A Prayer for my Persecuted Brothers and Sisters

A prayer for my persecuted brothers and sisters in Iraq.

"Deliver them from their enemies, O God; Defend them from those who rise up against them. Deliver them from the workers of iniquity, And save them from bloodthirsty men. Based on Psalm 59:1-2

Deliver them, O Lord, from evil men who plan evil things in their hearts. They continually gather together for war, they sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Psalm 140:1-3

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the poor. Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; The upright shall dwell in Your presence. Psalm 140:12-13

I will sing of Your power, Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble…For God is my defence, My God of mercy. Psalm 59:16-17

Heavenly Father, deliver my brothers and sisters being persecuted for Your Name's sake and all those suffering unjustly in Iraq. I pray You execute Your Holy judgment on their oppressors. Lord, strengthen and unite Your people. I believe and rely on Your promises of safety and salvation in Psalm 91 for the body of Christ all around the world:

1 

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High


Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;


My God, in Him I will trust.”

3 

Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler

And from the perilous pestilence.

4 

He shall cover you with His feathers,


And under His wings you shall take refuge;


His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

5 

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,


Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

6 

Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,


Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 

A thousand may fall at your side,


And ten thousand at your right hand;


But it shall not come near you.

8 

Only with your eyes shall you look,


And see the reward of the wicked.

9 

Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,


Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

10 

No evil shall befall you,


Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

11 

For He shall give His angels charge over you,


To keep you in all your ways.

12 

In their hands they shall bear you up,


Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

13 

You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,


The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;


I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

15 

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;


I will be with him in trouble;


I will deliver him and honor him.

16 

With long life I will satisfy him,


And show him My salvation.”

Psalm 91 Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

New King James Version (NKJV)