professed she was more afraid of the prayers of Mr. Knox, than of an army of ten thousand men. These were mighty wrestlers with God, however {contemned} and vilified among their enemies.<\/p>\n

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There will a time come when God will hear the prayers of people who are continually crying in his ears, “How long, Lord, how long?”<\/p>\n

John Flavel (1627-1691)<\/p>\n

The Treasury of David (Classic Reflections on the Wisdom of the Psalms)<\/p>\n

by Charles H Spurgeon page 254<\/p>\n

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Smoke rose from his nostrils;
\nconsuming fire came from his mouth,<\/p>\n

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burning coals blazed out of it.<\/p>\n

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He parted the heavens and came down;<\/p>\n

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dark clouds were under his feet.<\/p>\n

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He mounted the cherubim and flew;
\nhe soared on the wings of the wind.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Psalm 18: 8-10<\/p>\n

When God comes to punish his foes and rescue his people, nothing has ever surprised his friends or foes more than the admirable swiftness with which he moves and acts: He flies “upon the wings of the wind.”<\/em>
\nWilliam S. Plumer (1802-1880)<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The Treasury of David (Classic Reflections on the Wisdom of the Psalms)<\/p>\n

by Charles H Spurgeon page 256.<\/p>\n

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He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him\u2014
\nthe dark rain clouds of the sky.<\/p>\n

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Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,
\nwith hailstones and bolts of lightning.<\/p>\n

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The Lord thundered from heaven;
\nthe voice of the Most High resounded.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Psalm 18:11-13<\/p>\n

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He shot his arrows and scattered the enemies,
\ngreat bolts of lightning and routed them.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Psalm 18:14<\/p>\n

-“Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them,” etc<\/em>. O that you who are now strangers to God would but consider these things! O that you would but think what the battle may be, where the combatants are so unequal! Stand still, O sun, in the valley of Ajalon, till the Lord have avenged him of his enemies! Muster yourselves, O ye stars, and fight in your courses against those miserable sinners that have waged war against their Maker; plant your mighty cannons, shoot down huge hailstones, arrows of fire, and hot thunderbolts! Oh, how do the wounded fall ! How many are the slain of the Lord, multitudes in the Valley of Decision, for the day of the Lord is terrible.<\/p>\n

James Janeway (1636-1674)<\/p>\n

The Treasury of David (Classic Reflections on the Wisdom of the Psalms)<\/p>\n

by Charles H Spurgeon page 257<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0 The valleys of the sea were exposed
\nand the foundations of the earth laid bare
\nat your rebuke, O Lord,
\nat the blast of breath from your nostrils.<\/p>\n

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He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
\nhe drew me out of deep waters.<\/p>\n

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He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
\nfrom my foes, who were too strong for me.<\/p>\n

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They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
\nbut the Lord was my support.<\/p>\n

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\nHe brought me out into a spacious place;
\nhe rescued me because he delighted in me.\u00a0\u00a0 Psalm 18:15-19<\/p>\n

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I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my… <\/p>\n

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