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Scripture Reflection by Beth Auman Hoshia-na

Oct9

Hoshia-na! From the Cry for Help to the Song of Praise

A Scripture Reflection on Psalm 28

Greetings at the Gate.
Blessings and Shalom.

Stone upon stone.
Scripture upon Scripture.
For His Glory Alone.

Adonai is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. Therefore my heart leaps for joy, and I will praise Him with my song.—Psalm 28:7 TLV

Draw your attention to these words in Psalm 28:7: “I was helped.”

Was. A testimony of help received. David speaks of Adonai’s help with assurance, and his heart responds with joy.

The Hebrew expression translated “I was helped” comes from azar meaning to help, assist, or support. David acknowledges that help has come from Adonai. This is a testimony we can remember when another difficult season comes: the One who helped us before is the One we can trust today.

Abba knows our needs before we ask. Before our first tear falls or our first prayer is spoken, we are already known and loved by Him. His provision does not always unfold when or how we expect, but His faithfulness gives us reason to trust Him as we wait. We can stand in faith and follow where He leads.

The Tree of Life Version gives Psalm 28 the heading “Hoshia-na!” The Hebrew prayer itself appears in Psalm 118:25:

Hoshia-na — “Please save!” or “Save, we pray!”

Hoshia comes from yasha, meaning to save, rescue, or deliver. Na, expresses an earnest appeal: “please” or “we beseech You.” It is the cry of a heart looking to Adonai for salvation and deliverance.

As you read Psalm 28, remember that David is baring his soul before Adonai. He calls upon his Rock. He lifts his hands toward the holy Sanctuary. He brings his pleas, his distress, and his need for deliverance before YHWH.

Then, in verse 6, the prayer turns toward thanksgiving:

Blessed be Adonai, because He has heard the sound of my supplications.—Psalm 28:6 TLV

David’s heart moves from pleading to praise. He knows that Adonai has heard him.

Yet the psalm closes with another petition: save Your people, bless Your inheritance, shepherd them, and carry them forever. Prayer and thanksgiving belong together. We can praise Him for His faithfulness while still bringing Him the needs we carry.

In verse 7, David declares Adonai to be his strength and shield. Oz – means strength or might, and magen, means shield. Adonai is the source of David’s strength and the One in whom he finds protection.

The word for trust is batach – to trust or place confidence in.

“My heart trusts in Him.”

Our confidence rests in who He is. When our own strength feels small, He remains our strength. When we feel exposed, we can turn to Him as our shield.

Hebrews 13:5–6 reminds us of His promise:

For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,” so that with confidence we say,
“The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What will man do to me?”Hebrews 13:5–6 TLV, excerpt

We hear this same assurance in Deuteronomy 31:6:

Chazak! Be courageous! Do not be afraid or tremble before them. For Adonai your God—He is the One who goes with you. He will not fail you or abandon you. Deuteronomy 31:6 TLV

Chazak, also transliterated chazaq – carries the meaning to be strong, grow strong, or strengthen.

We are called to take courage because Adonai goes with us. When fear rises, we can bring it before Him and take the next faithful step, trusting His promise that He will not abandon us.

Hoshia-na is our plea for salvation. As followers of Yeshua, we look to Him as the One through whom YHWH has provided salvation.

The name Yeshua is a shortened form of Yehoshua, commonly understood as “YHWH saves” or “YHWH is salvation.” It is closely related to yeshuah, the Hebrew word for salvation or deliverance.

YHWH is omnipotent—all-powerful; omnipresent—present everywhere; and omniscient—all-knowing. He sees us, knows us, and hears our prayers.

Yeshua said:

These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have shalom. In the world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world! John 16:33 TLV

Shalom means peace, with a range of meaning that includes wholeness, well-being, and completeness.

Yeshua has overcome the world. He tells us plainly that we will have trouble, and He invites us to find our shalom in Him.

Through His sacrifice, He opened the way for us to draw near to the Father. We may pray, petition, intercede, and bring our supplications before Him on behalf of ourselves and others. We may speak His Word in faith, submitting our declarations and requests to His will.

He has provided the Way. Our response is to believe, receive Yeshua as Adonai, and yield our lives to Him.

Ruach HaKodesh means “the Holy Spirit.” We ask Him to fill us and teach us how to walk by faith and not by sight.

