A Prayer of Guidance and Assurance in the Face of Adversity

"And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand." - 2 Samuel 5:19

"And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand." - 2 Samuel 5:{verse.verse_number}

O Sovereign Lord, God of Hosts, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and reverence. We seek Your guidance and wisdom as we navigate through the uncertainties of life, remembering the words spoken to David, Your anointed king, when he inquired of You saying, "Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand?" (2 Samuel 5:19 KJV). In this moment, we join David in seeking Your divine counsel, longing for Your clarity amidst the chaos.

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2 Samuel 5:19 - "And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand."

2 Samuel 5:19 - "And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand."

"And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand." - 2 Samuel 5:19

"And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand." - 2 Samuel 5:19

2 Samuel 5:12

2 Samuel 5:12

2 Samuel 19:8

2 Samuel 19:8

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2 Samuel 19:24

2 Samuel 19:24

2 Samuel 19:5 - "And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;"

2 Samuel 19:5 - "And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;"

2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"

2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"

2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."

2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."

2 Samuel 19:1 - "And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom."

2 Samuel 19:1 - "And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom."

"And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." - 2 Samuel 5:16

"And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." - 2 Samuel 5:16

2 Samuel 22:19 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."

2 Samuel 22:19 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."

2 Samuel 24:19 - "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded."

2 Samuel 24:19 - "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded."

2 Samuel 2:19 - "And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner."

2 Samuel 2:19 - "And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner."

2 Samuel 1:19 - "The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!"

2 Samuel 1:19 - "The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!"

2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."

2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."

2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."

2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."

2 Samuel 19:2 - "And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son."

2 Samuel 19:2 - "And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son."

2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."

2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."

2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."

2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."

2 Kings 19:5 - "So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."

2 Kings 19:5 - "So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."

2 Samuel 19:23 - "Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him."

2 Samuel 19:23 - "Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him."

"Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia," - 2 Samuel 5:15

"Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia," - 2 Samuel 5:15

2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."

2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."

2 Samuel 11:19 - "And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,"

2 Samuel 11:19 - "And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,"

2 Samuel 23:19 - "Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three."

2 Samuel 23:19 - "Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three."

2 Samuel 17:19 - "And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known."

2 Samuel 17:19 - "And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known."

2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."

2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."