The Joy of Worshiping in the Temple For the music director; on the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. 1 How lovely are your dwelling places, O Yahweh of hosts! 2 My soul longs and even fails for the courtyards of Yahweh. My heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,…
+ 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 116:12-19
Psa 116:12 What shall I render to the LORD
for all his benefits to me?
Psa 116:13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD,
Psa 116:14 I will pay my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
Psa 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his saints.
Psa 116:16 O LORD, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You have loosed my bonds.
Psa 116:17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the LORD.
Psa 116:18 I will pay my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
Psa 116:19 in the courts of the house of the LORD,
in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
Reading for Monday March 3rd Psalm 84
The Joy of Worshiping in the Temple
84 For the music director; on the Gittith.
Of the sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 How lovely are your dwelling places,
O Yahweh of hosts!
2 My soul longs and even fails
for the courtyards of Yahweh.
My heart and flesh sing for joy
to the living God.
3 Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
near your altars, O Yahweh of hosts,
my king and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they can ever praise you. Selah
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in you;
in their heart are the highways to Zion.
6 Passing through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a spring.
The early rain covers it with blessings as well.
7 They go from strength to strength,
until each appears before God in Zion.
8 O Yahweh, God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
9 Look at our shield, O God,
and have regard for the face of your anointed one.
10 Because better is a day in your courtyards
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be at the threshold of the house of my God
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 Because Yahweh God is a sun and a shield;
Yahweh gives grace and honor.
He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.
12 O Yahweh of hosts,
blessed is the man who trusts you.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your people that we may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; 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.