We learn to follow where He leads and guides, trusting Him to guard, protect, and provide. We receive His alignment and assignment as He anoints and appoints us to bear fruit for His Kingdom. We pray for His Kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

Today, make Psalm 28 your heart’s cry.

Hoshia-na! Please save, Adonai.

If you have not received Yeshua as Adonai, turn to Him in faith. If you already belong to Him, renew your surrender and ask to be filled afresh with Ruach HaKodesh.

Take the next step onto His well-lit path. Ask YHWH to lead, guide, guard, protect, provide, align, assign, anoint, and appoint you to be and do all that He formed and fashioned you to do.

Remember where He has helped you. Let that remembrance become another testimony stone.

My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped.

May our cries for help rise before Him, and may our hearts also find their song of praise.

Reflection Questions

1. What plea do I need to bring honestly before Adonai today?

2. When have I experienced His help? What testimony can I remember and give thanks for?

3. Where is He inviting me to practice batach—to place my confidence in Him while I wait?

4. What would it look like to receive Him as my strength and shield in my present circumstances?

5. How does His promise to remain with me help me take courage when I feel afraid?

6. What is the next faithful step He is leading me to take?

7. What song of thanksgiving can I offer Him, even while I continue to pray?

A Prayer at the Gate

Abba, Hoshia-na! Please save. Hear the cry of our hearts as we bring our needs before You.

You are our strength and our shield. Teach us to trust You with what we understand and with what we cannot yet see. Remind us of the times You have helped us, and let remembrance awaken thanksgiving.

Strengthen us to take courage because You go with us. When fear rises, draw us close. When the path seems unclear, give us light for the next faithful step.

Thank You for the salvation You have provided through Yeshua. Fill us afresh with Ruach HaKodesh. Teach us to walk by faith and receive the shalom Yeshua promises in the midst of trouble.

Lead, guide, guard, protect, provide, align, assign, anoint, and appoint us to be and do all that You formed and fashioned us to do. May Your Kingdom come and Your will be done in our lives, on earth as it is in Heaven.

Shepherd Your people and carry us in Your faithful care. Let our hearts leap for joy, and let our lives become a song of praise.

For Your Glory Alone—in Yeshua’s Name. Amen.

Worship

Joshua Aaron’s Hoshia’na accompanies this reflection. As you listen, bring your own prayer before Adonai and let your heart join in the cry: “Hoshia-na!”

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Stone upon stone.
Scripture upon Scripture.
Testimony upon testimony.
For His Glory Alone.

Blessings and Shalom,
Beth Auman

Hoshia-na© 2026 Beth Auman

Study Sources — editorial reference

The devotional applications above are distinct from literal Hebrew definitions.

Psalm 28 TLV and its editorial heading: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+28&version=TLV

Psalm 118:25 TLV: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+118%3A25&version=TLV

Psalm 28:7 Hebrew text: https://biblehub.com/text/psalms/28-7.htm

Azar: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5826.htm

Batach: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/982.htm

Oz: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5797.htm

Magen: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4043.htm

Chazaq: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/2388.htm

Shalom: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7965.htm

Yeshua and Yehoshua: https://bam.sites.uiowa.edu/hello/joshua and https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3442.htm

Tasha and na: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3467.htm and https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4994.htm

Editorial clarifications: Psalm 28 carries the TLV heading “Hoshia-na!”; Psalm 118:25 contains the Hebrew phrase itself. “I was helped” witnesses to help received; it does not establish that every requested outcome occurred before prayer. Omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience are distinguished in the reflection.

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Oct4

Scripture for the week of October 4, 2026
By JoBeth Kested

Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name. When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you. Psalm 91:14-15 (GW)

Isn’t it a wonderful feeling when you know you are loved? In loving relationships there is nothing we wouldn’t do for each other, especially when we receive a call for help. We will take food or clean a friends house in sickness, travel long distances to be with a hurting loved one and for some we are even willing to lay down our life in the face of danger. In these verses God declares how He responds to our love for Him. The Lord says that He will…rescue, protect, answer, be there, save and honor us. What an encouragement to know that the Almighty God desires our expressions of love for Him even in our weakness and imperfections. When we call out for God’s help in times of trouble He lovingly responds back to us and makes these promises to meet our specific needs just because He knows we love Him! Thank You, Lord!

