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Tuesday 15 August 2017

Your prayers please

For David himself
Ps. 34 Judica, Domine, nocentes me. David, in the person of Christ, prayeth against his persecutors: prophetically foreshewing the punishments that shall fall upon them.

[1] For David himself. Judge thou, O Lord, them that wrong me: overthrow them that fight against me. [2] Take hold of arms and shield: and rise up to help me. [3] Bring out the sword, and shut up the way against them that persecute me: say to my soul: I am thy salvation. [4] Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me. [5] Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.

[6] Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them. [7] For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul. [8] Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and let the net which he hath hidden catch him: and into that very snare let them fall. [9] But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; and shall be delighted in his salvation. [10] All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him.

[11] Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not. [12] They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul. [13] But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom. [14] As a neighbour and as an own brother, so did I please: as one mourning and sorrowful so was I humbled. [15] But they rejoiced against me, and came together: scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.

[16] They were separated, and repented not: they tempted me, they scoffed at me with scorn: they gnashed upon me with their teeth. [17] Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou my soul from their malice: my only one from the lions. [18] I will give thanks to thee in a great church; I will praise thee in a strong people. [19] Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes. [20] For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

[21] And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it. [22] Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me. [23] Arise, and be attentive to my judgment: to my cause, my God, and my Lord. [24] Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me. [25] Let them not say in their hearts: It is well, it is well, to our mind: neither let them say: We have swallowed him up.

[26] Let them blush: and be ashamed together, who rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confusion and shame, who speak great things against me. [27] Let them rejoice and be glad, who are well pleased with my justice, and let them say always: The Lord be magnified, who delights in the peace of his servant. [28] And my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy praise all the day long.

10 comments:

Osusanna said...

Praying fervently Vox.

susan said...

oh please tell me that the wolves aren't snapping at your heels and threatening you again! You are my main intention for all things I offer today; especially my intention at Holy Mass on this Feast of the Assumption of our Blessed Lady....God bless you Vox...keep up the good fight!

JMJT said...

Great caution is needed these days lest the faithful be drawn into homosexual clergy games to increase their rank in the Church and then the faithful thank God for what are the deceitful and unjust deeds of man . This is the confusion by which many of the evil and heretical clergy became Bishops and Cardinals.
Any truth spoken against these aspiring prelates is tossed aside and the
truth teller slain...everyone loves to fight for their team and win, and these days the gay team seldom loses...so I you or your team are winning, be wary.

Irenaeus said...

Praying...

Dorota Mosiewicz-Patalas said...

God bless you Vox.

Anonymous said...

Lord hear our prayer.

xsosdid said...

First intention of today's rosary...
What's going on?

Anna said...

Yes

ancillamaria said...

Prayed for you at Divine Liturgy tonight, Vox.
God bless you!
+JMJ+
amr

Aged parent said...

Whatever the issue that troubles you, my dear friend, you certainly are being prayed for.

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