Psalm 79:1-4

A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. They have given the bodies of your servants to the birds of the heavens for food, the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth. They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there was no one to bury them. We have become a taunt to our neighbors, mocked and derided by those around us.

Lord, there are several communities in which I participate to praise You and to advance Your Kingdom; all serving You in a variety of ways. Help me to discern where the Evil One is attacking; where He is slipping his invidious schemes slyly into our ways of being salt and light to the culture to blunt the effectiveness of our witness. And give me the wisdom to illuminate these schemes so that others may heed and avoid entrapment.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 109

Mid-day: 119:161-168

Evening: Psalm 35

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