Psalm 69:5-12

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.

You have lifted me out of the morass of sin and despair, filling me with hope, joy and peace in the Holy Spirit, guiding my footsteps along the King's Highway. You know my innermost sin and have cleansed me. You saw me in my filthy rags of self-righteousness and provided the robes of Your righteousness. You have set me at Your right hand and named me Ambassador of Reconciliation, an ambassador plenipotentiary. All through and by You, not of my own strength lest I should boast.

Praise You, Lord Jesus the Christ.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 44

Mid-day: 119:169-176

Evening: Psalm 120

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