Family Prayer

Family prayer

What a sight

Happily there:

Love and Light!

Encircling hearts

Through the night

for the mother in need of rest

the father who has grown ill

the children tying their best

according to God's will

Each need is covered

Individually

And when the prayer is over

All "Amen" thankfully

[Verse 1] Family prayer What a sight Happily there Love and light Encircling hearts Through the night For the mother here In need of rest For the father now Grown weak Distressed For the children Trying their best Walking so gentle In what You request [Chorus] Each need is covered Individually You see every whisper You hear every plea Hands lifted quietly Souls bending free And when the prayer is over All "amen" thankfully [Verse 2] Little hands folded Eyes squeezed tight Names on their lips Faith in their eyes Burden and blessing Laid at Your feet Hope in the silence Mercy so sweet [Chorus] Each need is covered Individually You see every whisper You hear every plea Hands lifted quietly Souls bending free And when the prayer is over All "amen" thankfully

One Voice DOES Count

With one follower you would think

that I really don't count.

But, you sized me up to shrink,

as one IS an amount.

I had someone make fun of me for having one follower on Twitter. Still....

Happy Hope for Your Family

You are part of an eternal family

Draw close to our Father in Heaven

His Celestial kingdom is more wonderful

Than you can EVEN EVER imagine!

Don't lose hope- EVER- on anyone.

For, all family arrangements

Are in the atoning hands of the Son

In our fallen world of derangement 

Derangement- putting something out of its proper order. A state of disorder. Confusion, disturbance, insanity...

Watch this video President speaking on this topic. Sorry derangement was not a part of the message. It just came to me.

https://youtube.com/shorts/B6DrZzSOyYo?si=Y3gobTzpnuyq22-T

Incubating Bonds

The mother and father's love and affection

Incubates deep bonds in the home

Here children become socially conscious,

Well-adjusted and filled with hope

Reading President Uchtdorf 's March 2026

Liahona message pg 5. Blessing All the Families of the Earth.

Follow Him in His Shadow

Following the path that Christ took

Is not a cheap experience

In some degree we may have a look

At His pain from our deviance 

The road to salvation always goes through

The painful path of Gethsemane 

Then there's the shameful climb to Calgary, too

Your grateful lists for Him will be so many

Somewhere in His shadow

We will feel feelings He felt

We will pray prayers He prayed

We will walk where He walked

And we will shed tears He shed

Thoughts from what Elder Holland said to some small group.

https://youtube.com/shorts/T6DRQl9K_b8?si=uuR3Hi3KSCfvgWQ-

[Verse 1] Following the path that Christ took It costs more than we first expect We touch just a trace of His anguish From the weight of our neglect The road that leads to mercy Runs through an olive grove at night Where a trembling cup is offered Under crushing Holy light [Chorus] Somewhere in His shadow We will feel feelings He felt We will pray prayers He prayed Till our stubborn hearts melt We will walk where He walked Under burdens He bled Somewhere in His shadow We will shed tears He shed [Verse 2] There’s a hill that waits past midnight Where the crowd forgets His name Where the Holy One grows weary Climbing up through spit and shame The scars that bought our freedom Mark the place that we must stand Where our thank-you turns to worship As we touch each nail-scarred hand [Chorus] Somewhere in His shadow We will feel feelings He felt We will pray prayers He prayed Till our stubborn hearts melt We will walk where He walked Under burdens He bled Somewhere in His shadow We will shed tears He shed [Bridge] Every step is costly Every “yes” cuts deep But grace keeps walking with us (oh) Grace will never sleep Every wound remembered Turns to living bread Till joy springs up in sorrow From the path our Savior tread [Chorus] Somewhere in His shadow We will feel feelings He felt We will pray prayers He prayed Till our stubborn hearts melt We will walk where He walked Under burdens He bled Somewhere in His shadow We will shed tears He shed

Running Out

What happens when you run out

Of family, friends and even money

But, still you linger- in life?

You get to reside among many

Pray you bring with you Christ's Light!

