MON, JULY 8
Psalm 119:10–18 (ESV)10 With our whole heart we seek you; let us not wander from your commandments! 11 We have stored up your word in our hearts, that we might not sin against you. 12 Blessed are you, O Lord; teach us your statutes! 13 With our lips we declare all the rules of your mouth. 14 In the way of your testimonies we delight as much as in all riches. 15 We will meditate on your precepts and fix our eyes on your ways. 16 We will delight in your statutes; we will not forget your word. 17 Deal bountifully with your servants, that we may live and keep your word. 18 Open our eyes, that we may behold wondrous things out of your law.
Lectio Divina (Divine Reading):
1. Read
2. Reflect
3. Respond
4. Rest
Scripture Reading: Psalm 36 (English Standard Version)
To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the Lord. 1 Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. 3 The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good. 4 He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil. 5 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. 6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord. 7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8 They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights. 9 For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light. 10 Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart! 11 Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. 12 There the evildoers lie fallen; they are thrust down, unable to rise.
Reflect
Scripture Reading: Psalm 36 (New Jerusalem Bible)
For the choirmaster Of the servant of Yahweh Of David 1 Sin is the oracle of the wicked in the depths of his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 He sees himself with too flattering an eye to detect and detest his guilt; 3 all he says is malicious and deceitful, he has turned his back on wisdom. To get his way 4 he hatches malicious plots even in his bed; once set on his evil course no wickedness is too much for him. 5 Yahweh, your faithful love is in the heavens, your constancy reaches to the clouds, 6 your saving justice is like towering mountains, your judgements like the mighty deep. Yahweh, you support both man and beast; 7 how precious, God, is your faithful love. So the children of Adam take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8 They feast on the bounty of your house, you let them drink from your delicious streams; 9 in you is the source of life, by your light we see the light. 10 Maintain your faithful love to those who acknowledge you, and your saving justice to the honest of heart. 11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant overtake me or wicked hands drive me away. 12 There they have fallen, the evil-doers, flung down, never to rise again.
Reflect
Scripture Reading: Psalm 36 (New Living Translation)
For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. 1 Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all. 2 In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. 3 Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good. 4 They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil. 5 Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. 6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O Lord. 7 How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. 8 You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights. 9 For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. 10 Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts. 11 Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around. 12 Look! Those who do evil have fallen! They are thrown down, never to rise again.
Respond
Portion of Prayer from Sheltering Mercy (Smith/Wilt)
"Patient Chrysalis"
Inspired by Psalm 36
Intercessory Prayer
Lord’s Prayer (Pray the words that Jesus taught us to pray)
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever. Amen.