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Zophar’s First Response to Job Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said, 2 “Should an abundance of words go unanswered, or ?a man full of talk? be vindicated? 3 Should your loose talk put people to silence? ?And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame?? 4 For you say, ‘My teaching is pure,…
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 119:57-64
Psa 119:57 Heth The LORD is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
Psa 119:58 I entreat your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
Psa 119:59 When I think on my ways,
I turn my feet to your testimonies;
Psa 119:60 I hasten and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
Psa 119:61 Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget your law.
Psa 119:62 At midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your righteous rules.
Psa 119:63 I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
Psa 119:64 The earth, O LORD,
is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes!
Reading for Tuesday September 3rd Job 11
Zophar’s First Response to Job
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
2 “Should an abundance of words go unanswered,
or ?a man full of talk? be vindicated?
3 Should your loose talk put people to silence?
?And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame??
4 For you say, ‘My teaching is pure,
and I am clean in your sight.’
5 But, ?O that? God might speak,
and that he would open his lips to you,
6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom,
for ?insight has many sides?.
And know that God ?on your behalf? has forgotten ?some of? your guilt.
7 “Can you find out the essence of God,
or can you find out ?the ultimate limits? of Shaddai?
8 ?It is higher than the heaven?; what can you do?
It is deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
9 Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
10 “If he passes through and imprisons someone
?and summons the assembly?, then who can hinder him?
11 For he knows ?those who are worthless?;
?when he sees? iniquity, ?he will not consider it?.
12 But ?an empty-headed person? will get understanding
when a wild donkey’s colt is born as a human being.
13 “If you yourself direct your heart
and stretch out your hands to him—
14 if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents—
15 surely then you will lift up your face without blemish,
and you will be firmly established and will not fear.
16 For you yourself will forget your misery;
you will remember it as water that has flowed past.
17 “?And your life will be brighter than noon?;
its darkness will be like the morning.
18 And you will have confidence because there is hope;
and you will be well protected—?you will sleep in safety?.
19 And you will lie down, and ?no one will make you afraid?;
?and many will entreat your favor?.
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail;
and refuge will be lost to them,
and their hope is ?to breathe their last breath?.”
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty and merciful God, You raised up Gregory of Rome to be a pastor to those who shepherd God’s flock and inspired him to send missionaries to preach the Gospel to the English people. Preserve in Your Church the catholic and apostolic faith that Your people may continue to be fruitful in every good work and receive the crown of glory that never fades away; 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.
