Daily Devotion and Prayer for April 21st, 2025

Let All Peoples Praise Yahweh Praise Yahweh, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples. 2 For his loyal love is mighty on our behalf, and the faithfulness of Yahweh is forever. Praise Yah!

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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

     Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy!

     In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! 

     Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan,

     and he hears my voice. 

     Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;

     He will never permit the righteous to be moved. 

Psalm 96:1-3, 6, 11-13

Psa 96:1  Oh sing to the LORD a new song;

sing to the LORD, all the earth! 

Psa 96:2  Sing to the LORD, bless his name;

tell of his salvation from day to day. 

Psa 96:3  Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples! 

Psa 96:6  Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 

Psa 96:11  Let the heavens be glad,

and let the earth rejoice;

let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 

Psa 96:12  let the field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 

Psa 96:13  before the LORD, for he comes,

for he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,

and the peoples in his faithfulness. 

Reading for Monday April 21st       Psalm 117:1-118:12

Let All Peoples Praise Yahweh

117   Praise Yahweh, all you nations;

extol him, all you peoples.

2 For his loyal love is mighty on our behalf,

and the faithfulness of Yahweh is forever.

Praise Yah!

Praise to God for His Loyal Love

118   Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good,

for his loyal love is forever.

2 Let Israel say,

“His loyal love is forever.”

3 Let the house of Aaron say,

“His loyal love is forever.”

4 Let those who fear Yahweh say,

“His loyal love is forever.”

5 Out of my distress I called to Yah.

Yah answered me, setting me in a broad place.

6 Yahweh is for me; I do not fear.

What can mere humans do to me?

7 Yahweh is for me as my helper,

and so I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh

than to trust in humans.

9 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh

than to trust princes.

10 All nations surrounded me.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

11 They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

12 They surrounded me like bees;

they were extinguished like a fire of thorns.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

Lord’s Prayer

Daily Prayer

    Almighty God the Father, through Your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, You have overcome death and opened the gate of everlasting life to us.  Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of our Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by Your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Concluding Prayer

    Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to direct and rule us to do Your will, to comfort us in all our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.