The Kingdom of Righteousness See, a king will rule according to righteousness, and princes will rule according to justice. 2 And each one will be like a hiding place from the wind and a covering from the rainstorm, like streams of water in a dry region, like the shade of a large rock in a weary land. 3 And the eyes of those who see will not gaze, and the ears of those who hear will listen…
+ 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 32:1-7
Psa 32:1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
Psa 32:2 Blessed is the man against whom
the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Psa 32:3 For when I kept silent,
my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
Psa 32:4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah
Psa 32:5 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
Psa 32:6 Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you
at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters,
they shall not reach him.
Psa 32:7 You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
Reading for Monday January 12th Isaiah 32
The Kingdom of Righteousness
32 See, a king will rule according to righteousness,
and princes will rule according to justice.
2 And each one will be like a hiding place from the wind
and a covering from the rainstorm,
like streams of water in a dry region,
like the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
3 And the eyes of those who see will not gaze,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 And the ?minds? of the rash will understand ?knowledge?,
and the tongues of stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
5 A fool will no longer be called noble,
and a scoundrel will not be said to be eminent.
6 For a fool speaks folly,
and his ?mind? does iniquity:
to ?behave wickedly?,
and to speak error concerning Yahweh,
to leave the throat of the hungry empty,
and he deprives the thirsty of drink.
7 And a scoundrel, his weapons are evil;
he plans evil devices
to ruin the poor with words of deception
even when the speech of the needy is right.
8 But the nobleman plans noble things,
and he stands upon noble things.
Against the Carefree Women
9 Women who are at ease, rise up; hear my voice!
Carefree daughters, listen to my word!
10 ?In a year? you will tremble, carefree ones,
for the vintage will come to an end;
the harvest will not come.
11 Tremble, you who are at ease;
tremble, carefree ones;
strip, and strip yourself,
and gird yourself on your loins,
12 mourning over breasts,
over fields of delight,
over the fruitful vine,
13 over the soil of my people.
It goes up in thorns and briers,
indeed over all of the houses of joy in the jubilant city.
14 For the palace will be forsaken,
the ?crowded city? deserted;
the hill and the watchtower will become a cave forever,
the joy of wild asses, a pasture ?for? flocks.
15 Until a spirit is poured out on us from on high,
and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is reckoned as the forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness will live in the fruitful field.
17 And the work of righteousness will be peace,
and the work of righteousness, quietness and security forever.
18 And my people will dwell in a settlement of peace
and in a dwelling place of security
and in undisturbed resting places.
19 And it hails when ?the forest comes down?,
and the city will become low in humiliation.
20 Happy are you who sow by all waters,
who let the foot of the ox and the donkey go free.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that, relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace, we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, 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.
