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Gn 1:1—2:2. In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God said, ""Let there be light,"" and there was light. God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness.Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11. R. (cf. 5a) You are my inheritance, O Lord. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge; I say to the LORD, "My Lord are you. O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you it is who hold fast my lot." R. You are my inheritance, O Lord. I bless the LORD who counsels me;This is a psalm of David composed at a time when he had just been caught in an outright scandal. King David committed adultery with Bathsheba, who was the wife of a general in David’s army. Bathsheba became pregnant from the encounter, and David devised a plan that he must have thought was ingenious. Basically, he would tell Uriah, the ...PSALM 86 * Prayer in Time of Distress. 1 A prayer of David.. I. Incline your ear, LORD, and answer me,. for I am poor and oppressed. 2 Preserve my life, for I am devoted;. save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; 3 be gracious to me, Lord; to you I call all the day.USCCB - NAB - Psalm 51 Psalms Chapter 51 1 1 For the leader. A psalm of David, 2 when Nathan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bathsheba. 3 Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense. 4 Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me. 5 For I know my offense; my sin is always before me. 6PSALM 50 * The Acceptable Sacrifice. 1 A psalm of Asaph.. I. The God of gods, the LORD,. has spoken and summoned the earth. from the rising of the sun to its setting. a 2 From Zion, the perfection of beauty,. God shines forth. b 3 Our God comes and will not be silent!. Devouring fire precedes him,October 12, 2023. October 13, 2023. Daily Bible Readings, Podcast Audio and Videos and Prayers brought to you by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.R. (12a) Create a clean heart in me, O God. Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt. and of my sin cleanse me. R. Create a clean heart in me, O God. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.by Daniel Spadaro. Note: This article is part of the USCCB "Clean Heart" series and is a companion resource to the USCCB formal statement Create in Me a Clean Heart: A Pastoral Response to Pornography; a printed pamphlet version of this article and others may be purchased at the USCCB online store. "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and …The psalter consists of five “hours”: nocturns (before dawn), matins (morning), vespers (evening), compline (bedtime), and midnight prayer. Any hour may be prayed individually or together, though I have designed midnight prayer for individual use to fall back asleep when I find myself awake at night. breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; Your vindication shall go before you,PSALM 112 * The Blessings of the Just. 1 Hallelujah!. Blessed the man who fears the LORD,. who greatly delights in his commands. a 2 His descendants shall be mighty in the land,. a generation of the upright will be blessed.PSALM 40 * Gratitude and Prayer for Help. 1 For the leader. A psalm of David. A. 2 Surely, I wait for the LORD; who bends down to me and hears my cry, a. 3 Draws me up from the pit of destruction, out of the muddy clay, b. Sets my feet upon rock, steadies my steps, 4 And puts a new song * in my mouth, c. a hymn to our God. Many shall look on in ...PSALM 78* A New Beginning in Zion and David 1A maskil of Asaph. I Attend, my people, to my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. 2I will open my mouth in a parable,* Daily Bible Readings, Podcast Audio and Videos and Prayers brought to you by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.to the choirmaster. a psalm of david, when nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to bathsheba. have mercy on me, o...* Tradition has handed down the two sections of the Psalm (Ps 27:1–6; 7–14) as one Psalm, though each part could be understood as complete in itself. Asserting boundless hope that God will bring rescue ( Ps 27:1 – 3 ), the psalmist longs for the presence of God in the Temple, protection from all enemies ( Ps 27:4 – 6 ).

PSALM 16 * God the Supreme Good. 1 a A miktam * of David.. I. Keep me safe, O God; in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the LORD,. you are my Lord, you are my only good. 3 As for the holy ones who are in the land,for I am making you the father of a host of nations. I will render you exceedingly fertile; I will make nations of you; kings shall stem from you. I will maintain my covenant with you. and your descendants after you. throughout the ages as an everlasting pact, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 R. (12a) Create a clean heart in me, O God. Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me.PSALM 81* An Admonition to Fidelity 1For the leader; “upon the gittith.”* Of Asaph. I 2Sing joyfully to God our strength;a raise loud shouts to the God of Jacob!R. (12a) Create a clean heart in me, O God. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me. R. Create a clean heart in me, O God. Give me back the joy of your salvation, and a willing spirit sustain in me.

Somewhat related to the wisdom Psalms are the “torah” Psalms, in which the torah (instruction or law) of the Lord is glorified (Ps 1; 19:8–14; 119). Ps 78, 105, 106 can be …PSALM 11 * Confidence in the Presence of God. 1 For the leader. Of David. I. In the LORD I take refuge;. how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains! a 2 See how the wicked string their bows, Jn 1:43-51. Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth."…

Reader Q&A - also see RECOMMENDED ARTICLES & FAQs. * Tradition has handed down the two sectio. Possible cause: Reading I. 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21. The LORD said to Elijah: “You shall anoint Elisha, son of.