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  • Psalm 36

    Passage:

    1 Transgression speaks to the wicked
     deep in his heart;
     there is no fear of God
     before his eyes.
    2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes
     that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
    3 The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;
     he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
    4 He plots trouble while on his bed;
     he sets himself in a way that is not good;
     he does not reject evil.
    (Psalm 36:1–4)

    Song:

    Psalm 36 by Poor Bishop Hooper

    Lyrics:

    A burden is burning concerning
    The wicked at heart
    A burden is burning concerning
    The wicked at heart

    There is no fear of God before his eyes

    He flatters himself too much to realize
    And have hate for his sin

    All of the words pouring from his mouth

    Long to be wrong, wrought with wickedness
    Even in sleep he dreams deceit
    Evil his plot and his plan
    He does not reject sin

    But Your love

    But Your love
    But Your love (Reaches to the heavens)
    But Your love (Righteous like the mountain)
    But Your love (Justice like the great deep)
    But Your love (Priceless is Your love, priceless is Your love)
    Priceless is Your love
    Priceless is Your love
    Priceless is Your love

    Prayer:

    O merciful God,
    fill our hearts, we pray,
    with the graces of your Holy Spirit,
    with love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.
    Teach us to love those who hate us,
    to pray for those who despitefully use us,
    that we may be the children of our Father,
    who makes his sun to shine on the evil and on the good,
    and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
    In adversity, grant us grace to be patient;
    in prosperity keep us humble;
    may we guard the door of our lips;
    may we lightly esteem the world and set our affections on things above. Amen.
    —William Laud

    7 min
  • Psalm 35

    Passage:

    1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me;
     fight against those who fight against me!
    2 Take hold of shield and buckler
     and rise for my help!
    3 Draw the spear and javelin
     against my pursuers!
    Say to my soul,
     “I am your salvation!”
    4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor
     who seek after my life!
    Let them be turned back and disappointed
     who devise evil against me!
    5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,
     with the angel of the LORD driving them away!
    6 Let their way be dark and slippery,
     with the angel of the LORD pursuing them!
    7 For without cause they hid their net for me;
     without cause they dug a pit for my life.
    8 Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it!
    And let the net that he hid ensnare him;
     let him fall into it—to his destruction!
    (Psalm 35:1–8)

    Song:

    Psalm 35 (Awake, O Lord) by Shane Heilman

    Lyrics:

    Plead my cause LORD with those opposing me
    Fight against those who who fight against me
    Pick up Your shield and armor stand up and help me
    Draw out Your spear stop those pursuing me
    And say to my soul I am your salvation

    Let those who hunt me down be put to disgrace

    And those who plot against me
    Be turned back in shame
    May they be like the chaff blown away by the wind
    The angel of the LORD driving them away

    May their way be dark slippery empty and vain

    With Your angel pursuing them all the way
    For they set traps to catch me
    Though I've done nothing wrong
    Let them fall in their traps before they even know

    Then my soul will joy in Yahweh

    And I'll exalt in His salvation
    All my bones will say
    Who is like You
    Saving the powerless from those oppressing them

    Violent witnesses rise up from everywhere

    With accusations I've never heard before
    And they repay me evil for doing good to them
    Like one who's lost a loved one
    My soul is overwhelmed

    Though I when they were sick

    I prayed and fasted for them
    I put on mourning clothes
    Prayed with my head to my chest
    I grieved as if they were my brother or my friend
    As one who grieves his mother
    I bowed myself down

    But at my stumbling they gathered and rejoiced

    O wretched men that I've never seen before
    Their torture is relentless
    Their mockings never cease
    They tear at me with words
    They gnash at me with their teeth

    How long O Lord will you watch this

    Deliver me from their endless violence
    Save my precious life from these lions
    Then I will praise You in the great assembly
    I will give You praise in front of everyone

    Don't let those wrongfully my foes rejoice over me

    Nor those who hate me without cause
    Wink with malice
    They speak not peace
    But lies against the faithful in the land
    They open wide their mouths against me
    They say Aha our eyes have seen it
    You have seen it LORD
    Don't be silent to me O Lord
    Do not be far from me
    Do not be far from me
    Awake O Lord

    Awake O Lord and arise for my right and my cause

    Lord my God
    O vindicate me according to Your righteousness
    Don't let my foes rejoice