Back in the day, as a new bride with a husband going to BYU, I worked at Mount Timpanogos rest home.  I remember a patient, Spencer. He died with no one to come and claim his body. He had outlived anyone who would.  He was cared for.  I still remember his tender eyes. I think that was all his goodness shining through. He was lingering until his time...

Likening to God's Word

Likening to God's word
We all meet in a tent.
With Christ's light in this world,
We testify often.

Nairobi, Kenya sacrament meetings are held in this tent. Check it out!

I was just talking about a homeless person who after one day, abandoned their new tent. It meant nothing to him. I find nice things in LasVegas abandoned. 
On the other hand, this tent has endless value, endless lessons!

https://youtube.com/shorts/BrkZ5Du-dvs?si=S696832cWJc2aSHa

Jacob's Blessings for All Families on the Earth

Jacob on a quest across the wilderness

To find a covenant bride in a distant place

Prayed under the stars and lay his head on a stone to rest

He'd need God's help to get where he was going

Then in a vision he could so clearly see

A ladder for God's angels ascending and  descending

He saw to the top into the high heaven

The Lord with open arms in all His glory

And was taught that through his family man's greatest blessings would be given

Here he lay at Heavens gate on the promised land

And called this place Bethel- the House of God

The holiest place on earth for the greatest blessing for man

There he understood the importance of family

Of having children and posterity

Here he learned how Heavenly angels answer prayers happily

Here he knew God would keep on showing

Here, in his own purpose, he started growing

Mind the Gap

Mind the gap.

Build on faith's common ground.

Love Jesus

And in good works abound!

https://x.com/Ch_JesusChrist/status/2026819977769267661?s=20

Sao Paulo 100 Years

 A century of spreading forth light

of the restored gospel of Jesus the Christ.

As Latter-Day Saints, we love our neighbors,

believing we are all sisters and brothers.

Ulisses Soares

@Ulisses__Soares

On Monday, I had the great privilege of accepting on behalf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the highest award the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo can give.

https://x.com/Ulisses__Soares/status/2026673558458421257?s=20

Mercy in Our Parent's Cedar Trunk

 

[Verse 1]

Old trunk by the bedroom wall Corners cracked Brass gone dull Smell of cedar Dust And rain Names half-faded on the lid Your mama’s dress My father’s coat One torn letter Three love notes Ticket stubs and baby shoes Every weight this house once knew [Chorus] Lay your head down Love Right here All these miles have brought us near Every scuff and every tear Folded into mercy We belong in broken things Hands and hearts and fraying seams I can feel the quiet sing Mercy in the cedar grain [Verse 2] Your brothers left in borrowed boots Came home taller Carrying truth Your sister’s laugh still haunts that scarf Smells like summers we outgrew We sat up through fearful news Tracing maps Saying prayers Tea gone cold Your shaking hand I just held it Stayed right there [Chorus] Lay your head down Love Right here All these miles have brought us near Every scuff and every tear Folded into mercy We belong in broken things Hands and hearts and fraying seams I can feel the quiet sing Mercy in the cedar grain [Bridge] [Strings and piano swell gently] If your knees give way I’ll kneel beside you (oh) If your voice runs dry I’ll hum your tune If the dark feels one room too wide I will pull the night in close with you We have shared our smallest sorrows We have shared our borrowed bread There is grace in saying “stay” When every fear says “go instead” [Chorus] Lay your head down Love Right here All these miles have brought us near Every scuff and every tear Folded into mercy We belong in broken things Hands and hearts and fraying seams Every breath a soft amen Carried in this simple hymn I can feel the quiet sing Mercy in the cedar grain

He Shows Up

Offering love

Our Savior shows up

Again and again

He is there for us

In setbacks and peril

He knows what we feel

Even when we're in error

His compassion is real

https://youtube.com/shorts/YQCrgsVhNjU?si=euXGTEkDNAMgfoye

Learning to Pray at the End of the Day and Lay It Down

I yearn to pray at the end of the day

And keep what's precious in my mind

To give thanks for all that's come my way

 For the good and bad as blessing to find

Then I give all my worst troubles away

Trusting in Him that  I will be ok

Oh how marvelous it is to pray

God knows the times I have been sleepless

Feeling remorse for things I've done

All the tossing and turning- my prayers careless

Worrying about a day that's not begun

All the lonely hours with tears on my pillow

Curled up like a child in need of a hug

When counting blessings I felt none

When I lay awake to the rising sun

How precious is to pray to my Father

And talk with Him and confide

I marvel He makes time for me in Heaven 

This time with Him is true and tried!

