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For Mercy

Almighty God, you have not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities; grant that we, who for our evil deeds deserve to be punished, by the might of your grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Psalm 52 · Commontide

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Psalm 52

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”

Why do you boast, you tyrant, that you can do evil;

Whereas the goodness of God endures all the day long?

Your tongue devises wickedness, and with lies you cut like a sharp razor.

You have loved unrighteousness more than goodness and to utter lies more than truth.

You have loved to speak all words that hurt, O you deceitful tongue.

Therefore, God shall destroy you for ever; he shall catch you, and pluck you out of your dwelling, and root you out of the land of the living.

The righteous also shall see this and fear, and shall laugh him to scorn:

“Behold, this is the one who did not take God for his strength, but trusted in the multitude of his riches and relied on his wickedness.”

As for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.

I will always give thanks unto you for what you have done, and I will declare your Name among the faithful, for it is good.

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