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Opening Scriptures: “Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God. 3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’ “In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, And exploit all your laborers. 4 Indeed you fast for strife and debate, And to strike with the fist of wickedness. You will not fast as you do this day, To make your voice heard on high. 5 Is it a fast that I have chosen, A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, And to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Would you call this a fast, And an acceptable day to the Lord? 6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ Isaiah 58:1–9a

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!yy Amen! Matthew 28:19

The Lord be with you!yy And also with you! Ruth 2: 4

Blessed be the name of the LORD our God,yy Who redeems us from sin and death.

For us and for our salvation, Christ became obedient unto death,yy Even death on a cross. Philippians 2: 8

In God have I put my trust:yy I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. Psalm 56:11

Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge,yy Until these calamities be overpast. Psalm 57:1b

Be merciful unto me, O God,yy For my soul trusteth in Thee. Psalm 57:1 a

Blessed be the name of the LORD!yy From this time forth and for evermore! Psalm 113:2

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A Psalm of David. A Contemplation.

1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,yy Whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,yy And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 When I kept silent, my bones grew oldyy Through my groaning all the day long.

4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;yy My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah

5 I acknowledged my sin to You,yy And my iniquity I have not hidden.

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”yy And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6 For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You in a time when You may be found;yy Surely in a flood of great waters they shall not come near him.

7 You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble;yy You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;yy I will guide you with My eye.

9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding,yy Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you.

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;yy But he who trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him.

11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous;yy And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

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P S A L M 6

To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments.

On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David

1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger,yy Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure.

2 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak;yy O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

3 My soul also is greatly troubled;yy But You, O LORD—how long?

4 Return, O LORD, deliver me!yy Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!

5 For in death there is no remembrance of You;yy In the grave who will give You thanks?

6 I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed swim;yy I drench my couch with my tears.

7 My eye wastes away because of grief;yy It grows old because of all my enemies.

8 Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity;yy For the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.

9 The LORD has heard my supplication;yy The LORD will receive my prayer.

10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled;yy Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.

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To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness;

yy According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,yy And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,yy And my sin is always before me.

4 Against You, You only, have I sinned,yy And done this evil in Your sight—

That You may be found just when You speak,yy And blameless when You judge.

5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,yy And in sin my mother conceived me.

6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,yy And in the hidden part You will make me

to know wisdom.7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

yy Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.8 Make me hear joy and gladness,

yy That the bones You have broken may rejoice.

9 Hide Your face from my sins,yy And blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,yy And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,yy And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,yy And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,yy And sinners shall be converted to You.

14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,

yy The God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,yy And my mouth shall show forth Your

praise.16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;

yy You do not delight in burnt offering.17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,

yy A broken and a contrite heart — these, O God, You will not despise.

18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;yy Build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,

yy With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

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A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,yy Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!

2 For Your arrows pierce me deeply, yy And Your hand presses me down.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your anger,

yy Nor any health in my bones because of my sin.

4 For my iniquities have gone over my head;yy Like a heavy burden they are too heavy

for me.5 My wounds are foul and festering

yy Because of my foolishness.6 I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly;

yy I go mourning all the day long.7 For my loins are full of inflammation,

yy And there is no soundness in my flesh.8 I am feeble and severely broken;

yy I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.

9 Lord, all my desire is before You;yy And my sighing is not hidden from You.

10 My heart pants, my strength fails me;yy As for the light of my eyes, it also has

gone from me.11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague,

yy And my relatives stand afar off.12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;

yy Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, and plan deception all the day long.

13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;yy And I am like a mute who does not open

his mouth.14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear,

yy And in whose mouth is no response.15 For in You, O LORD, I hope;

yy You will hear, O Lord my God.16 For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me,

yy Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt them-selves against me.”

17 For I am ready to fall,yy And my sorrow is continually before me.

18 For I will declare my iniquity;yy I will be in anguish over my sin.

19 But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong;

yy And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.

20 Those also who render evil for good,yy They are my adversaries, because I follow

what is good.21 Do not forsake me, O LORD;

yy O my God, be not far from me!

yy 22 ALL: Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

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A prayer of the afflicted when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to You.

yy 2 Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble;

Incline Your ear to me;yy In the day that I call, answer me speedily.

3 For my days are consumed like smoke,yy And my bones are burned like a hearth.

4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread.

yy 5 Because of the sound of my groaning my bones cling to my skin.

6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness;yy I am like an owl of the desert.

7 I lie awake,yy And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

8 My enemies reproach me all day long,yy Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,yy And mingled my drink with weeping,

10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;yy For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens,yy And I wither away like grass.

12 But You, O LORD, shall endure forever,yy And the remembrance of Your name to all

generations.13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion;

yy For the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come.

14 For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,yy And show favor to her dust.

15 So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD,

yy And all the kings of the earth Your glory.16 For the LORD shall build up Zion;

yy He shall appear in His glory.17 He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,

yy And shall not despise their prayer.18 This will be written for the generation to come,

yy That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD

19 For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary;

yy From heaven the LORD viewed the earth,20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner,

yy To release those appointed to death,21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem,

yy 22 When the peoples are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

23 He weakened my strength in the way;yy He shortened my days.

24 I said, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days;

yy Your years are throughout all generations.25 Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,

yy And the heavens are the work of Your hands.26 They will perish, but You will endure;

yy Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;

Like a cloak You will change them, and they will be changed.

yy 27 But You are the same, and Your years will have no end.

28 The children of Your servants will continue,yy And their descendants will be established

before you.

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A Psalm of David

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD,yy Give ear to my supplications!

In Your faithfulness answer me,yy And in Your righteousness.

2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,yy For in Your sight no one living is righteous.

3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;yy He has crushed my life to the ground;

He has made me dwell in darkness,yy Like those who have long been dead.

4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;yy My heart within me is distressed.

5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works;yy I muse on the work of Your hands.

6 I spread out my hands to You;yy My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

7 Answer me speedily, O LORD; my spirit fails!yy Do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit.

8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for in You do I trust;yy Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You.

9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies;yy In You I take shelter.

10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God;yy Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

11 Revive me, O LORD, for Your name’s sake!yy For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

12 In Your mercy cut off my enemies,yy And destroy all those who afflict my soul; for I am Your servant.

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A song of Ascents

1 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD;yy 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

3 If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?yy 4 But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.

5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,yy And in His word I do hope.

6 My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning—yy Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the LORD;yy For with the LORD there is mercy,

And with Him is abundant redemption.yy 8 And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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NOW MAY OUR GOD AND FATHER HIMSELF, AND our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way... And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to

one another and to all... So that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

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