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[Verse 1] Clock on the wall says 3 in the mornin' I’m counting the cracks in the ceiling again Replayin' the words that I wish I had spoken Feelin’ the weight of the things I can’t mend [Verse 2] Tears on the pillow Quiet confession Shadows crawl long on the side of my bed Heart like a stone I can’t seem to turn over Every regret keeps on runnin' ahead [Chorus] But when I lay it down Lay it down Right here at Your feet All of my sorrow All of my shame Every broken piece of me You take my shaking hands in Yours You calm this restless mind When I lay it down Lay it down Your mercy finds me every time [Verse 3] Whisper a name I ain’t called in a long time Feels like the first breath I’ve taken all year You meet me there in the dark of my questions Soft as a promise I’m longing to hear [Chorus] When I lay it down Lay it down Right here at Your feet All of my sorrow All of my shame Every broken piece of me You take my shaking hands in Yours You calm this restless mind When I lay it down Lay it down Your mercy finds me every time [Bridge] I don’t have the answers (no) I don’t have much to bring Just a heart that’s tired of hiding And a voice too worn to sing But You turn my sighs to hallelujahs You hold my failures in Your grace In the quiet I remember I am safe here in this place [Chorus] So I lay it down Lay it down Right here at Your feet All of my sorrow All of my shame Every broken piece of me You write Your kindness over scars You light the corners of my night When I lay it down Lay it down You turn my mourning into life [Outro] Now the dawn is slowly breaking And my fears fall out of view Every breath feels like a blessing Every step I walk with You I laid it down I laid it down (oh yeah) And in the stillness I can see Through every sleepless night and sorrow You were holding on to me

Ever More Bright

Tall walls of hatred, divide us

And civility's no more

Each home is in need of healing

Revived by our dear Lord

Midst the tumults in each nation

Christ's Light shines against the night

Promising hope and salvation

His good news grows ever more bright

Listen to Elder Gilbert's interview:

https://youtube.com/shorts/7O22CCk8u9o?si=KhqMhkf2_VxX5XS6

Tumult explains a lot in one word!

. violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar. 2. a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder. 3. highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance.

[Verse 1] Tall walls of hatred divide us Civility’s gone from our door Every home aches for a healing Only You can restore In the noise and in the hurting In the wounds we try to hide You are whispering Your mercy Calling us to life [Chorus] Midst the tumults in each nation Christ’s Light shines against the night Promising hope and salvation His good news grows ever more bright You are the flame that will not falter You are the truth that sets us free Midst the tumults in each nation Let Your light begin in me [Verse 2] We have trusted lesser kingdoms We have chased our own desires Yet Your kindness keeps on reaching Pulling us from the fire Break the pride that keeps us distant Mend the grudges Calm the fear Teach our hearts to love our neighbors As You first drew near [Chorus] Midst the tumults in each nation Christ’s Light shines against the night Promising hope and salvation His good news grows ever more bright You are the flame that will not falter You are the truth that sets us free Midst the tumults in each nation Let Your light begin in me

All Will Not Have Been In Vain

I am as a wanderer.

My life has been but a dream.
I've been as a conqueror
Fighting enemies unseen.

I am lonesome and solemn.
As a cast out, I'm hated.
I've mourned o'er each new problem,
I've hoped for peace, I've waited.

My brothers fight me in arms
What pain they have inflicted.
How blood-thirsty hatred harms!
And my family's afflicted!

Although I've tribulation.
And soon will go to my grave.
If I could teach salvation
All will not have been in vain.

