O God, the strength of all who hope in you, accept our
earnest prayer. And since without you we are weak and certain to fall, grant us
always the help of your grace, that in following your commands we may please
you in desire and in deed. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and
ever. Amen
1 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth”—
let Israel now
say—
2 “Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,
yet they have not
prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back;
they made long
their furrows.”
4 The Lord is righteous;
he has cut the
cords of the wicked.
5 May all who hate Zion
be put to shame
and turned backward!
6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops,
which withers
before it grows up,
7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand
nor the binder of
sheaves his arms,
8 nor do those who pass by say,
“The blessing of
the Lord be upon you!
We bless you in
the name of the Lord!”
Psalm 129 – English Standard Version
Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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