The congregational repertoire continues with a devout man of God such as a prophet or Levitical priest singing, “Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand.”
When I am about to place myself in an engagement that if I lose, would cost others and myself, I should know that God is with me. Jesus promised, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)
Those who will be engaging in the battle connect their heart to their vocal cords, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” David said similar to Goliath, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel… All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.” (1 Samuel 17:45-46, 47) All battle outcomes are the Lord’s and he enables those whom he desires to win. I can trust in the name of the LORD my God.
The repertoire concludes with a prayer, “O LORD, save the king! May the King of our king answer us when we call!”
