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    I Will Not Be Silent: Praying the Psalms
    I Will Not Be Silent: Praying the Psalms
    I Will Not Be Silent: Praying the Psalms
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    I Will Not Be Silent: Praying the Psalms

    By Sharon D. Dexter

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    Lives are not lived on the mountaintop. All pathways wind around boulder-sized problems, past treacherous crevasses of decisions, through dark valleys of sin, and across arid desert times of turning away, as well as over lush hills of obedience. But through it all, our Lord walks with us. God offers holy support, whether we choose to accept it or not. He yearns to hear our prayers.

    In the good times, we find it easy to sing our praises and to thank the Lord. But let us not be silent during the difficult times. Remember to praise with the promises and thank our God in all circumstances. Fill your prayers with thanksgiving for blessings.

    Who am I to have written this book? I am a child of God.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateDec 29, 2011
    ISBN9781449733629
    I Will Not Be Silent: Praying the Psalms
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    Sharon D. Dexter

    Sharon Dexter is a retired elementary school teacher with over thirty years of experience ranging from grades two through six. She and her husband, Gerry, live in a small town in southern Wisconsin. Ms. Dexter wrote the devotional Fifty-Two Favorite Verses (Old Testament) and offered it to her congregation at Chapel on the Hill, a nondenominational church. She has also written short stories and poetry for Sunday school take-home papers for young children, teens, and adults. Her work has appeared in Purpose, Discovery Trails, Beginner’s Friend, Story Friends, Secret Place, Story Mates, Partners, Evangelizing Today’s Child, Our Little Friend, and Devo’Zine.

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      I Will Not Be Silent - Sharon D. Dexter

      Copyright © 2011 Sharon D. Dexter

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson

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      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.westbowpress.com

      1-(866) 928-1240

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-3362-9 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-3361-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-3363-6 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011962022

      Printed in the United States of America

      WestBow Press rev. date: 12/27/2011

      Contents

      Preface

      Scripture References

      Beginnings

      God’s Power

      Apart From You

      Your Glory

      Your Word

      Your Guidance

      Direction

      Conversations

      Troubles

      Refuge & Safety

      Forgiveness

      Love and Mercy

      Trust

      Sing for Joy

      Closing

      Preface

      Lives are not lived on the mountaintop. All pathways wind around boulder-sized problems, past treacherous crevasses of decisions, through dark valleys of sin, and across arid desert times of turning away, as well as over lush hills of obedience. But through it all, our Lord walks with us. God offers Holy support, whether we choose to accept it or not. He yearns to hear our prayers.

      In the good times, we find it easy to sing our praises and to thank the Lord. But let us not be silent during the difficult times. Remember to praise with the promises, and thank our God, in all circumstances. Fill your prayers with thanksgiving for blessings.

      Who am I, to have written this book? I am a child of God.

      In my youth, I attended church and Sunday school classes. After this strong foundation, I willfully turned my back. Motherhood found me dabbling with the church, but not attending faithfully until my son left home.

      Returning to God and faithful church and Sunday school attendance, I joined various workgroups (including Missions, Christian Education and Nurture, and Evangelism), led the church Food Pantry for sixteen years, served as Church Elder for seventeen years, and as Elder Clerk for the past ten. I now also co-teach Beginner and Spiritual Maturity classes.

      God held me together through my father’s trip to ICU, followed by the six months in the nursing home. He blessed me with comfort and promises through the cancer and death of both my sisters. He walked with me through my mother‘s last years. The pathway through boulder-strewn hills eventually wended down into greener pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters (Psalm 23:2). Indeed, He guides me through all daily difficulties. I pray and sing God’s praises, and I will not be silent!

      Scripture References

      Beginnings

      Psalm 81:5b (TM)

      Psalm 30:12 (TEV)

      God’s Power

      Psalm 93:2 (TEV)

      Psalm 8:3-4 (RSV)

      Psalm 89:11 (NCV)

      Apart from You

      Psalm 14:1 (CEV)

      Psalm 16:2 (NIV)

      Psalm 139:13 (TEV)

      Psalm 44:21 (RSV)

      Psalm 5:7 (TEV)

      Your Glory

      Psalm 66:16 (CEV)

      Psalm 31:21 (NLT)

      Psalm 100: 1-2 (RSV)

      Psalm 19:1 (TEV)

      Psalm 122:1 (KJV)

      Your Word

      Psalm 1:1-2 (NRSV)

      Psalm 18:28 (CEV)

      Psalm 4:6-7 (NIV)

      Psalm 42:2 (RSV)

      Psalm 33:4 (TEV)

      Your Guidance

      Psalm 5:8 (NCV)

      Psalm 23:2-3 (NLT)

      Psalm 23:4 (KJV)

      Psalm 63:1 (NCV)

      Psalm 73:23-24 (NLT)

      Direction

      Psalm 34:14 (NRSV)

      Psalm 40:8 (NIV)

      Psalm 69:6 (NRSV)

      Psalm 118:24 (NASB)

      Conversations

      Psalm 5:3 (NIV)

      Psalm 139:4 (RSV)

      Psalm 17:6 (NRSV)

      Psalm 66:19 (NLT)

      Psalm 69:13 (NASB)

      Troubles

      Psalm 94:19 (RSV)

      Psalm 86:6-7 (RSV)

      Psalm 18:6 (NIV)

      Psalm 55:22 (KJV)

      Psalm 46:1 (NLT)

      Psalm 3:4-5 (NLT)

      Psalm 94:18 (NCV)

      Refuge and Safety

      Psalm 46:10 (RSV)

      Psalm 56:10-11 (NASB)

      Psalm 61:4 (NASB)

      Forgiveness

      Psalm 32:5 (CEV)

      Psalm 19:12-13 (CEV)

      Psalm 49:7-8 (TEV)

      Psalm 51:10-11 (KJV)

      Psalm 103:11-12 (NASB)

      Love and

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