Daily Prayer
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
At dawn I cry out to you; with my morning prayer I await you.
Psalm 94
You are the God of justice.
Appear! Give judgment.
Arise, Judge of the Earth;
give the proud what they deserve!
How long shall the wicked prevail?
They threaten with arrogant speech,
boasting to each other all the while.
They oppress your people
and ridicule your chosen ones.
They kill the widow and the stranger
and murder the orphaned child.
They say, "God does not see;
the Holy One pays no heed."
Mark this, most senseless of people.
Fools, when will you understand?
Can the one who made the ear not hear?
Can the one who made the eye not see?
Does God who forms nations not punish?
Does God, the teacher, not have knowledge?
The Holy One knows our thoughts;
they are no more than a breath.
Happy those whom you teach, O God,
whom you instruct in your law.
To them you give peace in evil days,
while a pit is being dug for the wicked.
God will not abandon the faithful.
Justice shall return,
and all true hearts shall uphold it.
Who will stand up for me against the wicked?
Who will defend me from those who do evil?
Without God's help,
I would soon go down into silence.
When I think, "I have lost my foothold,"
your love, O God, holds me up.
When cares increase in my heart,
you are my comfort.
Can judges who do evil be your friends?
They twist the law to suit themselves.
They attack the just
and condemn the innocent.
As for me,
I will find my strength in God.
The Holy One will be the rock
where I take refuge.
They will be destroyed by their own wickedness.
God will pass judgment and silence them.
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
