Great God, You who created the heavens
with a word, You whose counsel stands and whose plans are
accomplished from generation to generation, You whose word is right
and who work truth and righteousness and justice and goodness
throughout the earth, we praise You. May our praise be a reflection
of Your greatness, and may it be found beautiful in Your sight.
Sovereign God, as You control all things by the word of Your power,
we pray that Your sovereignty might be duly recognized throughout the
earth. May all the nations fear You and stand in awe of You. Even in
our nation, O LORD, might you be recognized as the one true and
living God. Might it be said of us that we are a nation whose God is
the LORD. Truly, O God, we are a nation that has gone astray, a
nation that trusts in its own counsel and plans rather than looking
to You, a nation that trusts in the multitude of our armies and our
great strength. O God, when we consider Your wisdom and strength, we
recognize that these are as nothing, that You can bring them down in
an instant. May we be reminded that You are the only sure hope, that
Your counsel and might will always prevail. We bow before Your
majesty and plead for Your mercy. We wait for You, who are our help
and our shield – our only true hope. Have mercy on us, O God for the sake of the glory of Your Son, who is the King of kings and Lord of lords, Jesus Christ in whose name we pray. Amen.
Psalm 33:1-22
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