O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
2 many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.”
3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4 I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill.
5 I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
7 Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.
8 Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people!
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Story line: medieval jousting event – knights / armour
Note the clear locations for each scene. At these different places use words that sound like the text word. In addition connectives are easier to remember if turned into nouns so ‘but’ becomes ‘butterfly.’
O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
OUTSIDE A JOUSTING ARENA
on top of a mound –
cry ” O Lord ” as you see many foes rising up – they come level with your toes ( in sandals!)
MANY x 3
- Many foes
- Many rising against
- (Many saying)
Many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.”
WALKWAY into the the ARENA WINTER
As you go through into the arena lots of people ( Many) are saying or shouting something about your SOLE’s, there is SNOW (on the ground)
there is no= there is snow
soul = sole
Salvation = Army tea van and medical help!
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
IN the ARENA Circle
Take up your shield with a Butterfly on it.
But = butterfly
My glory = horse called Glory- mount your horse
Lifter of my head= attendant helps lift your armoured helmet-
I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill.
ARENA Circle
glorious MOUNTAIN /HILL overlooking the ARENA
Cry aloud – charge an opponent
You look up at the holy hill and hear an answer
I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
Towards the ENEMY CASTLE
Lie down on the slope. Wake up – your attending servant gives you some food to sustain you
I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
OUTSIDE ENEMY CASTLE
Look around you – while you slept thousands of people surround you – they have set 10 shelves all in a circle right up against you ( themselves= 10 shelves)
Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
INSIDE enemy castle
Out of the ground comes a huge surf board lifting you up and saving you. You cry out “Oh my God”
LORD = board
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.
rising ABOVE the CASTLE Spinning
As the BOARD spins around your enemies are struck on the cheek and their teeth are broken
Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people!
UP into ORBIT
Salvation – salvoes
Salvoes =a number of weapons released from one or more aircraft in quick succession.
God’s weapons are blessings
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