+ DAILY PRAYER +
Praise to Yahweh for His Character and Creation Exult in Yahweh, O you righteous, for praise is fitting for the upright. 2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre; with a harp of ten strings play to him. 3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with jubilant shout….
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 40:1-5, 16-17
Psa 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psa 40:2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
Psa 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the LORD.
Psa 40:4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
Psa 40:5 You have multiplied, O LORD my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are more than can be told.
Psa 40:16 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation say continually,
“Great is the LORD!”
Psa 40:17 As for me, I am poor and needy,
but the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!
Reading for Tuesday December 17th Psalm 33
Praise to Yahweh for His Character and Creation
33 Exult in Yahweh, O you righteous,
for praise is fitting for the upright.
2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre;
with a harp of ten strings play to him.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully with jubilant shout.
4 For the word of Yahweh is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.
6 By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 He gathered the waters of the sea like a heap.
He put the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear Yahweh.
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For ?he himself spoke? and it came to pass.
?He himself commanded? and it stood firm.
10 Yahweh brings to nothing the plan of nations;
he frustrates the intents of peoples.
11 The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever,
the intents of his heart ?from one generation to the next?.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh,
the people he has chosen for his inheritance.
13 From heaven Yahweh looks;
he sees all the children of humankind.
14 From his dwelling place he gazes
on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions altogether their heart,
he who understands all their works.
16 The king is not saved by the greatness of an army.
The warrior is not delivered by the greatness of strength.
17 The horse is a false hope for victory,
nor can it save by the greatness of its power.
18 Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him,
on those who hope for his loyal love
19 to deliver their soul from death
and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for Yahweh;
he is our help and our shield.
21 For in him our heart rejoices
because in his holy name we trust.
22 Let your loyal love, O Yahweh, be upon us,
?even as? we hope in you.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Lord God, heavenly Father, You rescued Daniel from the lions/ den and the three young men from the fiery furnace through the miraculous intervention of an angel. Save us now through the presence of Jesus, the Lion of Judah, who has conquered all our enemies through His blood and taken away all our sins as the Lamb of God, who now reigns from His heavenly throne 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.
