October 8, 2024 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Colossians 2:11-13
11 In
him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by
putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
12 having been buried
with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in
the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in
your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together
with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Psalm 30
Joy Comes with the Morning
A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.
30 I will
extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and
have not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and
you have healed me.
3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;
you
restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.[a]
4 Sing
praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
and
give thanks to his holy name.[b]
5 For his anger is but
for a moment,
and
his favor is for a lifetime.[c]
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but
joy comes with the morning.
6 As for
me, I said in my prosperity,
“I
shall never be moved.”
7 By your favor, O Lord,
you
made my mountain stand strong;
you hid your face;
I
was dismayed.
8 To you,
O Lord, I cry,
and
to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there
in my death,[d]
if
I go down to the pit?[e]
Will the dust praise you?
Will
it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!
O Lord, be my helper!”
11 You
have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you
have loosed my sackcloth
and
clothed me with gladness,
12 that my glory may
sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Footnotes
- Psalm 30:3 Or to
life, that I should not go down to the pit
- Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to
the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)
- Psalm 30:5 Or and
in his favor is life
- Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in
my blood
- Psalm 30:9 Or to
corruption
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