Passage:
1 Transgression speaks to the wicked
deep in his heart;
there is no fear of God
before his eyes.
2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.
3 The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;
he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
4 He plots trouble while on his bed;
he sets himself in a way that is not good;
he does not reject evil.
(Psalm 36:1–4)
Song:
Psalm 36 by Poor Bishop Hooper
Lyrics:
A burden is burning concerning
The wicked at heart
A burden is burning concerning
The wicked at heart
There is no fear of God before his eyes
He flatters himself too much to realize
And have hate for his sin
All of the words pouring from his mouth
Long to be wrong, wrought with wickedness
Even in sleep he dreams deceit
Evil his plot and his plan
He does not reject sin
But Your love
But Your love
But Your love (Reaches to the heavens)
But Your love (Righteous like the mountain)
But Your love (Justice like the great deep)
But Your love (Priceless is Your love, priceless is Your love)
Priceless is Your love
Priceless is Your love
Priceless is Your love
Prayer:
O merciful God,
fill our hearts, we pray,
with the graces of your Holy Spirit,
with love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.
Teach us to love those who hate us,
to pray for those who despitefully use us,
that we may be the children of our Father,
who makes his sun to shine on the evil and on the good,
and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
In adversity, grant us grace to be patient;
in prosperity keep us humble;
may we guard the door of our lips;
may we lightly esteem the world and set our affections on things above. Amen.
—William Laud
