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Psalm 12 Prayed
Praying
for integrity among the powerful
Help, Lord, for the godly are
no more.
When
I watch TV, or go to the movies,
when
I read books, or surf the internet,
the
faithful seem to have vanished
from among humanity.
Everyone lies to their
neighbour;
their
flattering lips speak with deception.
O Lord, deliver us from the
spin and manipulation
that
dominates our media, and our government.
Cut off all flattering lips
and
every boastful tongue
that says, “We will triumph
with our tongues;
we
own our lips—who is our master?”
O Lord Jesus, I long to hear
you say;
“Because
of the oppression of the weak
and
the groaning of the needy,
I
will now arise.
I
will protect them from those
who malign them.”
Therefore may those who are
rich
take
pride in their low position,
because
they will pass away like a wild flower.
For the sun rises with
scorching heat
and
withers the plant,
its blossom falls
and
its beauty is destroyed.
In the same way, may these rich
people see
that
they will fade away,
even
as they go about their business.
Rise
up, O Lord, and fulfil your promises,
for
the words you revealed in the Bible are flawless,
they are like silver refined in a
furnace of clay,
purified
seven times.
O Lord Jesus, you will keep us
safe
and
protect us from such people forever.
The wicked freely strut about
when
what is vile is honoured among men,
but
your Word can change them.
May they renounce secret and
shameful ways;
may
they not use deception,
nor distort the word of God.
On the contrary, by setting
forth the truth plainly,
may
they commend themselves
to every man’s conscience
in your sight O God.
So command those who are rich
in this present age
not
to be haughty,
nor to trust in uncertain
riches,
but
let them find their riches in you, the living
God,
for
you give us richly all things to enjoy.
May they do good,
that
they may be rich in good works,
ready to give,
willing
to share,
storing up for themselves a
good foundation
for
the time to come,
that they may lay hold on eternal life.
1Tim. 6:17 Command those who are rich in this present age not
to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who
gives us richly all things to enjoy.
18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good
works, ready to give, willing to share,
19 storing up for themselves a good foundation
for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life
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Psalm 12 Prayed
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