July 16, 2026

7The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level. 8The course of your judgments, LORD, we await; your name and your memory are the desire of our souls. 9My soul yearns for you at night, yes, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn; When your judgment comes upon the earth, the world’s inhabitants learn justice. 12LORD, you will decree peace for us, for you have accomplished all we have done. 16LORD, oppressed by your punishment, we cried out in anguish under your discipline. 17As a woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we before you, LORD. 18We conceived and writhed in pain, giving birth only to wind; Salvation we have not achieved for the earth, no inhabitants for the world were born. 19But your dead shall live, their corpses shall rise! Awake and sing, you who lie in the dust! For your dew is a dew of light, and you cause the land of shades to give birth.

13II - But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; your renown is for all generations. 14You will again show mercy to Zion; now is the time for pity; the appointed time has come. 15Its stones are dear to your servants; its dust moves them to pity. 16The nations shall fear your name, LORD, all the kings of the earth, your glory, 17Once the LORD has rebuilt Zion and appeared in glory, 18Heeding the plea of the lowly, not scorning their prayer. 19Let this be written for the next generation, for a people not yet born, that they may praise the LORD: 20“The LORD looked down from the holy heights, viewed the earth from heaven, 21To attend to the groaning of the prisoners, to release those doomed to die.”

28The Gentle Mastery of Christ. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

28The Gentle Mastery of Christ. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”