Let God Arise!

The year was 1589. Henry of Navarre, the protestant champion of the French Huguenots, and his armies were held up in the town of Dieppe. They were threatened with destruction by the armies of the Catholic League under the Duc of Mayenne.

Weather was not favorable either for fog had begun to roll in and was keeping Henry’s artillery from taking aim on the enemy. To make matters worse reinforcements had failed to arrive. The men’s courage was gone in the face of insurmountable odds and the obvious strength of the enemy.

“Come!” said the King, “lift the psalm. It is full time.” Now above the clang of weapons there arose the melody of Psalm 68. May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him…

With the sound of the Psalm ringing in their ears the men of Dieppe forced through the royalist lines, splitting their forces. The fog lifted, and Henry’s cannon fired on the opposing ranks of soldiers, the cannon actually marking the cadence of the psalm. The League was scattered.

May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.

Psalm 68 was a favorite of Charlemagne and Oliver Cromwell. It might just be a favorite of yours. Are you under siege; insurmountable odds; over your head? It’s time - lift the Psalm – Sing it out – Sing it Loud – fight now for the Lord has arisen – He is mighty to save.

May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him…Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah (Psalm 68.1, 19)

Always Enthusiastic,
Rusty Newman