Showing posts with label psalms. Show all posts
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Monday, July 25, 2016

Litany of Lament


Help, YHWH! No one is loving any more. (Psalm 12:1)

My soul is in deep anguish.
    How long, YHWH, how long? (Psalm 6:3)

How long, YHWH? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my anguish,
    And wallow in despair all day long? (Psalm 13:1-2)

I am worn out from my groaning.
All night long I flood my bed with weeping
    and drench my couch with tears. (Psalm 6:6)

My heart is tortured inside me;
    Terrors of death assail me.
Fear and trembling invade me;
    Horror overwhelms me.  (Psalm 55:4-5)

Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord?
     Awake, do not cast us off forever!
Why do you hide your face?
     Why do you forget our affliction and oppression? (Psalm 44:23-24)

Wake up, YHWH!
    Rise up in your anger
Against the fury of my enemies!
    Awake, my God, and give me justice!  (Psalm 7:6)

Put an end to the violence all around me!
    Make the just feel secure, O God of justice,
You who test mind and heart!  (Psalm 7:9)

YHWH, my God, I take refuge in you,
     Save me from those who hound me! (Psalm 7:1)

“Because they oppress the helpless,
     Because the poor sigh and moan,
Now I will rise up!” says YHWH.  (Psalm 12:5)

Away from me, all you who do evil,
    for YHWH has heard my weeping.
YHWH has heard my cry for mercy;
   and accepts my prayer. (Psalm 6:8-9)