Scripture Reflection by Beth Auman

Oct3

He Has Set Eternity in Their Heart

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Moreover, He has set eternity in their heart…”
Ecclesiastes 3:11 TLV

YHWH created time, yet He is never bound by it. He reigns over every season with perfect wisdom. Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to be silent and a time to speak. He has made everything beautiful in its time.

He has also given us appointed times—moedim—in which to turn our attention toward Him. Shabbat has taught me to receive His rest. The feasts have invited me to remember what He has done and watch for what He will do. I do not understand every mystery of His calendar, but I can come with a teachable heart. If an appointment with Abba is important to Him, it is important to me.

When I come before Him, I find that His invitation is both shared and deeply personal. We gather as His people, and He meets each heart. I ask Him for wisdom, revelation, counsel, strength, and the reverence to receive what He is teaching me.

I believe He began drawing my heart toward this beauty long before I had words for it.

When I was five years old, I made one friend in kindergarten. Her name was Mindy, and she was Jewish. One afternoon after our half-day class, I went to play at her home. My father, a surgeon, was delayed and could not pick me up at five as planned.

While I waited, Mindy’s father gathered his family in the dining room. They lit candles. With a prayer shawl over his head, he prayed a blessing over each of them. I had never witnessed anything so beautiful. They were together, speaking blessing over one another, and I longed to belong there.

When he finished, Mindy asked, “What about Beth? Is there a blessing for her?”

At first, her father said no. I was not one of them. My heart sank. I wished I were. In my home, words like those blessings were not spoken over me.

Then Mindy said, “Abba, if you don’t bless Beth, no one ever will.”

Her father looked at her, then at me, and called me into the dining room. He laid his hand on my head and spoke a blessing over me. I was five years old, and I can still feel how those words reached my heart.

Mindy stood up for me. I cannot know all that she understood in that moment, but I know what her courage and love meant to me. Her father made room for a little girl who wanted to receive a blessing. Through the years, whenever life has been hard, I have remembered that moment and thanked YHWH for it.

Perhaps that is why His appointed times move me so deeply. I remember what it felt like to stand nearby, longing to enter, and then to hear the invitation. I want to answer Him with that same open heart: Abba, I am here. Teach me Your ways.

In Yeshua, I see the beauty of His promises unfolding. Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Shavuot draw my heart to His death, burial, resurrection, and the outpouring of the Ruach HaKodesh. As I observe the fall appointed times, I remember His faithfulness and watch for the return of Yeshua, our King.

I am still learning. I bring Him my questions and submit my days to Him. His Word promises, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go” (Psalm 32:8 TLV). So I ask Him to lead, guide, guard, protect, provide, align, assign, anoint, and appoint me according to His will.

Eternity is in my heart. YHWH put it there.

I am grateful for a five-year-old friend named Mindy, who asked for a blessing on my behalf. I am grateful for her father, who called me close and spoke it. And I am grateful to Abba, who has continued to draw me toward Him, one appointed time and one answered invitation at a time.

He has made everything beautiful in its time.

All glory, praise, and honor to YHWH.

Blessings and Shalom in Yeshua,
Beth Auman

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Scripture upon Scripture.

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AllThingsBeautiful© 2026 Beth Auman • FaithTestimony.org

 

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Sep27

Scripture for the week of September 27, 2026
By JoBeth Kested

The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will renew you in his love; He will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 (NRSV)

Have ever had or are you currently in the midst of one of those difficult times that seem like everything is just too much, too hard, or too impossible? Sometimes the hard stuff feels so overwhelming when we feel abandoned, betrayed or all alone without any hope for help. This scripture reminds us that our God is with us as a mighty warrior that fights for us to bring victory into our seemingly impossible situations. We must remember that as our Heavenly Father, He delights in us and rejoices over us with gladness. He desires to renew our faith and strength in the assurance of the reality of His loving presence. So, be encouraged with renewed hope and faith in His extravagant love for you. Be assured that the awesome Lord God Almighty is warring and rejoicing over you with gladness and shouts of joy to bring you into victory! Hallelujah! Yea God!

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Sep13

Scripture for the week of September 13, 2026
By JoBeth Kested

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. Psalm 46:10-11 (NKJV)

Have you ever enjoyed a summer night of frogs croaking, crickets creaking and fireflies flitting? Or have you ever taken the time to look for pictures in the clouds or watched for falling stars in a dark night sky? Isn’t it interesting how much we can see and hear if we will take the time to be still. In stillness we may also have to face our encroaching fears, our emptiness or our feelings of being so alone. In this scripture God instructs us to be still in order to know that He is God. As our Heavenly Father, He so desires for us to cease from our struggles and striving to find the comfort, peace and rest we so long for in the stillness of His presence. Whatever we may be facing in the uncertainties and upheavals of this world our God declares in this scripture that He will be exalted above all else in the earth. The Lord of Hosts is with us and is our refuge. Selah means ponder and think of that!

