Psalm 89:38-45

But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed. (39) You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust. (40) You have breached all his walls; you have laid his strongholds in ruins. (41) All who pass by plunder him; he has become the scorn of his neighbors. (42) You have exalted the right hand of his foes; you have made all his enemies rejoice. (43) You have also turned back the edge of his sword, and you have not made him stand in battle. (44) You have made his splendor to cease and cast his throne to the ground. (45) You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah

Lord, Your people have rejected Your Word, they have disgraced You by following false Gods, they bring shame to Your name and scorn to Your Law. Awaken us, O Lord to the enormity of our sin, the stench of our behavior; bring us to our knees and cover us once again with the joy of Your salvation.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 20

Mid-day: 119:113-120

Evening: Psalm 95

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