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Psalm 28 Prayed
Praying
for those who have done me wrong
To you I call, O Lord Jesus, my
Rock;
do
not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent,
I
will be like those who have gone
down
to the pit.
Hear my cry for mercy
as
I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands
toward
your Most Holy Place.
I am overcome with fear,
and
doubt grips my soul.
I despair that
I will be dragged away
with
those who have done wickedness to me,
with
those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their
neighbours
but
harbour malice in their hearts.
But you call me to love my enemies,
and
pray for those who persecute me.
If you repay them for their
deeds
and
for their evil work;
If you repay them for what
their hands have done
and
bring back upon them what they deserve,
they
will be lost, and the grave
will
devour them.
Since they show no regard
for
your saving work, O Lord Jesus,
and
what your hands have done,
you can tear them down
and
never build them up again.
They show contempt for the
riches
of
your kindness, tolerance and patience,
not realizing that your
kindness
is
what leads anyone toward repentance.
But as you need to be patient
with me,
so
also be patient with them.
For you do not want anyone to
perish,
but
everyone to come to repentance.
Extend your mercy to them,
as
you did to me.
Demonstrate the power of your
grace;
draw
them to you, and change their hearts.
For I only love you,
because
you first loved me.
Praise be to you, O Lord, my
heavenly Father,
for
you heard my cry for mercy and saved me.
You are my strength and my
shield;
my
heart trusts in you, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and
I will give thanks to you in song.
You are the strength of your
people,
a
fortress of salvation
for
the sake of Jesus the Messiah.
Save your people and bless your
inheritance;
be
their shepherd and carry them forever.
So, dear God of peace,
who
through the blood of the eternal
covenant
brought back from the dead our Lord
Jesus,
that
great Shepherd of the sheep;
equip me with everything good
for
doing your will.
Work in me what is pleasing to
you,
through
Jesus Christ,
whom be glory for ever and
ever. Amen.
Heb. 13:20 May
the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back
from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you
with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing
to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Psalm 28 Prayed
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