7 Hear my voice when I call, O LORD ; be merciful to me and answer me. 8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD , I will seek God smiles on us as a father to his children. He protects us because He never changes His smiling countenance9 Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior". Earthly fathers are a blessing but the greater problem is feeling rejected .God is the only one who can accept us as we are.10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me. The truth is that even if you had a family you would need God to meet all of your needs. There is no family on earth that can satisfy all your desires.11 Teach me your way, O LORD ;lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors. 12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence." God has given us pronouncements to walk in a path of destruction of our enemies13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the LORD ; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD . Facing rejection is a universal problem that can only be satisfied by waiting and pronouncing the axioms27The LORD is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall I be afraid?"The Psalmist compares fighting on the front line in a war2 When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me they will stumble and fall." God is telling us that there are dangers in this world people who take advantage of the weak. But God will protect us by causing them to fail. with a child who does not have a home or a father. The Lord becomes the person who fights for us3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear;though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. "When we are not being protected we are in danger of being attacked like a soldier facing an entire army. God is declaring that He will protect us.

4 One thing I ask of the LORD ,this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life," The only thing that we need to feel safe is our desire to seek God. When we seek Him He will perform for us. He will become our Father.

5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. God will become our Father when we face our accusers on the day of trouble. We constantly in need of protection especially the evil day