Psalm – A Song of Supplication and Praise

My Lord and my God,
the people of this land have forgotten Thy Name;
they know not Thy holiness,
neither do they remember Thy mercy.
Thy love is afar off from them,
and their hearts have waxed cold.

O Lord, have mercy upon their living breath;
for they are far from Thee
and near unto their own destruction.

Remember me, O Lord, in Thy tender mercy;
preserve me, I pray Thee,
and enclose me within the shadow of Thy mighty love.
As the dove flieth high in the heavens,
so hast Thou withdrawn Thy protecting wing
from them that take Thy holy Name in vain.

I will praise the Lord
and declare His wondrous works in the heights.
O my soul, trust thou in the Lord!

My Lord and my God,
have mercy upon them that walk in darkness and despair,
that blindly seek after joy apart from Thee.
Yet by Thy grace, I can say in humility:
mine eyes have beheld Thy face.

I thank Thee for the sunshine;
I thank Thee for the joy;
I thank Thee for the rain.
For this is yet another day
which Thou hast made,
beautiful and blessed.

Let Thy light shine whithersoever I go,
for my trust is in Thee.
Let Thy joy and Thy rain
be the gladness of them that seek Thee.

I will praise Thee, O Lord Almighty,
forever and ever. 

Amen.