Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Read the Bible

THE MESSAGE

Psalms 64

A David Psalm

1 Listen and help, O God.
    I'm reduced to a whine
And a whimper, obsessed
    with feelings of doomsday.2-6 Don't let them find me—
    the conspirators out to get me,
Using their tongues as weapons,
    flinging poison words,
    poison-tipped arrow-words.
They shoot from ambush,
    shoot without warning,
    not caring who they hit.
They keep fit doing calisthenics
    of evil purpose,
They keep lists of the traps
    they've secretly set.
They say to each other,
    "No one can catch us,
    no one can detect our perfect crime."
The Detective detects the mystery
    in the dark of the cellar heart.7-8 The God of the Arrow shoots!
    They double up in pain,
Fall flat on their faces
    in full view of the grinning crowd.9-10 Everyone sees it. God's
    work is the talk of the town.
Be glad, good people! Fly to God!
    Good-hearted people, make praise your habit.

 
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