Jesus teaching, “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them, for then you have no reward from your Father in Heaven — When you give alms do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing so that your alms may be done in secret and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” –Matthew 6:1; 3-4 (NRSVCE) Image Courtesy: Vatican News
Thanksgiving For Deliverance and Prayer For Help
Lord, make haste to help me! (Psalm 40:13B)
I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Lord, make haste to help me! (Psalm 40:13B)
He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog
and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
Lord, make haste to help me! (Psalm 40:13B)
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to Our God.
Many will see and fear and put their Trust in the Lord.
Lord, make haste to help me! (Psalm 40:13B)
Happy are those who make the Lord their trust,
who do not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after false gods.
You have multiplied, O Lord My God, Your wondrous deeds
and Your thoughts toward us; None can compare to you.
Were I to proclaim and tell them, they would be more than can be counted.
Sacrifice and offering you do not desire but you have given me an open ear.
Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.
Then I said, ‘Here I am; In the Scroll of the Book it is written of me.
I delight to do Your will, O My God; Your Law is within my heart.’
I have told the Glad (Good) News of deliverance in the great congregation,
see, I have not restrained my lips as you know, O Lord.
I have not hidden Your saving help within my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness
and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness
from the great congregation.
Do not withhold Your mercy from me; Let Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness
keep me safe forever. For evils have encompassed me without number;
My iniquities have overtaken me, until I cannot see;
They are more than the hairs of my head and my heart fails me.
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me.
O Lord, make haste to help me!
Let all those be put to shame and confusion who seek to snatch away my life;
Let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire my hurt.
Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, ‘Aha, Aha!’
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You!
May those who love Your salvation say continually, ‘Great is the Lord!’
Lord, make haste to help me! (Psalm 40:13B)
As for me, I am poor and needy but the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O My God! –Psalm 40:1-17
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