[Verse 1] I have walked as a wanderer 

Life passing like a faded dream 

Every victory a whisper 

Every battle fought unseen 

Lonesome in a crowded valley 

Silent where the crowds all sing 

Carrying a quiet sorrow 

Still I wait for peace to bring [Chorus] 

If I could teach salvation 

If one heart turns 

One soul is brave 

Then all this pain and tribulation 

All will not have been in vain 

All will not have been in vain 

[Verse 2] Brothers standing there before me 

Yet they raise their hands as foes 

How their anger cuts in secret 

Deeper than a soldier’s blows 

Family faces lined with worry 

Shadows in their tired eyes 

I have wept for every burden 

Lifted up unheard replies

 [Chorus] If I could teach salvation 

If one heart turns 

One soul is brave 

Then all this pain and tribulation 

All will not have been in vain 

All will not have been in vain 

[Bridge] I am lonesome I am solemn (oh) 

Set outside the laughing crowd 

Still I whisper to the darkness 

I will not be turned to proud 

If one cry becomes an answer 

If one seed outlives my name 

Then my grave will hold a story 

Written in redeemed hearts’ flame 

[Chorus] If I could teach salvation 

If one heart turns 

One soul is brave 

Then all this pain and tribulation 

All will not have been in vain 

All will not have been in vain

I Can't Keep This To Myself!

 You have carried me across the desert

And gave long drinks to my crusted lips

When I hungered you filled till I was fed

You didn't drill and list my "What if's"

When I lay abandoned and shattered

You gave me strength beyond my own

You showed me simply that I matter

More than for my suffering, I'm known

And I can't keep this to myself

You are our greatest source of help

 

Verse 1] You have carried me across the desert Long Slow drinks on my cracking lips When I hungered You filled me steady Turned my empty into gifts You did not dig through every failure Did not weigh me with “what ifs” You just sat there in the silence Let your kindness do the lift [Chorus] And I can’t keep this to myself You are our greatest source of help When I am breaking When I melt You hold the pieces You have felt Every fear I’ve ever held You are our greatest source of help [Verse 2] When I lay abandoned and shattered You lent strength beyond my own You kept whispering “You matter More than all the pain you’ve known” Now my story is your mercy Running wild through what I tell Every heartbeat is an echo Of the love that pulled me out of hell [Chorus] And I can’t keep this to myself You are our greatest source of help When I am breaking When I melt You hold the pieces You have felt Every fear I’ve ever held You are our greatest source of help [Bridge] Every desert Every dark room Every doubt that I have felt You stand steady in the shadows You are our greatest source of help [Chorus] And I can’t keep this to myself You are our greatest source of help When I am breaking When I melt You hold the pieces You have felt Every fear I’ve ever held You are our greatest source of help

Marriage is a Gift

On This Journey Together

On this journey together

Our hope is for forever

From love, we will not drift

Holy marriage is a gift

We are a work in progress

We have a lot to confess

But with love we give service

And cheer on each purpose

In each other we delight

Walking by grace- not by sight

Precious souls from God will come

We'll make our house their home

We pray God will protect

And lead us when we forget

Hand in hand, come what may

We help each other stay

Along the narrow way

When our patience is shaking 

When old fears start waking 

We remember every vow 

Help us Lord, even now 

Teach our hearts to surrender 

Make us humble and tender 

In the chaos of our days 

Be the center of our ways

We pray God will protect

And lead us when we forget

Hand in hand, come what may

We help each other stay

Along the narrow way

Bednar gives wonderful advice for couples.  Counsel together....https://x.com/BednarDavidA/status/2025948973387993258?s=20

Our prophet and his wife give adorable advice- https://youtube.com/shorts/UbqKY6fJxuU?si=ncTXf4XPwdV2GK_q

Center of It All

On this journey together 

Keep Jesus at the center 

From love do not drift 

Your marriage is a gift 

Be a work in progress 

Be the first to confess 

Give love and give service 

Cheer on every purpose 

Keep Jesus at the center 

Holding every day together 

Hand in hand Whatever comes 

He is where your help is from 

When you rise and when you stay 

Don’t forget to pray 

Don’t forget to pray [Verse 2] 

In each other, delight 

Ask for faith. Ask for light 

Prayerfully invite 

Precious souls inside 

Make your house their home 

Where His kindness is known 

Pray that God protect 

Lead you and direct 

Keep Jesus at the center 

Holding every day together 

Hand in hand Whatever comes 

He is where your help is from 

When you rise and when you stay 

Don’t forget to pray Don’t forget to pray

God's Heart Beats With Empathy and Love

God's heart beats with empathy and love

And knows all our joys and pains

How He weeps from eternity, above

For our sakes, as He rules and reigns!