    Don't let them say in their hearts

    We've achieved our desire
    We've devoured his very soul
    Let them be disgraced who rejoice at my pain
    Let them be clothed with shame
    Who exalt themselves against me

    Let those who joy

    In my victory
    Shout for joy and be glad
    May they ever say Great is the LORD
    Who delights in my prosperity

    Then my tongue shall declare Your righteousness

    And Your praise all day long
    Then my tongue shall declare Your righteousness
    And Your praise all day long

    Prayer:

    Divine Spirit, illumine to me the words of the Lord.
    Show me the wealth of glory that lies beneath the old familiar stories.
    Teach me the depths of meaning hidden in the songs of Zion.
    Raise me to the heights of aspiration that is reached by the wings of the prophet.
    Lift me to the summit of faith that is trod by the feet of the apostle.
    Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. Amen.
    —George Matheson

    10 min
  • Psalm 34

    Passage:

    1 I will bless the LORD at all times;
     his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
    2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD;
     let the humble hear and be glad.
    3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
     and let us exalt his name together!
    4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me
     and delivered me from all my fears.
    5 Those who look to him are radiant,
     and their faces shall never be ashamed.
    6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him
     and saved him out of all his troubles.
    7 The angel of the LORD encamps
     around those who fear him, and delivers them.
    8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
     Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
    9 Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints,
     for those who fear him have no lack!
    10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;
     but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
    (Psalm 34:1–10)

    Song:

    Psalm 34 (Taste and See) by Joseph James Rigney and Shane Barnard

    Lyrics:

    I sought the Lord and He answered me
    And delivered me from every fear
    Those who look on Him are radiant
    They'll never be ashamed
    They'll never be ashamed

    This poor man cried and the Lord heard me

    And saved me from my enemies
    The Son of God surrounds His saints
    He will deliver them
    He will deliver them

    Magnify the Lord with me

    Come exalt His name together
    Glorify the Lord with me
    Come exalt His name forever

    O taste and see that the Lord is good

    O blessed is he who hides in Him
    O fear the Lord O all you saints
    He'll give you everything
    He'll give you everything

    Let us bless the Lord

    Every day and night
    Never ending praise
    May our incense rise

    Prayer:

    O Lord,
    Let me not henceforth desire health or life except to spend them for you, with you, and in you.
    You alone know what is good for me;
    do therefore what seems best to you.
    Give to me, or take from me;
    conform my will to yours;
    and grant that, with humble and perfect submission,
    and in holy confidence,
    I may receive the orders of your eternal providence,
    and may equally adore all that comes to me from you.
    Amen.
    —Blaise Pascal

    9 min
  • Leviticus 26

    Passage:

    3 “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them,
    4 then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
    5 Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely.
    6 I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land.
    7 You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
    8 Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
    9 I will turn to you and make you fruitful and multiply you and will confirm my covenant with you.”
    (Leviticus 26:3–9)

    Song:

    Keep the Feast by Ben Shive and Skye Peterson

    Lyrics:

    Joyfully we join You at Your table
    Pleading not our righteousness
    By Your wealth of mercy we are able
    Now to feast in confidence

    Take this bread and eat

    Take this cup and drink
    Remember how He loved us
    Rejoice and keep the feast

    Who is fit to feast with such a Savior

    Who His sandals could untie
    Who are we that He would show us favor
    Granting us this gift of life

    Happy sign of friendship and reunion

    With the blessed Three in One
    Foretaste of that glorious communion
    Vision of the world to come

    Prayer:

    Most merciful God,
    who is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity,
    and has promised forgiveness to all who confess and forsake their sins:
    we come before you in a humble sense of our own unworthiness,
    acknowledging our manifold transgressions of your righteous laws.
    But, O gracious Father, who desires not the death of sinners,
    look upon us, we ask you, in mercy, and forgive us all our transgressions.
    Make us deeply aware of the great evil of them,
    and work in us a hearty contrition
    that we may obtain forgiveness at your hands,
    who are ever ready to receive humble and penitent sinners.
    For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ,
    our only Savior and Redeemer. Amen.
    —The Book of Common Prayer (1552)

    9 min
  • Psalm 32

    Passage:

    1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
     whose sin is covered.
    2 Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,
     and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
    3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
     through my groaning all day long.
    4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
     my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah
    5 I acknowledged my sin to you,
     and I did not cover my iniquity;
    I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
     and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
    (Psalm 32:1–5)

    Song:

    Forgiven by Brian Johnson, Graham Moore, Jeremy Riddle, and Joel Taylor

    Lyrics:

    I will sing for You alone have rescued this life
    Jesus You have set me free
    You alone took away all sin and disgrace
    When You gave Your life to ransom me

    I am forgiven at the foot of the cross

    I am accepted by the power of Your love
    My every stain is washed away
    I am forgiven

    Here I stand in the light of Your glory and grace

    Where heaven's love and justice meet
    Now I live for the One who has called me by name
    Who is risen and alive in me

    I'm embraced at the foot of the cross

    By the love and the mercies You have lavished on us
    My every stain is washed away
    And I am forgiven

    Prayer:

    O most mighty God,
    and merciful Father,
    who has compassion upon all men,
    and who does not despise the sighing of a contrite heart,
    nor the desire of such as are sorrowful;
    mercifully assist our prayers that we make before you
    in all our troubles and adversities,
    whensoever they oppress us;
    and graciously hear us, that those evils,
    which the craft and subtlety of the devil or man work against us,
    may, by your good providence, be brought to nothing,
    that we your servants, being hurt by no persecutions,
    may evermore give thanks unto you in your holy Church;
    through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
    —Book of Common Prayer (1552)

    7 min
  • Psalm 29

    Passage:

    1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
     ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
    2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
     worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.

    3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;

     the God of glory thunders,
     the Lord, over many waters.
    4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
     the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
    (Psalm 29:1–4)

    Song:

    Psalm 46 (Lord of Hosts) by Jennie Lee Riddle, Josh Miller, Josiah Warneking, Shane Barnard

    Lyrics:

    O come behold the works of God
    The nations at His feet
    He breaks the bow and bends the spear
    And tells the wars to cease
    O Mighty One of Israel You are on our side
    We walk by faith
    In God who burns the chariots with fire

    Lord of hosts You’re with us with us in the fire

    With us as a Shelter
    With us in the storm
    You will lead us
    Through the fiercest battle
    Oh where else would we go
    But with the Lord of hosts

    O God of Jacob fierce and great

    You lift Your voice to speak
    The earth it bows
    And all the mountains move into the sea
    O Lord You know the hearts of men
    And still You let them live
    O God who makes the mountains melt
    Come wrestle us and win
    O God who makes the mountains melt
    Come wrestle us and win

    Though oceans roar You are the Lord of all

    The One who calms the wind and waves
    And makes my heart be still
    Though the earth gives way
    The mountains move into the sea
    The nations rage
    I know my God is in control

    Prayer:

    O God, you are life, wisdom, truth, bounty, and blessedness, the eternal, the only true good; our God and our Lord, you are our hope and our heart’s joy—we acknowledge with thanksgiving that you have made us in your image, and that we may direct our thoughts to you. Lord, make us know you aright, that we may love, enjoy, and possess you more and more; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
    — Anselm

    8 min
  • Psalm 27

    Passage:

    1 The 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?

    2 When evildoers assail me

      to eat up my flesh,
    my adversaries and foes,
      it is they who stumble and fall.

    3 Though an army encamp against me,

      my heart shall not fear;
    though war arise against me,
      yet I will be confident.

    4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,

      that will I seek after:
    that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
      all the days of my life,
    to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
      and to inquire in his temple.

    5 For he will hide me in his shelter

      in the day of trouble;
    he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
      he will lift me high upon a rock.
    (Psalm 27:1–5)

    Song:

    Psalm 27 (The Lord is My Light) by Jordan Kauflin, Laura Story, Matthew Merker

    Lyrics:

    The Lord is my light and my salvation
    Whom shall I fear whom shall I fear
    The Lord is the stronghold of my life
    Of whom shall I be afraid

    Lord You are my shelter

    God of my salvation I am not forsaken
    Lord my shield and protector
    Waiting on Your promise
    I will see Your goodness O Lord

    When troubles arise no foe can harm me

    You are my peace You are my peace
    You lift me above the raging storm
    You conquer my enemies

    One thing I have asked to see Your beauty

    This I will seek this I will seek
    To dwell in Your house to walk in Your ways
    Your presence is all I need

