Daily Prayer
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
With all my voice I cry to you; it is you to whom I turn.
Psalm 31 (Part I)
In you, O God, I take refuge.
Let me never be put to shame.
In your justice, set me free;
hear me and come to my rescue.
Be a rock of refuge
and a firm shelter to save me,
for you are my rock, my safety.
For your name’s sake, lead and guide me.
Release me from the snares they have hidden,
for you are my refuge.
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
It is you who will redeem me.
O God of Truth,
you detest those who worship empty gods.
As for me, I trust in you.
I exult and rejoice in your love.
You, who have seen my affliction
and taken heed of my distress,
have not handed me over to the enemy
but have set me free.
Have mercy on me,
for I am in distress.
Tears have wasted my eyes,
my throat, and my heart.
My life is consumed with sorrow
and my years with sighs.
My strength yields under affliction,
and my bones waste away.
To my oppressors I am as nothing.
To my neighbors an object of scorn.
My friends are fearful of me.
Those who see me in the street avoid me.
I am like the unremembered dead.
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