Introducing Flourish Living from the Tree of Life

Aug29

This summer has truly been one for the books… you know, the ones written in Heaven.

I sincerely pray that you will partake of Flourish: Living from the Tree of Life and invest in the Flourish Companion Journal as a place to linger, reflect, pray, and respond.

Flourish is simple, yet deep—deep calling unto deep.

My prayer is that as you walk through the Gate, abide in His presence, and receive all that He has for you, you will be strengthened in your inner being and increasingly rooted and grounded in His love.

Come.
Abide.
Align.
Bear Fruit.

To His Name Alone Be the Glory.

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Aug16

Scripture for the week of August 9, 2026
By JoBeth Kested

“I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalms 16:8,11 (NASB)

Have you ever wondered how to find joy through any circumstance? Biblically, joy goes beyond emotional happiness, which is temporary and is dependent on whatever makes us feel good. Joy is primarily a choice that is dependent upon trusting in the sovereign goodness of God and that He is Who He says He is in His Word; even when we don’t feel like it! God’s place at the Psalmist’s right hand, implies giving Him the highest place of honor in our lives with dependence upon His strength and power. We can learn in this verse that when we choose to abide in God’s presence, we can know the security of safety, overflowing joy and enduring pleasures forevermore. HIs right hand holds all power and all authority in heaven and on earth to defend, provide and bless each one of us as the Psalmist has declared. Thank You, Lord, that in Your presence we find the path of abundant life and the fullness of joy we all long for. Amen!

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Aug9

Scripture for the week of August 9, 2026
By JoBeth Kested

“I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalms 16:8,11 (NASB)

Have you ever wondered how to find joy through any circumstance? Biblically, joy goes beyond emotional happiness, which is temporary and is dependent on whatever makes us feel good. Joy is primarily a choice that is dependent upon trusting in the sovereign goodness of God and that He is Who He says He is in His Word; even when we don’t feel like it! God’s place at the Psalmist’s right hand, implies giving Him the highest place of honor in our lives with dependence upon His strength and power. We can learn in this verse that when we choose to abide in God’s presence, we can know the security of safety, overflowing joy and enduring pleasures forevermore. HIs right hand holds all power and all authority in heaven and on earth to defend, provide and bless each one of us as the Psalmist has declared. Thank You, Lord, that in Your presence we find the path of abundant life and the fullness of joy we all long for. Amen!

Scripture Of The Week By JoBeth Kested

Jul27

Scripture for the week of July 26, 2020
By JoBeth Kested

The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm—He will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalms 121:5-8 (NIV)

Have you ever prayed and prayed, yet still wondered where the Lord is when you are facing difficult trials, feeling vulnerable, unprotected and all alone? Three times in these verses it is declared that the Lord is watching over you! This type of watching is like the secret service agents; meaning He is guarding, protecting and defending which is so much more than just keeping an eye on you. These scriptures tell us the Lord stands guard over every detail of your life, protecting you from ALL harm and able to defend you in ALL your coming and going. May we find peace in the assurance of the covering shade of the Lord’s presence over us in the oppressive heat of our days and the warmth of His love in the cold darkness of our nights. Thank You, Lord for Your persevering presence with us now and forevermore! Amen!

the week of July 26, 2020
By JoBeth Kested

The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm—He will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalms 121:5-8 (NIV)

Have you ever prayed and prayed, yet still wondered where the Lord is when you are facing difficult trials, feeling vulnerable, unprotected and all alone? Three times in these verses it is declared that the Lord is watching over you! This type of watching is like the secret service agents; meaning He is guarding, protecting and defending which is so much more than just keeping an eye on you. These scriptures tell us the Lord stands guard over every detail of your life, protecting you from ALL harm and able to defend you in ALL your coming and going. May we find peace in the assurance of the covering shade of the Lord’s presence over us in the oppressive heat of our days and the warmth of His love in the cold darkness of our nights. Thank You, Lord for Your persevering presence with us now and forevermore! Amen!