A Song of degrees.<\/p>\n
Lord Jesus, you blessed the peacemakers and called them children of God. Give us that peace which the world cannot give, so that your Church may be freed from the schemes of the arrogant and, devoted to works of peace, may go forward joyfully to meet you, the Prince of Peace, our Savior and our Lord.<\/p>\n
1<\/sup>In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.<\/p>\n 2<\/sup>Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.<\/p>\n 3<\/sup>What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?<\/p>\n 4<\/sup>Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.<\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!<\/p>\n 6<\/sup>My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.<\/p>\n 7<\/sup>I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Song of degrees. LBW Psalm Prayer: Lord Jesus, you blessed the peacemakers and called them children of God. Give us that peace which the world cannot give, so that your Church may be freed from the schemes of the arrogant and, devoted to works of peace, may go forward joyfully to meet you, the … Continue reading Psalm 120, KJV<\/span>