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Reader's Theater: Psalm 91
A Dialogue with God
by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson
Faith of Abraham (Genesis 11-25)A reading for four voices based Psalm 91 in the NIV translation
| STRUGGLER | O God, I seem to live with fear. I can feel it in the tenseness of my stomach. It gnaws at me constantly. I lie awake at night, I cannot sleep because of worry, because of fear. I don't seem to have your peace any more. Help me, God. Restore my trust. |
| READER 1 | He who dwells in the shelter of
the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. |
| STRUGGLER | Where is your shelter, Lord? Where is your shadow from the burning heat of the sun? |
| READER 2 | I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, |
| READER 1 | ... my God, in whom I trust." |
| STRUGGLER | I must say something? |
| GOD | Yes, say: "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." |
| STRUGGLER | He is my refuge and my fortress. |
| GOD | That's it, go on. |
| STRUGGLER | My God, in whom I trust. |
| READER 1 | Surely he will save you from the
fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. |
| GOD | I will protect you from the
sneaky enemy who lies in wait to entrap you. I will guard you from diseases that might ravage the land. |
| STRUGGLER | You will protect me? You will save me? |
| GOD | Yes, I will be to you like a mother
hen who gathers her chicks under her wings to protect them. |
| READER 1 | He will cover you with his feathers, |
| READER 2 | And under his wings you will find refuge; |
| READER 1 | His faithfulness will be your shield and buckler. |
| GOD | My trustworthiness will be like
a shield to you. My faithful character is like a shield you can put up to ward off the blows of the enemy. |
| STRUGGLER | Lord, you will protect me? |
| GOD | Yes. I desire to take away your fear and replace it with peace. |
| READER 1 | You will not fear the terror of
night, nor the arrow that flies by day, |
| STRUGGLER | Day and night you will be with me? |
| GOD | Yes. |
| READER 1 | Neither will you fear the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, |
| READER 2 | nor the plague that destroys at midday. |
| STRUGGLER | In darkness and light you will watch out for me and care for me? |
| GOD | Yes. |
| STRUGGLER | But around me people are falling like flies. |
| READER 1 | A thousand may fall at your
side, ten thousand at your right hand, But it will not come near you. |
| STRUGGLER | How can that be? |
| READER 2 | You will only observe with your
eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. |
| STRUGGLER | How can I have this peace in the midst of turmoil? |
| READER 1 | If you make the Most High your
dwelling -- Even the Lord, who is you refuge! |
| READER 2 | Then no harm will befall you, No disaster will come near your tent. |
| GOD | You are not alone, you know. I have placed my angels around about you. My angels are protecting you. |
| READER 1 | For he will command his angels
concerning you to guard you in all your ways; |
| READER 2 | They will lift you up in their
hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. |
| GOD | What's more, I will give you power over your enemies: |
| READER 1 | You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; |
| READER 2 | You will trample the great lion and the serpent. |
| GOD | This is my assurance to you... |
| READER 1 | "Because you love me," says the LORD, "I will rescue you. |
| READER 2 | I will protect you, for you know me and acknowledge the power of my name. |
| READER 1 | You will call upon me, and I will answer you; |
| READER 2 | I will be with you in trouble, |
| READER 1 | I will deliver you and honor you. |
| READER 2 | With long life will I satisfy you |
| READERS 1 & 2 | And show you my salvation. |
| STRUGGLER | God, will do that for me? |
| GOD | Yes. I am the One who personally helps and delivers you. |
| READER 1 | You will call upon me, and I will answer you; |
| READER 2 | I will be with you in trouble, |
| READER 1 | And show you my salvation. |
| READER 2 | Yes, show you my salvation. |
| STRUGGLER | Your peace, O God? |
| GOD | Yes, my peace. |
| STRUGGLER | And how do I find your peace, O
Lord? How do I live free from the grip of fear? |
| READER 1 | Dwell in the shelter of the Most High, my child. |
| READER 2 | Rest in the shadow of the Almighty. |
| STRUGGLER | Rest? |
| READERS 1 & 2 | Trust! |
| GOD | Yes, trust -- and rest in me! |
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