121 Days of Prayer

Awake! Demand Justice for Me, Lord!

The purposes of this prayer are: Justice, Protection, Fortitude and Holiness/Righteousness.

Mighty God, David composed a psalm in which he asked you to judge righteously against his enemies who persecuted him without cause: “I am depending on you, O Lord my God, to save me from my persecutors. Don’t let them pounce upon me as a lion would and maul me and drag me away with no one to rescue me. It would be different, Lord, if I were doing evil things- if I were paying back evil for good or unjustly attacking those I dislike. Then it would be right for you to let my enemies destroy me, crush me to the ground, and trample my life in the dust. But Lord! Arise in anger against the anger of my enemies. Awake! Demand justice for me, Lord! Gather all peoples before you; sit high above them, judging their sins. But justify me publicly; establish my honor and truth before them all.” Psalm 7:1–8 (TLB). Lord, help us, we pray, to lead holy lives, lives that are led completely within your will. Where we see injustice, give us the courage to intercede and to right the wrong. We ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.