                                                                       He Is Never Far

Behind the choices that we make

He knows what our motives are

When we suffer in heartbreak

He is there! He is never far!

He is our God.  He hears and knows us.  

He weeps from above for we are His. 

His only son- He gave us Jesus,

Who in perfect love, then died for us! 

Fiona and Terryl Givens came to our stake center on the 21st. They spoke about the 6 gems of the restoration. At the top of the list was this.  The joy and the beauty of conversion Moses 7.  He is our God.  He knows us.  We are His. 

                                              He Weeps from Above- and Doesn't Look Away

He Weeps for Us From Above

Christ's Invitation

The invitation forever stands

To walk with Jesus along the covenant path

To accept His call and trust His plans

He will work with you to grow from where you're at

He will shepherd you and carry you to safety 

And nourish you with His words and His love

He will heal your soul ever gently

And prepare you for His mansions above

Thoughts from President Christofferson 's thoughts about Enoch accepting his invitation even though he felt inadequate. 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTqaGMnkhM9/?igsh=eWR0b251NnQyeTk0

Light Against Darkness

Light against darkness

Good verses evil...

Dark is but false light

Deceiving people

Out in the open

And in our faces

Normalization

Of lowly places

Now pride empowers

Seeking self- pleasure

Gratification

Unchecked, uncensored 

Just do whatever

Claim you're a victim

Protest "injustice"

A new rage begin

Child trafficking...

Lives for purchase to claim

Lucifer's working...

Spiritual war's aflame!

Light against the darkness 

Good against the evil 

False glow on the surface 

Selling lies to the people 

Out here in the open 

Right up in our faces 

They dress up the poison 

Normalize the basements 

Pride now is the power 

Self becomes the treasure 

Chasing every hour 

For a hit of pleasure 

Gratification rising 

Nothing ever censored 

Call it liberation 

Hearts growin' colder 

Lucifer’s working 

Spiritual war’s aflame 

Souls on the surface 

Burning and chasing acclaim 

Children are taken 

Lives with a price and a name 

God We are aching 

Spiritual war’s aflame (yeah) 

Do whatever you wanna 

Claim you’re just a victim 

Say the world is the monster 

You just fight the system 

March in angry circles 

Protest every injustice 

Yet turn from the weakest 

Treat ‘em like they’re worthless 

Screens keep us distracted 

Dark dressed up as kindness 

Truth gets redacted 

Buried in the silence 

But there is a whisper 

Cutting through the chaos 

Calling to the remnant 

“Stand I’m still among you” 

[Chorus] Lucifer’s working 

Spiritual war’s aflame 

Souls on the surface 

Burning and chasing acclaim

 Children are taken 

Lives with a price and a name 

God We are aching 

Spiritual war’s aflame 

Lucifer’s working 

But he won’t own this stage 

Light is returning 

Cutting a path through the rage 

Heaven is marching 

Calling your children by name 

Love is still burning 

Spiritual war’s aflame (woah)

Your Anti-Christ

Have you an anti-Christ in your life

Who has taken the place of our Savior?

Who do you look to, to save you from strife

And provide you with mercy and favor?

https://bibleconclusions.com/bible-verses-about-favor/

https://youtu.be/tYiepQ2fpqw?si=wesYYPf4bjmL3WaH

The Anti-Christ falsely substitutes himself as a savior .

Lessons from Job

The story of Job taught
That misfortunes are not
Always synonymous with sin
As in trials we are taught
All about our faith from within
To know....

Some are gifts from our God, even
He IS our greatest gift given

And that...

