O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you. Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel. For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that dishonor has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons. For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach. When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.
Lord, help me, guide me, chastise me as needed, but keep me from bringing dishonor to Your Name. There is still a spirit of willfulness in me that will not admit that it is dead; Lord, continue the process of sanctification.
Today’s readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 95
Mid-day: 119:161-168
Evening: Psalm 21
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