The wicked flee, but no one pursues, but the righteous is bold like a lion. 2 By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase, but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last. 3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished is a beating rain ?that leaves? no food. 4 Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked, but they who guard instruction will struggle against them. 5 Men of evil do not understand justice, but seekers of Yahweh understand completely. 6 Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity…
+ DAILY PRAYER +
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 92:1-9
Psa 92:1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
Psa 92:2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,
Psa 92:3 to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre.
Psa 92:4 For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;
at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
Psa 92:5 How great are your works, O LORD!
Your thoughts are very deep!
Psa 92:6 The stupid man cannot know;
the fool cannot understand this:
Psa 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever;
Psa 92:8 but you, O LORD, are on high forever.
Psa 92:9 For behold, your enemies, O LORD,
for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
Reading for Wednesday August 6th Prov 28:1-12
28 The wicked flee, but no one pursues,
but the righteous is bold like a lion.
2 By the rebellion of a land, her rulers increase,
but by a person of intelligence who knows justice, it will last.
3 A man who is poor and oppresses the impoverished
is a beating rain ?that leaves? no food.
4 Those who forsake instruction will praise the wicked,
but they who guard instruction will struggle against them.
5 Men of evil do not understand justice,
but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.
6 Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity
than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.
7 He who keeps instruction is a child of understanding,
but the companion of gluttons will shame his father.
8 He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury
gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
9 He who turns his ear from listening to instruction,
even his prayer is an abomination.
10 He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil,
into his pits he will fall.
But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.
11 A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes,
but the intelligent poor sees through him.
12 When the righteous triumphs, great is the glory,
but with the rising of the wicked, a person will be hidden.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Lord Jesus, Paul, Your apostle to the Gentiles, proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ while in prison in Rome. In our freedom to worship You rightly, give us burning hearts when we hear Moses and the Prophets expounded before us, and open our eyes in the breaking of bread to see You as our Savior and Lord; for You live and reign with the Father 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.
