God of all power, your sovereign
word comes to us in Christ. When your Church is in danger, make firm our trust;
when your people falter, steady our faith. Show us in Jesus your power to save,
that we may always acclaim him as Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. + Amen
1 Why do you
boast about your crimes, great warrior?
Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
3 You love evil more than good
and lies more than truth. Interlude
Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
3 You love evil more than good
and lies more than truth. Interlude
4 You love to
destroy others with your words,
you liar!
5 But God will strike you down once and for all.
He will pull you from your home
and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
you liar!
5 But God will strike you down once and for all.
He will pull you from your home
and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
6 The righteous
will see it and be amazed.
They will laugh and say,
7 “Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
They will laugh and say,
7 “Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
8 But I am like
an olive tree, thriving in the house of God.
I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.
9 I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done.
I will trust in your good name
in the presence of your faithful people.
I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.
9 I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done.
I will trust in your good name
in the presence of your faithful people.
Psalm 51 – New Living Translation
Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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