This week we’re praying for justice, using guidance from four Psalms and two of Jesus’s parables. So far we learned about praying for our leaders to do justice, lamenting injustice, and petitioning for protection.
Today we’ll learn about praising God when we witness justice done.
Psalm 9 gives full praise to God when we see an injustice get corrected. The entire Psalm is awesome to pray through, especially with friends, however v1 is a good portion to commit to memory:
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds
Psalm 9:1
v7-10 guides you to praise God’s character:
The Lord reigns forever;
he has established his throne for judgment.
He rules the world in righteousness
and judges the peoples with equity.
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:7-10
v15-18 can help you celebrate exactly how God has punished or rescued:
The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[c]
The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,
all the nations that forget God.
But God will never forget the needy;
the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
Psalm 9:15-18
Tomorrow we’ll look at guidance from Jesus on how to pray for justice without getting discouraged or becoming self-righteous.