But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth. I have become like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes. But for you, O LORD, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. For I said, "Only let them not rejoice over me, who boast against me when my foot slips!"

Lord, it is the waiting that is hard. I want immediate solution, to see those that ridicule my faith and who find joy in my failures to be brought to justice, I am not quick to wait for Your direction. I forget that my purpose is to glorify You and to be a testimony to Your love and mercy.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 38:13

Mid-day: 119:73-80

Evening: Psalm 88

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