    I wait wait for the Lord

    In faith trusting Your word
    I wait wait for the Lord
    In faith trusting Your word

    Prayer:

    “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers,
    creator of the changes of day and night,
    giving rest to the weary,
    renewing the strength of those who are spent,
    bestowing upon us occasions of song in the evening.
    As you have protected us in the day that is past,
    so be with us in the coming night.
    Keep us from every sin, every evil, and every fear;
    for you are our light and salvation,
    and the strength of our life.
    To you be glory for endless ages. Amen.”
    — Adapted from the Liturgy of the Hours

    8 min
  • Psalm 25

    Passage:

    1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
    2 O my God, in you I trust;
    let me not be put to shame;
    let not my enemies exult over me.
    3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
    they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
    4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
    teach me your paths.
    5 Lead me in your truth and teach me,
    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all the day long.
    6 Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
    for they have been from of old.
    7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
    according to your steadfast love remember me,
    for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
    (Psalm 25:1–7)

    Song:

    25 by Red Rocks Worship

    Lyrics:

    To you, Lord, I lift my soul
    I will trust the one who steadies me
    I will wait and have no shame
    As you make me to know your ways
    All my days are yours

    Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth

    Teach my soul to rest only in you
    For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days
    My hope rests only in you

    Forever I will fix my eyes

    On the rock who stands much higher
    You defend, you call me friend
    You have marked me with your righteousness
    Your presence is my home

    Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth

    Teach my soul to rest only in you
    For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days
    My hope rests only in you

    You are good Lord

    Steadfast is your love
    You are good Lord
    Steadfast is your love
    You are good Lord
    Steadfast is your love
    You are good Lord
    Steadfast is your love

    Take me by the hand and lead me in your truth

    Teach my soul to rest only in you
    For you are the one who saves all the lengths of my days
    My hope rests only in you, only in you

    Prayer:

    Write your blessed name, O Lord, upon my heart,
    there to remain so indelibly engraved,
    that no prosperity, no adversity shall ever move me from your love.
    Be to me a strong tower of defense,
    a comforter in tribulation,
    a deliverer in distress,
    a very present help in trouble,
    and a guide to heaven through the many temptations and dangers of this life. Amen.
    -Thomas à Kempis

    10 min
  • Leviticus 19

    Passage:

    1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
    2 “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
    3 Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
    4 Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the Lord your God.
    9 When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest.
    10 And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.
    11 You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
    12 You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
    18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
    37 And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the Lord.”
    (Leviticus 19:1-4, 9-12, 18, 37)

    Song:

    The Greatest Commandment by Paul Zach
    Lyrics:

    Love the Lord your God

    With all your heart and soul and mind
    And love your neighbor as yourself

    Let us be known let us be known

    By the way we love

    Love love love the greatest commandment is

    Love love love the greatest commandment is
    Love love love the greatest commandment is love

    Prayer:

    O Lord,
    Let me not live to be useless or to do no good;
    Deliver me from an inactive life and from squandering your gifts.
    Let me not pass away before I have begun to live for you.
    Let it not be my aim to live long, but to live rightly.
    While I am, make me useful and prepare me for eternal happiness with you.
    Amen.
    -William Wilberforce

    7 min
  • Leviticus 18

    Passage:

    2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the LORD your God.
    3 You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes.
    4 You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them. I am the LORD your God.
    5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the LORD.”
    (Leviticus 18:2–5)

    Song:

    Who Else by Abbie Gamboa, Josiah Funderburk, and Zac Rowe

    Lyrics:

    I am an instrument of exaltation
    And I was born to lift Your name above all names
    You hear the melody of all creation
    But there's a song of praise that only I can bring

    Who else is worthy who else is worthy

    There is no one only You Jesus
    Who else is worthy who else is worthy
    There is no one only You Jesus

    You are the infinite God of the ages

    Yet You chose to make my heart Your dwelling place
    You healed my brokenness showed me Your glory
    So I have songs of thanks not even angels sing

    Lamb of God anointed one

    Who was and is and is to come
    Seated on the throne above
    Holy holy
    Righteous One who shed His blood
    You proved to us the Father's love
    Jesus Christ be lifted up

    Prayer:

    This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
    -The Book of Common Prayer

    9 min

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