A Psalm and A Prayer
Psalm 94

Psalm 94

Leader:  He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? He who disciplines the nations, he who teaches knowledge to humankind, does he not chastise?

People: Happy are those whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, giving them respite from days of trouble.

Leader: For the Lord will not forsake his people. He will not abandon his heritage, for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

People: Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who contrive mischief by statute? The Lord will repay them for their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness.

Leader: When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.

People: When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

Father God, as the ancient Israelites lived in times of oppression, so many live under both spiritual and physical oppression today. Help us pray and work that many will come to find the true freedom that comes through faith in Jesus Christ, Who taught us to pray: “Our Father. . .”