Psalm 17.1-8

Refrain: Deliver me, O Lord, by your hand.

1  Hear my just cause, O Lord; consider my complaint; ♦
   listen to my prayer, which comes not from lying lips.

2  Let my vindication come forth from your presence; ♦
   let your eyes behold what is right.

3  Weigh my heart, examine me by night, ♦
   refine me, and you will find no impurity in me.

4  My mouth does not trespass for earthly rewards; ♦
   I have heeded the words of your lips.

5  My footsteps hold fast in the ways of your commandments; ♦
   my feet have not stumbled in your paths.

6  I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me; ♦
   incline your ear to me, and listen to my words.

7  Show me your marvellous loving-kindness, ♦
   O Saviour of those who take refuge at your right hand
      from those who rise up against them.

8  Keep me as the apple of your eye; ♦
   hide me under the shadow of your wings,

Refrain: Deliver me, O Lord, by your hand.

Generous Lord,
deliver us from all envious thoughts,
and when we are tempted by the desire for wealth,
let us see your face;
for your abundance is enough to clothe our lack;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Psalm 25

Refrain: Remember, Lord, your compassion and love.

1  To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;
      O my God, in you I trust; ♦
   let me not be put to shame;
      let not my enemies triumph over me.

2  Let none who look to you be put to shame, ♦
   but let the treacherous be shamed and frustrated.

3  Make me to know your ways, O Lord, ♦
   and teach me your paths.

4  Lead me in your truth and teach me, ♦
   for you are the God of my salvation;
      for you have I hoped all the day long.

5  Remember, Lord, your compassion and love, ♦
   for they are from everlasting.

6  Remember not the sins of my youth
      or my transgressions, ♦
   but think on me in your goodness, O Lord,
      according to your steadfast love.

7  Gracious and upright is the Lord; ♦
   therefore shall he teach sinners in the way.

8  He will guide the humble in doing right ♦
   and teach his way to the lowly.

9  All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth ♦
   to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

10  For your name’s sake, O Lord, ♦
   be merciful to my sin, for it is great.

11  Who are those who fear the Lord? ♦
   Them will he teach in the way that they should choose.

12  Their soul shall dwell at ease ♦
   and their offspring shall inherit the land.

13  The hidden purpose of the Lord is for those who fear him ♦
   and he will show them his covenant.

14  My eyes are ever looking to the Lord, ♦
   for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

15  Turn to me and be gracious to me, ♦
   for I am alone and brought very low.

16  The sorrows of my heart have increased; ♦
   O bring me out of my distress.

17  Look upon my adversity and misery ♦
   and forgive me all my sin.

18  Look upon my enemies, for they are many ♦
   and they bear a violent hatred against me.

19  O keep my soul and deliver me; ♦
   let me not be put to shame, for I have put my trust in you.

20  Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, ♦
   for my hope has been in you.

21  Deliver Israel, O God, ♦
   out of all his troubles.

Refrain: Remember, Lord, your compassion and love.

Free us, God of mercy,
from all that keeps us from you;
relieve the misery of the anxious and the ashamed
and fill us with the hope of peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.