Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer

1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
   for in you my soul takes refuge;
   in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
   till the storms of destruction pass by.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
   to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me;
   he will put to shame him who tramples on me.
  God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
4 My soul is in the midst of lions;
   I lie down amid fiery beasts—
   the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
   whose tongues are sharp swords.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
   Let your glory be over all the earth!

Psalm 57 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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1 Samuel 24:1-22 - Acts 13:44-52 - Mark 4:1-20