His angels send blessing from Him!

https://youtube.com/shorts/B1v1fUmyQU8?si=8DpkclcvwoNYsy7W

Verse 1] They said my trouble meant I’d done wrong Counted my scars Called it my fault But in the ache I heard a soft song A quiet voice inside the vault Of everything I feared I’d lost You sat with me among the ash Not one tear was brushed aside You wrote Your mercy through the crash [Chorus] Not every storm is a punishment Sometimes the rain is how You mend You turn my questions into lessons Till I find faith where I begin Some pains are gifts that You have given You are the greatest gift there is And through the shadows Through the hurting Your angels carry every blessing in [Verse 2] They stripped me down to almost nothing Friends drew their circles in the dust But in the dark I found You closer Than every voice I used to trust You didn’t owe me any answer Still You met me in the wind Showed me love that holds the heavens Yet bends low to lift me again [Chorus] Not every storm is a punishment Sometimes the rain is how You mend You turn my questions into lessons Till I find faith where I begin Some pains are gifts that You have given You are the greatest gift there is And through the shadows Through the hurting Your angels carry every blessing in

Unlimited Access

There is no long and winding road

Where everyone's on a waitlist

The covenant path's direct and free

All that's required is faith and patience

https://www.facebook.com/reel/804168526043399/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e

Patience to See the Results

The results may be slow

Before promise comes along

But to quit...you may miss

What you've wanted for so long

https://www.facebook.com/reel/762351929883367/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e

Human Dignity

 

Living in complete darkness

Laboring and tunneling by hand

In a death camp- its purpose

To execute the solution plan

The Final Solution during WWll was for the genocide of Jews. 6 million were killed.

I just learned about one of the camps: The Ebensee Camp- Of the prisoners rescued, over 700 died from the starvation they had endured. They lived in complete darkness. It was painful for not only their eyes to adjust to daylight but their emaciated thin skin!

Breakfast- coffee

Lunch- potato peelings in boiled water

Dinner- 150 grams of bread- todays equivalent of 3 or 4 slices

Our God vs. Your God

Our God is pure and great. 

He is the Lord Almighty. 

He answers those with faith. 

Pray more- daily and nightly!

Our God has ears that hear

With a human form, like us

His presence is felt, "God is near!"

And His love burns the highest

All the false prophets prayers did fail

Though they screamed LOUDER- HIGHER

3 times they soaked- till the wood did swell

 Elijah prayed ONCE and the wood was consumed by fire

https://youtube.com/shorts/WBRbnSP3sWM?si=EtYqnzc5o-yDi2K7

They Were His- Before Yours

 Remember God's children

Were His, before yours!

They have greatness within

So don't be forlorn

I think of forlorn as sad and alone to the point of feeling hopeless.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUeFzG3koLa/?igsh=aDlhM25qdzQ1M3R3

Don't Doubt For a Second!

Don't doubt for a second 

The power of god's love 

His angels with chariots

Do attend from above

“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

17Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.”

And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Dont Forget Your Why!

 Don't forget your why

It gets you up and going

It helps you to try

For better things showing

Purposeful Days or This....

Sigh!  I let the day get away!

And it took a life of its own!

Yes, I forgot to pray all day!

Now, I'm frazzled in bed and worn!

I missed all that faith could have shown!

Hardened Heart

We don't know what 

Hardens a heart

We just know that

Pride adds more harm

Let Go of the Hurt

Let go of the hurt 

And give it to God

We all have our worst

Repent. It is gone!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUlp7biEZeU/?igsh=MTl3bnQ0eGYwd2c0ZA==

Hard Things Made Sacred

I testify, in awe

That in hard times, our God

Knows us all. He listens!

He blesses! He strengthens!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DU0Bdn1EWVd/?igsh=MXZ2N3cxdWxiOW4wNg==

Called Out of Darkness

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Called out of darkness

Into His wondrous light

A chosen people

Come and praise His insight 

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Prayerful Pondering

                                           Ronald Carlson has released this Aizona “Sunrise” image

What you really want to know...

Go to the source and ponder

It's through study you will grow

Then continue to wonder

Reflection puts you on a path

Of prayerful pondering and thought

And gathers in conversations

Some dream dreams and in slumber are taught

Job 33:14-18

14 For God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it.

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,

16 he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,

17 to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,

18 to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.