Gracious Lord and God, grant that we may always take delight in your service, for only through our faithfulness to you, the author of every good, will full and lasting happiness be ours. 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

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. Selah
   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!

⁶ They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down.
   They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
⁷ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!
   I will sing and make melody!
⁸  Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre!
    I will awake the dawn!
⁹ I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
    I will sing praises to you among the nations.
¹⁰ For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,
    your faithfulness to the clouds.

Psalm 57 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Joshua 7:1-13 – Romans 13:8-14 – Matthew 26:36-46