SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Ephesians 6:10-20
The Whole Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in
the strength of his might. 11 Put on
the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of
the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle
against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore
take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand
therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the
breastplate of righteousness, 15 and,
as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of
peace. 16 In all circumstances take up
the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the
evil one; 17 and take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all
prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making
supplication for all the saints, 19 and
also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to
proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for
which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to
speak.
Psalm 44
Come to Our Help
To the choirmaster. A Maskil[a] of the
Sons of Korah.
44 O God, we
have heard with our ears,
our
fathers have told us,
what deeds you performed in their days,
in
the days of old:
2 you with your own hand drove out the
nations,
but
them you planted;
you afflicted the peoples,
but
them you set free;
3 for not by their own sword did they win the
land,
nor
did their own arm save them,
but your right hand and your arm,
and
the light of your face,
for
you delighted in them.
4 You are my King, O God;
ordain
salvation for Jacob!
5 Through you we push down our foes;
through
your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
6 For not in my bow do I trust,
nor
can my sword save me.
7 But you have saved us from our foes
and
have put to shame those who hate us.
8 In God we have boasted continually,
and
we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
9 But you have rejected us and
disgraced us
and
have not gone out with our armies.
10 You have made us turn back from the foe,
and
those who hate us have gotten spoil.
11 You have made us like sheep for slaughter
and
have scattered us among the nations.
12 You have sold your people for a trifle,
demanding
no high price for them.
13 You have made us the taunt of our
neighbors,
the
derision and scorn of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword among the
nations,
a
laughingstock[b] among the
peoples.
15 All day long my disgrace is before me,
and
shame has covered my face
16 at the sound of the taunter and reviler,
at
the sight of the enemy and the avenger.
17 All this has come upon us,
though
we have not forgotten you,
and
we have not been false to your covenant.
18 Our heart has not turned back,
nor
have our steps departed from your way;
19 yet you have broken us in the place of
jackals
and
covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or
spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21 would not God discover this?
For
he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Yet for your sake we are killed all the day
long;
we
are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 Awake! Why are you sleeping,
O Lord?
Rouse
yourself! Do not reject us forever!
24 Why do you hide your face?
Why
do you forget our affliction and oppression?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust;
our
belly clings to the ground.
26 Rise up; come to our help!
Redeem
us for the sake of your steadfast love!
Footnotes
- Psalm 44:1 Probably
a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 44:14 Hebrew
a shaking of the head
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